The offside rule in the fewest words.
Discussion
The offside line runs parallel to the goal line and is located along the line of the 2nd last defender (including goalkeepers) or the position of the ball, whichever is closer to the defending goal line. An attacker is offside if he is closer to the defending goal line than the offside line when the ball is played and the player interferes with play.
A player is not offside if the ball is received from a throw in or corner kick or if they are in their own half.
...covers it I think?
A player is not offside if the ball is received from a throw in or corner kick or if they are in their own half.
...covers it I think?
Edited by Stevenj214 on Monday 24th January 23:19
best yetThis explanation would have helped the poor lamb get it right 
The offside rule explained for girls said:
You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.
The 'opposing' female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire.
Both of you have forgotten your purses.
It would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.
The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.
Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.
She prepares to throw her purse to you.
If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes.
At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and, *whilst it is in flight* you could nip around the other shopper,
catch the purse and buy the shoes.
Always remembering that until the purse had *actually been thrown* it would be plain wrong to be forward of the other shopper.
The 'opposing' female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire.
Both of you have forgotten your purses.
It would be totally rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.
The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.
Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.
She prepares to throw her purse to you.
If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes.
At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and, *whilst it is in flight* you could nip around the other shopper,
catch the purse and buy the shoes.
Always remembering that until the purse had *actually been thrown* it would be plain wrong to be forward of the other shopper.
Edited by deevlash on Tuesday 25th January 00:47
Stevenj214 said:
The offside line runs parallel to the goal line and is located along the line of the 2nd last defender (including goalkeepers) or the position of the ball, whichever is closer to the defending goal line. An attacker is offside if he is closer to the defending goal line than the offside line when the ball is played and the player interferes with play.
A player is not offside if the ball is received from a throw in or corner kick or if they are in their own half.
...covers it I think?
I think you need to point out that the offside line is an imaginary line (unlike in Ice Hockey for instance).A player is not offside if the ball is received from a throw in or corner kick or if they are in their own half.
...covers it I think?
Edited by Stevenj214 on Monday 24th January 23:19
Now, who can explain LBW
You are offside if there is less than 2 opposition players between you and the goal when the last touch came from one of your own[ETA] whilst you are in the oppositions side and the ball has not come from a free kick, corner or throw-in and is headed in the direction of your attack.
Edited by Google [bot] on Tuesday 25th January 02:33
The Daily Mash said:
Offside rule incredibly straightforward
THE offside rule is so simple even a female human could understand it, experts have confirmed.
As Sky Sports launched some dreary investigation into the brains of Andy Gray and Richard Keys, experts said it would be impossible for a woman to not understand the offside rule because it is one of the rules of football.
Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: "Of all the non-American sports, football is easily the most childishly simple.
"This is not Fermat's Last Theorem. It is a game designed specifically for low-grade morons who have to be told when to go to the toilet.
"Claiming you don't understand the offside rule is just one of those things people say at parties, because if they really didn't understand it they would be either a potato or a bar of soap."
Helen Archer, a woman from Stevenage, said: "Yes, that all seems perfectly straightforward. And I assume when you say two opposing players that would obviously include the goalkeeper? Okay, that's fine.
"Now, what really concerns me about this whole offside thing is what happens to the player who has been caught offside. He's going to be very upset and I really hope his teammates are there for him.
"Do they all go for some pasta and a glass of wine and just let him cry it out? Or do they spend the afternoon going mental in John Lewis trying on stuff they can't really afford?"
She added: "If I was caught offside I'd probably just stay in with my best friend and a big tub of Chunky Monkey and stare at Colin Firth's chin until I cream myself."
THE offside rule is so simple even a female human could understand it, experts have confirmed.
As Sky Sports launched some dreary investigation into the brains of Andy Gray and Richard Keys, experts said it would be impossible for a woman to not understand the offside rule because it is one of the rules of football.
Professor Henry Brubaker, of the Institute for Studies, said: "Of all the non-American sports, football is easily the most childishly simple.
"This is not Fermat's Last Theorem. It is a game designed specifically for low-grade morons who have to be told when to go to the toilet.
"Claiming you don't understand the offside rule is just one of those things people say at parties, because if they really didn't understand it they would be either a potato or a bar of soap."
Helen Archer, a woman from Stevenage, said: "Yes, that all seems perfectly straightforward. And I assume when you say two opposing players that would obviously include the goalkeeper? Okay, that's fine.
"Now, what really concerns me about this whole offside thing is what happens to the player who has been caught offside. He's going to be very upset and I really hope his teammates are there for him.
"Do they all go for some pasta and a glass of wine and just let him cry it out? Or do they spend the afternoon going mental in John Lewis trying on stuff they can't really afford?"
She added: "If I was caught offside I'd probably just stay in with my best friend and a big tub of Chunky Monkey and stare at Colin Firth's chin until I cream myself."
What actual side are they talking about? The football pitch has 4 sides but onside and offside decisions occur when the players remain within those sides.
Presumably one side of the lines, the playing side, is onside whilst leaving the playing area would be offside.
So in summary, if you go off the pitch you are offside.
Regards
Mandy.
Presumably one side of the lines, the playing side, is onside whilst leaving the playing area would be offside.
So in summary, if you go off the pitch you are offside.
Regards
Mandy.
Google [bot]]You are offside if there is less than 2 opposition players between you and the goal when the last touch came from one of your own[ETA said:
whilst you are in the oppositions side and the ball has not come from a free kick, corner or throw-in and is headed in the direction of your attack.
You can be offside from a free kick.....Edited by Google [bot] on Tuesday 25th January 02:33
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