Are there any sports that have a similar "offside" concept? How is the offside rule taught to aspiring referees?

Jun 28, 2006 ... The attention of football fans is focussed on the World Cup at the moment, but the future of the game is set to be decided by a legal battle ... Sep 12, 2015 ... If you are passed the ball before you cross the line, you are fine. If you run past the defender before the ball does, then you are offside and the play is ... If the ball is deliberately played by a member of the opposing team, an attacker cannot be offside. A player who is behind the other team's goal line is ... Jan 30, 2025 ... 3. What is the offside rule in football? The offside rule states that a player cannot be nearer to the opponent's goal than the ball and the ... Jun 21, 2017 ... BBC football analyst Pat Nevin looks at the proposals to ... "Look at the offside rule as an example of how you can overcomplicate things. Sep 5, 2024 ... Dutch look to scrap offside law to curb amateur football violence ... Netherlands football is considering doing away with the offside law in its ... Nov 27, 2013 ... Being offside occurs when a player goes behind the line of opposing defenders before the ball has been kicked to them. In 1863, the rule started out by stating that a player is offside unless three players from the opposing team are in front of him. This rule remained the same ... Nov 8, 2024 ... Footballguy ... If there is no contact with an opposing player, the play will go on. If the defensive player makes contact, the play is ruled dead ... A change to the rule was introduced two years ago, which allows a player to be in an offside position provided they are not "actively involved in play". It was ...