Q:What is mean Off Side in Soccer? same rule not in Hockey eventhough have same players  

Kaustubh,
In Soccer - Offside is a law in association football which effectively limits how far forward attacking players may be when involved in play. Simply put, a player cannot gain an advantage by waiting for the ball near the opposing goal with fewer than two opponents between him and the goal.

A player is in an offside position if he is in his opponents' half of the field and is nearer to his opponents' goal line than the ball, and all but one (or all) of his opponents. A player level with the second to last opponent is not in an offside position.

Off side rules have always kept changing in Hockey and alike.

In 1876 rule
A set of rules of field hockey was drawn up by several clubs in London in January 1876 following the establishment of the first, briefly existing, Hockey Association (of England) the year before. (The second, and final, Hockey Association was formed in 1886.) An offside rule was included in the 1876 rules. Under this rule, a player who was nearer to the opponent team's goal-line than both the ball and the third to last opponent was said to be at an offside position (simply put: an attacking player was offside if the ball was behind them and there were less than three defenders between them and the goal they were attacking). The rule was applied on the whole pitch, except when the ball was hit from the goal-line.

In 1886 rule
In 1886, the second England Hockey Association drew up a code of Rules based on those used by clubs in the London area. Offside was then applied to attacking players from the half-way line only.

In 1972 rule change
The 1886 offside rule remained unchanged until 1972, when offside was changed from 3 to 2 defenders.

In 1987 rule change
In 1987, the offside was amended to apply only in the 25 yards area.

Answered by Jateen Gutta at 4:09 PM on October 04, 2008

Well Kaustabh,

offside is a law in fot ball i.e.how far forward attacking players may be when also involved in play......

A player is in said to be in offside position if he is in his opponents' half of the field and is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and fewer than two opponents. A player level with the second to last opponent is not in an offside position.

there is currently no offside rule in hockey.......in hockey rules restricted the positining of the players from the attacking team in away similar to offside rule in soccer the offside rules were changed as the rules of field hockey changed ............

good luck kaustabh.......

Answered by Manoj Gajraj at 7:59 PM on September 28, 2008

Offside is a law in association football which effectively limits how far forward attacking players may be when involved in play. Simply put, a player cannot gain an advantage by waiting for the ball near the opposing goal with fewer than two opponents between him and the goal.A player is in an offside position if he is in his opponents' half of the field and is nearer to his opponents' goal line than the ball, and all but one (or all) of his opponents. A player level with the second to last opponent is not in an offside position.There is currently no offside rule in field hockey. There were prior offside rules, rules that restricted the positioning of players from the attacking team in a way similar to the offside rule in soccer. The offside rules were changed as the rules of field hockey changed. The evolution of the field hockey offside rule culminated with its abolition in the mid 1990s.After various amendments, the offside rule was finally repealed. "No offside" was introduced as a mandatory experiment in 1996 and it was confirmed as a rule in 1998 by the Hockey Rules Board. The aims of this change were:

* to transfer the balance of power towards the offense,
* to create more space around the circle and mid-field,
* to help the flow of play, more goals and less whistles, and
* to make the game more exciting and appealing to spectators.

Answered by Satyakam at 7:18 PM on September 26, 2008

off side means lines man and fielder in same line

Answered by Mandar Datar at 3:41 PM on September 24, 2008

A player is in an offside position if he is in his opponents' half of the field and is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and fewer than two opponents. A player level with the second to last opponent is not in an offside position.

In 2005 The International Football Association Board agreed a new Decision in Law 11 that being 'nearer to his opponent's goal line' meant that "any part of his head, body or feet is nearer to his opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent. The arms are not included in this definition." [1] This is taken to mean that any part of the attacking player named in this Decision 2 has to be past the part of the second last defender closest to his goal line (excluding the arms) and past the part of the ball closest to the defenders' goal line.

In general, what this means is that either the attacking team should ensure the opposing team has at least two players (of which the opposition's goalkeeper is included) in front of the furthest forward player of the attacking team, or all players of the attacking team should be behind the ball such that it remains closer to the goal line than any of the player of the attacking team. If the goalkeeper is ahead of the play, then the forward will have to be in line with or behind two defenders (unless the forward is in his own half).

Answered by ani at 7:33 PM on September 23, 2008