Offside, what is the advantage ?

[Rock Solid]

Last night I witnessed a game that was laced with offside penalties.
My friend Coach Karim has a seemingly incurable affliction of continual offside.
I have discussed this with him for three years now and I am so curious to know why it is still occurring so frequently.

My point:

What is the advantage to keeping the men so tight on the line of scrimmage that they get called for penalties? I believe that there is somehow a belief that if this is not done the opposing team will gain an advantage somehow.
The risk of doing this repeatedly almost cost his team the game but will cost him in the championship game of the BAM.
When you get a reputation for being offside that is the first thing that is looked at by the official. It is common sense, that is what would be looked at if it happens so frequently.
The ref has to call the penalty because on the other side of the line, offside DOES give an advantage to the team that is offside.
The irony is that being continually offside gives the other team ADVANTAGE by knowing that there will be free plays during the game. It is like giving the game away for some thought that by lining up a little off the line of scrimmage will make all the difference in the game.

My question to the coaching community.

What advice to you give a coach like this so that he understands.

This type of play disrupts the game flow, annoys the official, the opposing coach and is VERY VERY FRUSTRATING to the coach who is being called for the penalty.

It would appear that the coach is being singled out.
That is because he is.

I know that certain Giants are always called for holding. Now to tell me that the officials don't talk, and know who to watch would be foolish. Certain guys are singled out for trying to get away with stuff that they are good at getting away with.
This is not exactly the same but it is similar.
In the BAM, as opposed to the NHFL where I play, there NEEDS to be an official for the game to even go on. If the guy is going to be a ref, he has to do his job. That job is not easy, as what I witnessed Artlax doing last night. It was almost like a third coach, coaching the rhythm of the game and keeping it flowing. It is not easy to call penalties on friends especially in crucial games. ( I know some will say "what games are not crucial")

So try to answer this one with some good advice for a coach with a vice.

Offside rap gives your opponent a distinct advantage in my opinion.

RS