2006-06-24 10:04:05 · 7 answers · asked by redrocks66 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
When an player passes the ball to another player of the same team, the receiving player is offside when at the moment the ball leaves the foot of the sending player who is trying to complete the pass, the receiver is BEHIND, i.e. closer to the opposite teams goal, than the last opposite team defending player.
Exception to this is when the receiving player is in his own half of the field, or if he doesn't in any way affect the game, i.e. he is injured on the ground or returning to his team's goalposts using the sidelines.
It's easier to understand if you know why it's there, rather than what it is:
Imagine what would happen if a team was allowed to line up loads of its players right in front of the opposition goal mouth - it would be really easy for one of them to knock the ball into the net if it was passed to them.
So to prevent players from 'loitering' near the goalmouth like this there's a rule which says that a player from team A is offside if (and only if) he receives the ball while the only team B player standing between him and the goal is the goalkeeper himself.
2006-06-28 06:10:33 · answer #1 · answered by -curbside- 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When a player is in front of the opponent defense and the ball is passed to him he is then off-side, he must be level or behind the defense when the ball is played , otherwise he's off-side.
2006-06-28 07:22:37 · answer #2 · answered by JAM123 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
off sides is when the oppisite team comes with the ball at the goal when there is no defense behind him\her waiting @ the goal
2006-06-24 10:08:03 · answer #3 · answered by soccerluver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is offside (no s). Basically it is when there are fewer than two defensive players between you and the goal. There is more, but that has been very well explained on this site at other times.
2006-06-24 10:08:29 · answer #4 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
offside, in soccer is when a player has no defenders between himself and the goal keeper when a ball is played to him from a teammate who is behind defenders. so basically when the ball is kicked to you, you must have a defender infront of you, other than the goal keeper
2006-06-24 10:07:14 · answer #5 · answered by tom1122bb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when a person from the opposite team(blue) passes the other team(red) with out a ball or a blue player
2006-06-24 15:56:41 · answer #6 · answered by funky moo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in football, it's:
the 1st team's player attacks the goal of the 2nd team and no team players form the 2nd to defend ( he advances them all)
2006-06-24 10:07:54 · answer #7 · answered by sk001_h8r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋