2006-07-05 02:47:52 · 6 answers · asked by AKN 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
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 field 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 situation 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.
2006-07-05 02:50:50 · answer #1 · answered by Sumeet 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is when an attacking player is behind the last defender and interferes in the field of play!
eg. I pass the ball to you. Say you are between
1) the defender who is closest to the goalposts and
2) the goal posts.
You are in OFF SIDE POSITION, not yet ruled OFFSIDE. The reffere's hand may be up to signal this.
If you:
a) touch the ball or block the keeper or defender (who runs back, of course) from getting to the ball, it is ruled OFFSIDE and you give an indirect freekick to the opposite team (Indirect free-kick means you can't score a goal straight from the kick, i.e. someone has to have a touch on the ball, before it goes into the net).
b) Don't touch the ball and don't block others from getting to it, play continues and no free kick takes place. You ain't OFFSIDE!
Say I score a goal with a kick and you were in offside POSITION. If you did nothing, it's a goal for our team, but if you blocked the keepers view, etc (interfered in field of play), it is OFFSIDE and no goal is given, instead a free-kick to opposite team!
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
2006-07-05 10:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by -curbside- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a rule stating that no offensive player can be ahead of the last defender on the opposing team without the ball or while the ball in being passed to them. This avoids hanging around the goal. if the ball passes the last defender the offense can take it and score, etc...
2006-07-05 09:54:46 · answer #3 · answered by Fasha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when a person "jumps" ahead of when the play is to begin! they try to start the play too soon! so, they jump "offside"
2006-07-05 09:52:05 · answer #4 · answered by thundakat312 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when u r out of the playing section of the ground or either the ball is out of the section of the ground!
2006-07-05 09:55:46 · answer #5 · answered by ---->>มาร์ญาม<<----! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its when you are ahead of the two defenders
2006-07-05 09:51:10 · answer #6 · answered by san 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋