Question posted by ravi1238 on June 5th, 2014
What Is Offside??
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Answer #1: Posted by waelsaidani1 on June 5th, 2014 9:28 AM
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A player is in an offside position when closer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-to-last defender (which is usually the last outfield player), and also in the opponent's half of the pitch. "Offside position" is a matter of fact, whereas committing an "offside offence" occurs when a player is "actively involved" and is subject to the interpretation of the referee. Goals scored after committing an offside offence are nullified if caught by the referee.
Answer #2: Posted by jhingdflores on August 21st, 2015 8:54 AM
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The offside rule is to prevent players from lurking past their opponents last defenders in order to wait for a pass to put into the goal. It's meant to give the defending team a fair shot at defending.
So this is the offside rule: At the moment a player plays the ball to a forward, he (the forward) must not be closer to the goal than the last defender. He must be behind or at least level with the defender. At the moment the ball is kicked forward to him he can move as he wishes. At that point it becomes a foot race between the defender and the striker and each has an equal chnace to play the ball.
Teams also try to catch players in an offside position by moving all of their players forward just before the ball is played forward. This leaves the opponent's strikers (aka forwards) stranded in an offside position and unable to play the ball. This is known as an "offside trap".
The rules at this year's world cup states that the referee will not raise the flag until the player in an offside position attempts to play the ball. So you can stand there all you like, but until you atempt to play the ball, the flag will not be raised.
So this is the offside rule: At the moment a player plays the ball to a forward, he (the forward) must not be closer to the goal than the last defender. He must be behind or at least level with the defender. At the moment the ball is kicked forward to him he can move as he wishes. At that point it becomes a foot race between the defender and the striker and each has an equal chnace to play the ball.
Teams also try to catch players in an offside position by moving all of their players forward just before the ball is played forward. This leaves the opponent's strikers (aka forwards) stranded in an offside position and unable to play the ball. This is known as an "offside trap".
The rules at this year's world cup states that the referee will not raise the flag until the player in an offside position attempts to play the ball. So you can stand there all you like, but until you atempt to play the ball, the flag will not be raised.
