Soccer Offside Simple Explanation

A more complete explanation of Law 11: Offside
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[@anaiss3649]

Finally someone who can simply explain this

[@sarcastic6983]

Yes😁!!

[@NOBODY-ey8xc]

yes

[@umloucobr4980]

Yes.

[@Leave380]

I came here because of fifa

[@rebornbyfaith]

305 streets samsi

[@Jaylengsjqbxhzjwbwed]

Yup I kept getting offsided and I was like wtf and then this made a lot of sense.

[@carmushroom]

+A.L.L.A I came because of the app Score! Hero

[@AFCA-vn9bl]

+TheGamingKing why do you play fifa if you don't even understand the basics of football

[@Suby600]

+Toshik Langade true

[@benfan7434]

This makes so clear why some crosses aren’t offsides - thank you!

[@lonely_ghost9857]

Short and simple. Im usually striker or left/right wing and have been for a few years now and still never really understood how this worked

[@spineshivers]

People who say this rule is dumb have obviously never played/watched the game or are just dense. This rule is fundamental in football. What fun would it be if some prick stood behind the defense, received a lobbed pass and scored every time? That reduces the whole concept of the game to schoolyard passing. Some may say "well... that's the defenders' job, to not allow that, no?". No! Just think about it. First at all, that isn't as easy as it sounds, especially if the attacker is fast, and strikers usually are. If the attacker receives the pass there isn't much a defender can do. Just stopping him by force will result in a free kick for the opposing side, or even a penalty if it's in the box. Not to mention a red card for the defender. Cause yes, Americans, you'll receive a red card directly if you are the last defender. Second of all, you may say that you can just put a defender near the attacker at all time and hope he stops it without a fault. That doesn't work. If you do that, the other team just backs it up with another attacker, your team with another defender and so on. So basically you'll wind up with a bunch of players in a cluster near each goal. You can't call it football anymore, can you? This rule is not stupid. Those who say this talk out of their ass. It's the basis of this sport.

[@sohailharoon9659]

spineshivers You think your smart were just here for learning not your STUPID Opinion so shut up and stop talking now your probably gonna Write a reply to me raging 😤 so dont.

[@alimgooo4551]

@@sohailharoon9659 shut up

[@sonicruled]

@@sohailharoon9659 you're*

[@emilianoandrade7946]

I dont think this is stupid what i think is stupid is nobody that tells me this they cant explain it right and i keep looking and nothing

[@sk7677]

sohail haroon Bitch

[@thomasma9555]

This video explained offside to me in the best way possible! Awesome!

[@Zyxwvutsrqponmlkjih]

The only KZbin video that made it really easy to understand. Thank you!

[@nikosxrim]

Finally got to understand how an offside can occur, thanks

[@lynns4232]

I watched 100 video and still not understanding this rule 😐😂

[@rakibulhasan5710]

Lynn S very simple

[@user-sb3qh1to3d]

Rakibul Hasan then explain it.

[@saleemsuliman3062]

The attacker should not go behind last defender to recieve the ball any way i hate this rule in my opinion its the defenders fault that he is sometimes in the mid field or at the attacking front.

[@cicciocasella]

Same

[@juniorking9032]

@@saleemsuliman3062 no it means if the attacker for example is in the in the box and your team attacking and the defenders has to push up and if the attacker is in the box your box that means that the defenders have to come back to stop the attacker there was no offside rule so is not stupid it's just a matter of learning

[@redlady935]

This is the best explanation because the other videos forget to mention the ball position, only the second defender so I was really confused about how someone can dribble the ball past the second defender and shoot and it not be considered off side.

[@sheagang5]

2 corrections: 1) there must be 2 defenders. The keeper is usually one but not always. 2) the resulting penalty is an Indirect Kick for the defending side.

[@collinsmugodo380]

although both of those things are true...it's difficult to explain them simply without tangents.

[@MindLukas]

Guy is a coach, makes a youtube video explaining offside and either he doesn't know or he missed to mention that there must be 2 players lol

[@Hctans]

MindLukas he was including the goalie

[@juniorking9032]

There dosent have 2 be 2 defenders what r u on

[@xxaznbloodflipxx]

Welll done bud...I'm not young but I'm new to soccer.joined it for recreation.this helped a ton

[@prettyfinejjj]

Coach great explanation. Thanks this helped a lot for me playing FIFA

[@renragged]

Great explanation coach. Thanks for sharing this!

[@kaitlinzak2853]

my team just started offside's and nobody gets it so this helps me a lot! THANKS!!!

[@erikespino2523]

This was so helpful 🙏🏻

[@cfxiam]

Nice and concise. Thanks for taking the time to put this together.

[@solidsoccerkid]

Much appreciated.. Trying to learn the offside rule to help with my sons soccer.

[@miksmyles2875]

Thank u so much. I was playing dream league soccer and I was confused about the offside thing😄. Thank u so much.

[@lpnden]

I knew the explanation would be simple. And that's exactly what you made it.

[@elizabethhodges131]

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[@busi5551]

Thanks for this video. Really a simple and good explanation. 👍

[@bogdanescu86]

one thing that escapes most people, even older fans of the sport, is that because 99.99999% of the time the goalkeeper is in goal they only look for the last defending outfield player to see if a player is offside. but it sometimes happens, very rarely, that the goalie is not one of the two furthest back, so then of course the attacker would need to have two defenders between him and the goal line. this happens so rarely that some longtime fans have not seen this situation in a match, and when it finally happened they were confused as to why it was called offside when the attacker had a defender between him and the goal line. it's because he needs two, but 99.99999% of the time one of those is the goalie.

[@ferozmohammad2957]

simple and crisp. I liked it :) Thanks for making this one.

[@karaleebeierschmitt5117]

Thanks for making this video. I am not an athlete, but I like to read manga. Often sports manga and I've especially liked football (soccer) stories of late, but that offside rule has been driving me nuts lol. So, Thanks again and have a great year. ;-)

[@HLeeMartin3]

psychotic17 is correct. Keep in mind that the title is a SIMPLE explanation meant primarily for people who are new to the game. By law, of course, you are correct. Thanks for the clarification.

[@johnnywatson4629]

I finally understand it , thank you!!!

[@genegroover30]

Awesome explanation. Thank you.

[@buntjohn]

Sweet and short! Thanks.

[@stevepaul8347]

Watching the 2014 FIFA games, once again I am amazed at the phony acting the players do every time they hit the ground. Imaginary trips, body contact, shoves, etc brings on writhing on the ground with grimaces and exclamations of pain and suffering. Fake, Fake, Fake ! There should be a rule against such antics. Delay of Game, Bad Acting - call it what you will. But lets put an end to such behaviour.

[@remfuck]

are you a moron or what? they do that because football is a clean sport and any infraction could represent a sending off to the opposite team which would be a massive advantage almost winning the game, so they exaggerate trying to sell the fouls to the reffs so that a yellow or red card are more likely for the opposite teams, every advantage you can have on your opposition is precious in football.

[@adilismail3593]

Does this apply to forward players

[@sarafast7187]

Thank you!!! I've got my first game today and I'm still learning the rules :P

[@shianzekri7629]

Big things get very difficult in the small minds of girls.

[@24magiccarrot]

+CoachLeeMartin One slight error in your explanation, there needs to be 2 opponents between the attacker and goal, including the goalkeeper. so if the goalkeeper were to go off their line to make a clearance and the ball was then played back in there would need to be 2 defenders between the attacker and goal.

[@arturbeitlers1029]

Thanks this actually helped a lot

[@steveeeeeeeee5009]

This is the best explanation

[@jacksprat3009]

I'm very new at this so thanks for making this pretty clear. one question. If the offensive player is in the "offside position" and another player kicks the ball to him - when is offside called? When the ball is kicked or when he receives it?

[@24magiccarrot]

+Jack Sprat as long as the offensive player is interfering with play the offside will be called, so quite often the flag will be raised before the offensive player touches the ball. The player would still be offside even if the pass was intercepted by the defender or deflected in such a manner that would result in the offside player being unable to get the ball. So by merely being the intended target of a pass would make a player offside and the flag would go up. The not interfering with play only really refers to players who might be at the other side of the pitch and it was clear weren't the intended receiver of the pass, but such player would then need to go back in to an onside position before they could be active in any further action in the play.

[@tvarit2883]

superbly and simply explained.....

[@tareqhilal6750]

I appreciate this explanation thanks to you

[@nikigeorgiev911]

Great video!Do more!

[@SafwanNet]

What if player A receives the ball onside, moves forward to a position where there is no defender ahead of him AND he back heels ball to teammate player B. Player B moves forward with the ball and scores. When player A back heels it, does player A become offside and hence cancels player B's goal ?

[@refhead4290]

No. Player A, after back heeling it, is now in an OFFSIDE POSITION, but as long as he does not interfere with play or an opponent, Player B can go score.

[@vapelordnord329]

It's not offside since he already had the ball before

[@SafwanNet]

SInce its bn one year not sure to what you are responding to.

[@munamido]

SafwanNet if he is behind the ball hi is not offside

[@nightwizard754]

This really helped because next season at my football club and I didn't fully understand it

[@bsalas25]

Helped a lot thank you! (I needed this for Fifa Haha)

[@fredypastoryutd4864]

I have question what if a goalkeeper is out of his penalty area, is there any offside can occur....? i mean when you receive the ball in offside position but the goal keeper is out of 18yards where he can not allowed to use his hands...

[@coltonmorgan2565]

Your such a big help thank you so much

[@kallachnadra]

What if. 1. Blue player is at the suggested attacking position. 2. He sees ball is hit towards him and approaching him. 3. He take a fast-run so that he can receive the ball..and..cunningly..positions himself just before the ball lands..infront of him. 4. Now the ball is between him and the goal keeper. Q. 1. Was he (blue) offside..when the ball is kicked towards him..and while the ball is in air ?

[@HLeeMartin3]

In that case, both players would be in an offside position. Either the ball or one of the opposing players MUST be between your team's players and the goal. In the scenario you propose neither player could receive the ball (or be involved in a play) without being in an offside position. Hope that helps.

[@jarrodp5410]

Thanks this helped me a lot

[@mads89k90]

Best explanation

[@Ter13_05]

This is the best explanation. By the way, out of topic, I want to say that you look like Hansi Flick a bit. I thought you were Hansi's relative

[@eldaa8915]

THANK YOU FINALLY.

[@davidmiklas5268]

Good explanation for youth soccer players. Although there are a couple technical issues (you say last defender) but IMO that is good enough for youth soccer players to understand the rule. Only mistake is that you say that the remedy is a "direct" free kick, but that is wrong. It is an "indirect" free kick.

[@juniorking9032]

It is a direct free kick but its a long free kick thats what its called

[@NicoleK71]

Thanks for the video!!

[@trevannarolle8421]

This was really helpful

[@CoachBorne]

Coach Lee I applaud the effort to aid Parents, but there are several problems. The most apparent and easiest for them to know is that you said it is a Direct Free Kick. The correct restart is an Indirect Free Kick as a Goal can not be scored directly.

[@chetali493]

Thank you so much you explained very nicely

[@Gm-yb3fd]

This is so much helpful

[@HLeeMartin3]

Francisco is correct. Not sure why I missed that before, but it WOULD be in indirect kick and not a direct one. Thanks.

[@saira224]

Now I finally understand

[@jeromemugabeneza7890]

Hey coach LeeMartin, I have a question to ask you please in this case: when a player are in offiside zone but they teammate player who are not in the zone of offiside he shootball direct in the goal without passing on they teammate who are in offiside zose, it will be offiside or not?

[@HLeeMartin3]

If I'm understanding your question correctly, no. Offside would not be called in that instance. However, if the shooter's teammate was in any way involved in the play it would be called. "Involved" might mean blocking the goalkeeper's view of the ball or perhaps reaching to make a play on the ball that might cause the goalkeeper to adjust in some way. This "involvement" would result in an offside being called. But if the shooter's teammate is in the offside position, but has no impact or bearing on the play the offside is not called.

[@jeromemugabeneza7890]

@@HLeeMartin3 thank you coach for your clear explanations

[@Kotarofumaaa]

thanks it really helped me

[@aden.a4131]

This helped sooooo much

[@boy-mixed-vid.4122]

Thank you so much it help me a lot

[@anishsheed5674]

nice explanation i understood little but rest i studied in original thanks for explaining

[@calistatorres8258]

i understand it now thank you!

[@chengezhussaini1464]

What if the second defender is right next to the attacker is it still offside?

[@TheTroyGuardian]

Chengez Hussaini as long as the attacker's body, head, or feet (except arms) is beyond the defender, it's offside.

[@harshchandanshive5511]

thank you for your help

[@manojdurishetti7669]

Nice video simple to understand... good

[@harshsingh.24]

Thanx ! it helped me.

[@Noodlepony]

What if one of the players from YOUR own team is between you and the line

[@johnricafort9351]

this is really helpfull.

[@hereforthelove95]

Thank you

[@PerriMitchell]

fantastic video!

[@pwsm11]

What is a CAP?

[@raposa5274]

So pretty much its made to not cherry pick??

[@ellasnow3575]

THANK YOU SOOO MUCH! I'm watching a soccer match with my dad

[@juniorking9032]

Its called FOOTBALL

[@kendall7165]

Junior King Most of us Americans call it SOCCER we already have a sport called FOOTBALL

[@heizgoth]

Very concise. I couldnt do much better in simplifying this rule

[@nabilabbari7655]

It s easy if u r waiting to receive the ball always make sure u r line up with defender or he is on front of u

[@omgcopyritedstuff]

so what if your running the ball and your about to score (its just you and the goalie) but you trip and go AHEAD of the ball. Is that offside?

[@collinsmugodo380]

no...because you're in possession of the ball...the offside rule only applies to when a teammate passes you the ball...it doesn't apply when you're already running with the ball and it also doesn't apply if an opposing player makes a failed attempt to pass the ball back and you intercept it

[@SafwanNet]

No,I would not say so , because you received the ball onside.

[@seanmccoy972]

thanks helped me alot

[@dionthomas4875]

Although what you say happens the majority of the time, can i suggest u really clarify the video by saying that there has to be 2 defenders (1 usually being the goal-keeper) between an attacking player and the goal. This clarifies 1 misconception of a defender being on the goal-line, behind the goal-keeper (after a corner and subsequent play (not directly from the corner) for example) and an attacker being between the goal-keeper and the player on the line. People then think because the attacker had a defender between him and the goal-line that the attacker was on-side.

[@ericmchatton8416]

There is no misconception. When the last defender is on the goal line and behind the goalkeeper then the goalkeeper then becomes the last defender.

[@daminduliyanage]

nice explanation coach...

[@ronwood803]

thanks coach

[@katelynruiz8]

Thanks this video helped

[@recycler60]

Thanks, I had no idea.

[@katiewilson1891]

I have been playing soccer for three years now and I never have known what they met by I was off sides or whatever and I've always not wanted to ask coach because it seems like that's the first thing you learn so thank you this was very helpful haha

[@kdjnddjdks]

I play soccer and I need to know what offsides is

[@scottflower2252]

Thans i learnd a lot for that

[@satineglase1459]

huge help, thanks

[@psychotic17]

Wrong. An offside position is determined by the position of the second last player (!) of the opposing team, not the last defender. Goalkeepers get no special treatment in this rule, if the keeper rushes out, the last defender takes his place.

[@bibekbarman2743]

Sir I am big fan Football game 💪💪💪

[@prominentsinglesinternatio4168]

Trying to watch the ga by interrupting the rule will confuse you just take his advise there must be a defender or a ball between the attacker and the goal tender

[@athiraraveendran2454]

Very helpful.

[@OldHickory7]

In hockey it makes sense. I don't quite get it in soccer. Seems like people are not free to score the way they should be free to do so. I get the idea mind you. Maybe they need to draw a line that is closer to the goal for an offsides line. A lot of bad rules in soccer though. This is the least of them. I could fix that sport if I had the means

[@martydg1509]

I finally get it!!!

[@Stickyburrs]

How's this for an easier explanation- If while in an offside position, and your teammate last touches/kicks the ball, you are basically not allowed to become active or interfere with play. ...That's basically it. Just think of yourself as temporarily barred from participating in the game during this time (when teammate touches/passes the ball while you are in OS position). Once you get back to an onside position, and this "offside status" is reset, you are good to play again.

[@Stickyburrs]

Offside CAN be called on an attacker while in his/her defending half of the field. The correct statement should be that an attacker cannot be in offside position in his/her defending half.

[@almahperditae]

The explanation had a major mistake. the rule don't ignore the goalkeeper. What the rule says is that 2 defenders got to be beyond the attacker. most of the time the goalkeeper is the last defender, and he is on the goal, so, most of the time we only look at the last defender. But if by any chance, the goalkeeper is in front of the attacker, and he only got one defender, he is offside. 99.99 of times the goalkeeper is ignored to the rule, but you have to have in mind, that the goalkeeper counts as one of the defenders, and the rule says 2 defenders, not 1

[@philipripper1522]

Important if you play against a sweeper keeper.

[@24magiccarrot]

It's also important if the goalkeeper comes off his line to punch the ball clear and then the attacking team are able to kick the ball back in to the box.

[@brim0577]

I think it is easier to understand if you don‘t mind the goalkeeper

[@thedemonsteel]

Offside is a thing on the goalkeepers side if kicked on the place easy

[@elcid4398]

Thank you sir

[@brinleecotten7191]

You should become a math teacher and teach me the way you taught me that so simply and good

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