What is meant by offside in football?

Question

i want to know the offside rule in football.Please answer me.

Answer 1

if one persons up the field to the goal if they're not a goalkeeper and there are no other teamates are around they're classed as offside, it's a really stupid rule

Answer 2

In outdoor soccer, an offsides foul is called when an attacking player is passed the ball and there are not at least two opponents between him or her and the goal line. In other words, on the opponent's side of the field, a pass must always be made when the intended attacker is not closer to the goalkeeper than any other opposing player. The determination of offsides has been around since the inception of soccer. The rule's intention is to give the opposing team a fair chance to defend by keeping two players near the goal at all times. Usually, these are the goalkeeper and one other defender, but not necessarily. The offsides rule still allows for the chance to score. It's based on the moment the ball is played forward to the shooter, so he or she can successfully receive the pass and still outrun the defenders to make a goal. There are some exceptions to the rule of offsides. It cannot be called if the players are on their own side of the field, nor is it valid on a throw-in, goal kick, or corner kick. A referee calls offsides by waving his or her flags. Then the referee must determine the place on the field the attacking player was located when the violation was made. The opposing team gets an indirect free kick from that position when offsides is called in their favor. Offsides has always been a controversial rule, particularly because a referee has some freedom of interpretation. He or she must determine if the circumstances were right to make an official offsides call, even if the player was technically occupying an offsides position. A referee has flexibility in ruling that the player seriously intended to receive the pass, was moving forward, and was significantly "interfering with play," as the rule book states. This means the attacker had a fair chance of scoring a goal in addition to being offsides.

Answer 3

offside is when you are past the defense at the time your partner passes the ball

(an example could be football when a player passes the line of scrimmage before the quarterback says hike)

Answer 4

Crossing the line of scrimmage into the opposition before the play starts. (This is in American football.)

Answer 5

pass to the player who is in front of all defenders is considered offside.

Answer 6

off side means the player is over the line of scrimmage where the ball is

Answer 7

If anybody knows the answer could they please tell premiership assistant referees cause they don't know either!