in football... what exactly is the rule of an offside?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Try this. An offensive or attacking player can’t be ahead of the ball and involved in the play unless there is a defender between him and the goalkeeper. Or, you can’t hang out at the other team’s goal waiting for the ball.

A few other buts. You can’t be offside if you are standing on your half of the field. Also, the offside rule applies when the ball is kicked, not when the player receives the ball.

To be honest with you, this can be a hard rule to understand. Don’t get too hung up on it. Trust the referees

Answer 3

Offsides: A player is on the wrong side of the ball at the start of a play. Five yards. Replay of down. Similar fouls: Touching an opponent before the snap is encroachment; lining up alongside the football instead of behind it is a neutral zone infraction

Answer 4

Offense - if any player (minus the slot reciever or qb) moves anything but his head during the snap count, that's a 5 yard offsides.

Defense- if any player jumps across the neutral zone and cannot get back to his own side before the ball is snapped, that's a defensive offsides, defensive players are allowed to move around as long as they stay on their side of the zone.

Answer 5

When one of your players is past the other's goalie, if the goalie, for the other team, is out of the box and one of your players is in the box beyond the goalie.

Or when one of your players is past all the defense man for the other team.

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
interfering with an opponent
gaining an advantage by being in that position

Offsides prevents people from just standing at the net all game.

Answer 6

There's space in between the OL and the DL. If anyone goes into that space (either plants their hand or jumps in) before the ball is hiked, then that's offsides.

Being the American I am, I thought you meant American football. My bad. In football (soccer) an offsides is when you pass a ball to your teammate when that teammate is completely past all opposing players (excluding the goalie).

Answer 7

well I believe you are talking about football as in soccer right? well if thats the case dont listen to any of the people on here cuz they all think you mean american football. offsides in soccer has to do with a player behind the defenses... once you are in this position you can not recieve a pass and take it down the field... the only time you can be behind the defense with the ball is if you run pass them all... you can not recieve a pass behind them... i think!

Answer 8

if a player from team A is behind the defender of team B, they are offside.

Answer 9

each team must stay on their side of the ball until the center "snaps" the ball to the quarterback. In addition the offensive players with the exception of certain receivers are not allowed to move once they are set until the ball is snapped. The defense may move all they want providing they stay on their side of the ball.

Answer 10

Let me explain. when the ball is kicked by a player of the attacking team to the foward (someone like ronaldo) he may not be behind the defenders of the defensive team when the ball is kicked, but he may recieve the ball behind the defence but may not move behind the defence before the ball is played into his direction.