what is offside in football?

Answer 1

OFFICIAL FIFA'S RULE:

Offside Position:
It is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position.

A player is in an offside position if:
• he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent

A player is not in an offside position if:
• he is in his own half of the fi eld of play or
• he is level with the second last opponent or
• he is level with the last two opponents

Offence
A player in an offside position is only penalised if, at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team, he is, in the opinion of the referee, involved in active play by:
• interfering with play or
• interfering with an opponent or
• gaining an advantage by being in that position

No Offence
There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from:
• a goal kick or
• a throw-in or
• a corner kick

Infringements/Sanctions
For any offside offence, the referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred.

Answer 2

There wouldn't be a great deal of tactics involved and you'd probably see a lot of people running around like headless chickens, with a handful of people burning themselves out in the early stages of the game. It's compliance with the offside rule that helps a team's shape. From taking the ball from defense to attack, the offside rule should be at the forefront of every players mind - particularly the mind of the player about to pass the ball, the player expecting to receive the ball and ESPECIALLY any opposition player who is involved in playing the receiver on/offside. The worst piece of defending you'll ever see is where a defender is on the opposite wing to the attacker but is the only player playing him (ahem, or her) onside - they're never going to get near them to challenge for the ball so why be the last defender?!?! But I digress..... The obvious answer is that there'd be loads more goals but that's not necessarily a good thing. The offside rule is essential to the game because it requires a lot more team play and forethought. It's also enjoyable to watch - both seeing it employed by a back four, or broken by a silky pass and perfectly timed run. Five-a-side, six-a-side etc. has no offside rule but is played on a much smaller pitch, often with walls/barriers keeping the ball constantly in play. An hour of five-a-side, even without the walls can be just as tiring as 90 minutes of 11-a-side because, with no offside rule a successful team is constantly moving up and down the pitch and marking must be much tighter to defend effectively. Of course, no offside = less arguments with officials!

Answer 3

When the ball is kicked, the position of the person to receive the ball(offense) must have two defenders(including the goalie) between him and the goal. Usually the goalie is in his goal area that's why we only look at the last defender. If he is behind any of the defenders and receives the ball he is in an offsides position.
A player can be behind the defense(offside position) and not be involved in the play, thus he is not called offsides.

Answer 4

Ladies, read carefully to the end. This info is going to be very useful this summer...

You are in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till.

Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you simply must have.

The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire.

Both of you have forgotten your purses.

It would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.

The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.

Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.

She prepares to throw her purse to you.

If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes.

At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and, 'whilst it is in flight' you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes.

Always remembering that until the purse had 'actually been thrown' it would be plain wrong to be forward of the other shopper.



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Congratulations - You have just learned the offside rule!

Enjoy the World Cup

Answer 5

it's when the attacker put himself in front of the goal of the other team (normal) BUT BEHIND ALL THE OTHER TEAM MEMBERS , that mean no player From the other team between him and their goal , so if he received the ball at that position it's called offside and the ball goes to the other team .

maybe that rule is because when he receive the ball that way , nothing is between him and the goal ,so the goal keeper wont be able to do anything to stop it .

but if the attacker take the ball and at least one of the other team's defenders between him and the goal , and he could pass from him with the ball , then nothing wrong and he can shoot at the goal the way he wants . so the offside is only when he put himself behind all the other team's players and receive it that way

Answer 6

Check out these two URLs , They have very good explanation of what is Offside in Football with illustration

Answer 7

Dear Wendy,
Very Simple:
Imagine team A is attacking and Team B is defending.for sure there is a space between B defenders and their goalkeeper.OK?
now A players should pass the ball to one of their players to score a goal.If the player who is going to receive the ball and score it locate between the above mentioned space,Then he is in Offside.

Please check the link below on pages 60-66.
Some possible Offsides are describe by pictures:

http://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/laws/LOTG2005_e.pdf

Best Regrads.............Iranian Bobby

Answer 8

wen a person gos on the other side it offside

Answer 9

when one of the players crosses the line before the ball snaps