Wats the football rule of offside?

Answer 1

The offside rule is to prevent players from lurking past their opponents last defenders in order to wait for a pass to put into the goal. It's meant to give the defending team a fair shot at defending.

So this is the offside rule: At the moment a player plays the ball to a forward, he (the forward) must not be closer to the goal than the last defender. He must be behind or at least level with the defender. At the moment the ball is kicked forward to him he can move as he wishes. At that point it becomes a foot race between the defender and the striker and each has an equal chnace to play the ball.

Teams also try to catch players in an offside position by moving all of their players forward just before the ball is played forward. This leaves the opponent's strikers (aka forwards) stranded in an offside position and unable to play the ball. This is known as an "offside trap".

The rules at this year's world cup states that the referee will not raise the flag until the player in an offside position attempts to play the ball. So you can stand there all you like, but until you atempt to play the ball, the flag will not be raised.

I hope this helped!

Answer 2

The offside rule is simple in theory, difficult to implement in practice, and the source of untold frustration among fans.

A player is considered to be in an offside position if he is closer to the goal line than both the ball and the SECOND last opponent.

Please note that the attacking player must be CLOSER to the goal line than his two opponents to be considered offside, so a player who is LEVEL with the second defender is onside.

It is not an infraction to be offside, per se, but it is considered an infraction if a player is involved in active play while in an offside position.

The moment the ball touches or is played by the attacking team, the referee and the assistant referees must determine if the offside player is involved in the play. If the offside attacker is interfering with the play in any way (such as blocking the path of an opponent) or otherwise gaining an advantage by being in an offside position (receiving the ball with a clear path to goalkeeper, for example), then an infraction has occurred and the play is stopped.

It is not required that the ball be played to the offside player! Often, a team can gain an advantage by having a player offside, even though that player does not actually play the ball. For example, if the attack comes in from the left wing while there is an offside player on the right, the defensive players must scramble to cover both avenues of attack, leaving the ball carrier with more space to move and play.

Whenever play is stopped due to an offside offense, the referee awards an indirect free kick to the defending team from the spot where the offense occurred (i.e., where the offside player was located when the ball was played forward).

There is no offside offense if the player in question receives the ball directly from a goal kick, corner kick, or throw-in. Likewise, a player cannot be in an offside position if he is on his own half of the field, even if he is behind every defender on the pitch!

Answer 3

That if you are just 1 centimeter past the last defender your offside. This rule somehow protects the goalkeeper from getting surprise attacks and it means if you want to go 1 on 1 with the keeper you will have to use your skills. Not dumb luck or a pass.

Answer 4

soccer is such a snooze fest