im watching the game and the refs call an ofside...wat does it mean?
2006-07-09 15:13:19 · 6 answers · asked by perm2008 2 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
once of the most complicated rules in football (soccer). essentially, an attacking player cannot be nearer to his opponent's goal than both the ball and the second to last opponent, unless he is in his own half of the pitch. he is not offsides if he is level with the second to last opponent. note: the second to last defender may or may not include the goalkeeper. it can be the goalkeeper and another defender or just two defenders. the offsides is called when the ball is either played or touched by a teammate and the offsides status of the player is not changed by other advancing/moving players.
complicated, huh?
2006-07-09 15:31:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
off sides is a complicated rule to explain but has simple ideas... the theory is that a player can not be passed the ball unless there is 2 players between him and the goal. Most people think it is only one... but they are wrong the goalie usually counts as the second person. There is also passive offsides which is when a player is offsides and the ball is played ahead to them but they are not involved in the play... that is legal. but you can also be offsides on a shot if you interfer with the line of sight of the goalie... now there are a few exceptions. One there is no offsides on a throw in, nor is there offsides on a corner kick. and you can't be offsides on your own half of the field... that is the second and only other reason to have that line besides the kick off. Hope this helps
2006-07-09 15:20:23 · answer #2 · answered by smrtr then u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Offsides in soccer is determined when the ball is kicked rather than when the player receives the ball. In order to be offsides, a player must be on their attacking half of the field, be involved in the play, and be closer to the goal line than the ball and any of the opposing team's players. Offsides does not apply on corner kicks, throw ins, and goal kicks. If offsides is called, the opposing team gets a free kick wherever the offsides player was when he was offsides. If the player is level with his last opponent, he is not offsides.
2006-07-09 15:16:49 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
offsides is when the attacking play is behind the last defender when the ball is passed to him
2006-07-09 15:16:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its football your talking about, its when the defensive team crosses the line before the ball is snapped.
2006-07-09 15:17:48 · answer #5 · answered by metal_drummer_guitar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when an attacker is behind the last defender when the ball is played to him.
2006-07-09 15:17:25 · answer #6 · answered by standstill 22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋