How does offsides work

Edition: Available editions United Kingdom. Become an author Sign up as a reader Sign in. So what are the nuts and bolts of the rule? Fabio Serpiello , Victoria University. The offside rule is perhaps one of the most controversial rules ever applied to football. View more: Best soccer ball. If the player is level with, he is not in offside position:. A player who is in an offside position at the time the ball is played or touched by a teammate is penalized only for active participation by:.

A player in an offside position who receives the ball from an opponent intentionally playing the ball, including intentionally using his hand to play the ball, is not considered to have gained an advantage, unless the opponent intentionally blocks it. However, a player can also affect play without touching the ball. Therefore he is penalized for offside if the referee feels that their offside position interferes with the opponent.

For example by preventing an opponent from playing the ball. Players can also be penalized for offside if the referee thinks they have an advantage when they are offside. Such as when the ball lands on them after hitting the post or bouncing back from another player.

What does offsides mean in soccer? Offside position can be detected by VAR. ABC's of Soccer - Soccer By Ty Rothschild. A violation will occur when he is in an offside position previous bullet point at the same time the ball is being passed forward to him.

A player is NOT in an offside position if: He is in his own half of the field of play. No part of the attacking player head, body, or feet is closer to the opponents goal than the final defender not including the goalkeeper. He is receiving the ball from a throw-in. In situations where:. If the player left the field of play deliberately, the player must be cautioned when the ball is next out of play. An attacking player may step or stay off the field of play not to be involved in active play.

If the player re-enters from the goal line and becomes involved in play before the next stoppage in play, or the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside its penalty area, the player shall be considered to be positioned on the goal line for the purposes of offside.

If an attacking player remains stationary between the goalposts and inside the goal as the ball enters the goal, a goal must be awarded unless the player commits an offside offence or Law 12 offence in which case play is restarted with an indirect or direct free kick.

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