In a soccer game, what exactly does the term offside mean?
Offside is one of the damned hardest laws of the game to understand. Offside is when one offensive player is closer to the goal than the second to last defender. The last defender is the Goalie, so the second to last defender is a defencemen. This rule is effective to midfield, the defence will often move way up to mid field to try and lure an offside. Now, we get into advantage. A player can be offsides, but as long as they don’t influence the play (from getting the ball passed to them to distracting the Goalie) offside may not be called. Understand? If not, email me. When I got licensed to ref soccer, we spent a whole day on offside.
OFFSIDE – A player is offside if s/he is neared to their opponent’s goal line than the ball is at the moment it is played unless: (1) The player is on their own side of the field. (2) There are two players nearer to their own goal line than the player is. (3) The player receives the ball directly from a goal kick, corner kick, throw-in or the ball dropped by the referee. **A player in the offside position shall not be penalized unless s/he is interfering with the play or with an opponent, or is seeking to gain an advantage by being in an offside position.
Offside is a rule used in association football (soccer) to ensure fair play and game continuation. The law is covered by Law 11 of the Laws of the Game, and only applies when a player is in the offside position and is involved in active play, or interfering with play. The offside position is determined if a player is closer to the opponent’s goal line than the ball, and the second to last opposing player, which usually refers to if the player is in front of every opposing player except the goalkeeper. Despite its simple explanation, the application of the rule depends on several other factors of gameplay, and can be complex. OFFSIDE POSITION(refer to website for detailed diagram) 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”, unless he is in his own half of the field of play. A player level with the second last opponent is considered to be in an onside position. Note that the last two defenders can be ei
