explain off-sides in soccer....?
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offsides in soccer is when a player from one team is behind all the defenders and other players of the other team, excluding the goalie, before the ball is kicked to him. After the ball is kicked in his direction or intended for him he can run by the defenders towards the goal.
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Application\nThe application of the offside law is best considered in three steps; Offside position, Offside offence and Offside sanction.\n\n[edit]\nOffside position\n \nThe red forward on the left of the diagram is in an offside position as he is both in front of the second last defender (marked by the stippled line) and the ball.A player is in an offside position if "he is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second to 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 opposing players can be either the goalkeeper and another outfield player, or two outfield players. Also note that offside position is determined when the ball is touched/played by a team-mate — a player's offside position status is not then altered by them or opposing players running forwards or backwards. It is important to note that being in an offside position is not an offence in itself. Another important point to note is that any player's offside position status is reset when an opponent touches the ball and is deemed by the referee to be in control of the ball.\n\n[edit]\nOffside offence\nA player in an offside position is only committing an offside offence if, "at the moment the ball touches or is played by one of his team", the player is in the referee's opinion involved in active play by: interfering with play; interfering with an opponent; or gaining an advantage by being in that position.\n\nDetermining whether a player is in "active play" can be complex. A player is not committing an offside offence if the player receives the ball directly from a throw-in, goal kick or corner kick.\n\nFIFA issued new guidelines for interpreting the offside law in 2003 and these were incorporated in law 11 in July 2005. The new wording seeks to more precisely define the three cases as follows:\n\nInterfering with play means playing or touching the ball passed or touched by a teammate. \nInterfering with an opponent means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent's line of vision or movements or making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent. \nGaining an advantage by being in an offside position means playing a ball that rebounds to him off a post or crossbar or playing a ball that rebounds to him off an opponent having been in an offside position. \nIn practice, a player in an offside position may be penalised before playing or touching the ball if, in the opinion of the referee, no other team-mate in an onside position has the opportunity to play the ball.\n\nThe referees' interpretation of these new definitions is still proving controversial until this day, largely over what movements a player in an offside position can make without being judged to be interfering with an opponent.\n\n[edit]\nOffside sanction\nThe sanction for an offside offence is an indirect free kick to the opposing team, at the spot where the offence occurred. Most referees use their discretion and let play go on if the "offended" team already has the advantage or ball, in order not to slow down play with redundant free kicks that achieve the same purpose of giving the advantage or ball back to the "offended" team.\n\n[edit]\nOfficiating\nIn enforcing this rule, the referee depends greatly on his assistant referee, who generally keeps in line with the second last defender in his relevant end (exact positioning techniques are more complex).\n\nThe assistant referees' task with regards to off-side can be difficult, as they need to keep up with attacks and counter attacks, consider which players are in an offside position when the ball is played (often from the other end of the field), and then determine whether the offside positioned players become invo
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i assume we're talking about american football here. offside is when the defensive team crosses the line of scrimmage before the ball is snapped. the line of scrimmage being the yard line where the ball is currently spotted. an onside kick is when the team kicking off  tries to kick the ball short so that they can recover it before the receiving team does. you see the rule is if the team kicking off kicks the ball 10 yards down the field they can recover it if they can get to it before the receiving team
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The ball is only "grounded" if it's in the end zone...if the ball is between the goal lines, its a live ball and either team can pick it up.  An onside kick is just shorter and the kicking team has a higher chance of getting the ball back
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Very simply--there has to be two defenders between you and the goal unless you are behind the ball. The timing is when the ball is played by one of your team mates.
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Uhhh thats such a complicated rule to explain... lol ill attempt.... You are ruled offsides anytime your behind the last defender on the opposing team... You are allowed to be offsides as long as the ball doesnt come to you or as long as you are not involved in the play... If the ball comes to you and you are offsides the line judge will raise his flag and rule you offsides...you can receive the ball offsides if you are onsides when the ball is kicked and you run to the ball from an onsides to an offsides positions... Hope this helped a little... also you are not offsides if you receive the ball directly from the goalkick, throw-in or corner kick... this site may also help you http://www.decatursports.com/articles/offsides.htm
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no teams player shall be in an advanced position of the opposing teams last (outfeild)  player in relation to the position of the goal when the ball is played to him (and not when he receives the ball-as commonly perceived). "the player is in an offside position if he is nearer the opponents goal-line than the ball and second to last opponent". (incuding the opposing goal-keeper)
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Me, personally, always knew the off side rule perfectly. And all the rules. It is a big adventage when you play the game. Did you know that the penalty kick could be played as a pass?
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-------------------------------\n************************\nO..........O.............O\n....................e .........\n............e+...............       \n\nthe O's represent the defending players and the e's represent the attacking players and the + represents the ball, the l****** is the goal line.\nOffside is when an attacking player passes the ball to a team mate when he is closer to the goal line than any of the defenders.\nif the pass was made in the formation of the diagram above then the player is not offside.\n\n***************************\n .......................e.............\nO..............O...........O.....\n .....................................\n..........e+........................      \n\nif the pass is made when the player is closer to the goal line than the defenders as in the diagram above then the player is offside.\nIt only counts if he is offside the moment the player making the pass strikes the ball to pass it.
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if a player is beyond the defence of the opposition while the pass has been made to him, he is declared offside. so this player has to be behind the defensive line of the opposition to eliminate such an advantage.
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If "offside" is called in your age bracket, you can teach this simple version: You are not offside if you are doing any of the following:\n\n   1. Are in your own half of the field (your half is the half your goalkeeper is on). Or,\n\n   2. Are even with or behind the ball. Or,\n\n   3. Don't go past the "Second Last Defender" (The goalkeeper is usually, but not always, the last defender; this might be the case if the goalkeeper is out of goal). Or,\n\n   4. Receive the ball direct from a goal kick, corner kick or throw-in. (But you can be offside if you receive it direct on a "free kick"). Or,\n\n   5. Are the ballhandler (the ballhandler can be closer to the goal than the ball if he has his back to the goal).\n\nWhen my forwards "push up" without the ball, I tell them to stay 2 steps behind the Last Defender (not counting the goalkeeper) so they are less likely to be caught offside or to be accidentally called offside.
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This rule eliminates the "cherry pickin" of the game.\nIf there wasnt offsides there would be a player of the opposit team standing next to your goalie waiting for a pass. \nIf the forward gets a pass from his teamate and he is passed the last defender when he recieves the pass it is offsides.\n\nI think i just confused you even more
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If you are a striker, and you want to excel, you should be aware of the offside rule. It is very easy to avoid.
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A coach who doesn't know the game?  I guess it's not so farfetched.  \n\nAnyway, the simplest, most basic way to describe soccer is as follows:  There's a field with a goal at each end.  There are two teams of eleven players each, and each team controls one of the goals.  Each team tries to score points by putting the ball in the opposing team's goal.  Each score is worth 1 point.  Whoever has the most points at the end of time wins.  \n\nTeams can move the ball around the field by kicking or heading the ball, but using arms or hands is not allowed.  The exception to this rule is the goalkeeper.  Each team selects a goalkeeper, who may use his/her hands within a small rectangular goalkeeper area extending about 5 meters from each goalpoast.\n\nThe referee can punish especially unfair play by showing the offending player a yellow card (for unsportsmanlike conduct)or red card (for dangerous, grossly unfair or brutal fouls) card; two yellow cards or one red card mean that the player is ejected from the game and may not be replaced by a sub from the bench.\n\nSomeone else can explain corner/free/goal/penalty kicks, the offside rule (uggh), and various tactical variants.\n\nThat's soccer!
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in this case, the striker with the ball is only allowed to pass to the other striker if he is behind him, i.e. he cannot pass forward to the other striker. if he did pass forwards, this would be offside.
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Dear Jaynicole,\nVery Simple:\nImagine team A is attacking and Team B is defending.for sure there is a space between B defenders and their goalkeeper.OK?\nnow A players should pass the ball to one of their players to score a goal.If the player who is going to receive the ball and score it locate between the above mentioned space,Then he is in Offside.\n\nPlease check the link below on pages 60-66.\nSome possible Offsides are describe by pictures:\n\nhttp://www.fifa.com/documents/fifa/laws/LOTG2005_e.pdf\n\nand also this link : \n http://www.burtrandworld.co.uk/offside-rule.php\n\nBest Regrades.............Iranian Bobby
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I assume you mean soccer since you posted this in the World Cup forum.\n\nI'm impressed that you know it is "offside" not "offsides"\n\nThere are two parts to offside: offside position and offside offence.\n\nOFFSIDE POSITION:\nIt is not an offence in itself to be in an offside position. A player is in an offside position if:\n* he is nearer to his opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent.\nA player is not in an offside position if\n* he is in his own half of the field of play or\n* he is level with the second last opponent or\n* he is level with the last two opponents.\n\nOFFSIDE OFFENCE:\nA 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:\n* interfering with play or\n* interfering with an opponent or\n* gaining an advantage by being in that position.\n\nFor any offside offence, the referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the place where the infringement occurred.\n\nAlso, there is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from:\n* a goal kick or\n* a throw-in or\n* a corner kick