What is an offside position in football? How to judge

Background to the development of the offside rule.

The offside rule was formalized in the football rules of 1874. However, the offside rules at that time were very different from the offside rules now. At that time, it was stipulated that:

If the attacking player attacks the front court, and the defending player in front of him has only two players (including the goalkeeper), then the attacking player is considered offside. In the early 70s of the 19th century, football began to flourish in the West and other countries, and at that time, there was a general emphasis on offense and not much attention on defense. This can be clearly seen from the common game formations (1217, 1226) in some countries at that time, and there were as many as six or seven strikers in front.

The attacker attacked the front, like a flood that bursts the embankment, and it is unstoppable. As soon as the defender grabs the ball, it is often easy to sneak up on the ball. In this way, due to the large number of attackers and the small number of defenders, the offensive and defensive forces are extremely unbalanced, which seriously affects the development and improvement of ball skills and tactics.

In addition, due to the lack of evenly matched confrontations between the offensive and defensive sides, the game is not so intense and exciting. For this reason, some people use their brains in tactical formations, while others try to put appropriate restrictions on the attacking side in terms of rules. It is in this context that the offside rule was created.

Offside rules. 1.An attacking player is in an offside position if the ball is closer to the opponent's goal line.

Exceptions are made in the following cases: aThe player is in his own half.

b.At least two opposing players are closer to the opponent's goal line than that player. 2.

When a player is in an offside position at the moment a player kicks or touches the ball, the referee deems that the player has committed any of the following acts: ais interfering with a match or interfering with an opponent; b.

Attempt to gain advantage from an offside position. 3.A player shall not be judged offside if:

a.The player was only in an offside position; b.A player receives a goal kick, corner kick or throw-in directly.

4.If a player is awarded offside, the referee shall award an indirect free kick to the opposing player in the offside position. If the player is offside in the opponent's goal area, the free kick can be taken anywhere in the goal area at the time of the offside.

Some people may not understand, in layman's terms, that is, the moment when the attacking player passes the ball forward, the receiver is in the opponent's half, and is closer to the opponent's goal line than the opponent's second-to-last defender. Click on the first link in the extended reading to view the offside**.

An attacking player is in an offside position if the ball is closer to the opponent's goal line.

1.Offside is judged by the moment a player on the same team passes the ball to him, not when he receives it. If a player is in a non-offside position, it is not offside if a player of the same team passes the ball to him or takes a free kick and the player runs in front of him while the ball is flying.

2.If the attacking player is parallel to the second to last defender of the opponent or the last two defenders of the opponent (including two), then the attacking player is not offside.

Offside means that at the moment when the attacking passer takes the ball, the receiver who is closer to the goal than the penultimate defender and closer to the goal than the ball and tries to shoot from that position or interfere with the game will be judged offside. ** Below:

Generally speaking, when an attacking team passes the ball to a teammate, it is not considered an offside position if there are at least two defenders in the area in front of the teammate. When there is only one defensive goalkeeper in front of him, the attacking player with the ball wants to pass the ball to his teammates without being offside and must pass to the players who are parallel to the ball or behind the ball, even if the teammates are fewer than the two in front of him.

According to the rules, a defensive player is not considered offside; Once the attacker with the ball passes the ball to a teammate in front of the ball, it is offside.

OffsidePenaltiesNote:

The key to offside is not when a player receives the ball, but when a player on the same team passes the ball, that is, the moment a player on the same team kicks or heads the ball. When a pass is made, the receiver is not in an offside position, but when the kicked ball is in the air or runs to the offside position while receiving the ball, and no offside position shall be awarded.

Conversely, if a player is in an offside position when a player from the same team passes the ball and then runs back to a non-offside position to receive the ball, an offside position shall be awarded. When an opposing player is playing the ball, when a player of the same team stops the ball or dribbles the ball, no offside foul can be made regardless of the position of the player. Because the offside judgment refers to the moment when the player of the same team passes the ball, which is the main purpose and key to the offside judgment.

Offside ball, as the name suggests, means to cross the position of the ball. In soccer terms, a player is in an offside position if he is closer to the opponent's end line than the ball.

In other words, when a player kicks or tops the ball, the receiver of the same team is in front of the ball in the opponent's half of the court, and there is only one player between him and the opponent's end line, it is offside. An offside foul shall be awarded if a player stands in an offside position, or moves from an offside position into the path of an opposing player, interfering with the movement of the opposing player in the direction of the ball, affecting the opposing player's ability to handle the ball or scramble for the ball.

If the player moves into the path of the opposing player and obstructs the movement of the opposing player (e.g. blocking the opposing player), a foul shall be awarded in accordance with the provisions of Chapter XII. A foul shall be awarded if a player in an offside position moves in the direction of the ball for the purpose of possession and is fouled before he touches or attempts to touch the ball, or before he competes with an opposing player for the ball, and the foul occurs before the offside foul. If a player in an offside position is fouled after having touched or attempted to touch the ball, or after having fought for the ball with an opposing player, the offside foul shall be awarded as having preceded the offside foul and the offside foul occurred before the other foul.

Offside positionBeing in an offside position does not constitute an offside foul. A player is in an offside position if his/her head, torso or foot is in the opposing half of the court (not including the halfway line) and any part of the head, torso or foot is closer to the opponent's goal line than the ball and the opponent's second-to-last player.

All players, including the goalkeeper's hands and arms, are not in the offside position. A player is not in an offside position if he/she is level with the second from last player or the last two players from the opponent.