thecoalman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 21, 2021 1:20 pm
The offsides rule is not that difficult to understand since it's almost the same thing in hockey which is very popular sport in the US.
I presume you're referring to icehockey and not (field) hockey which has no offside rule (it did have a rule similar to the rule in soccer but that rule was changed a couple of times and eventually removed completely - not sure when but certainly before this century)
The offside rule in icehockey is different.
In football (soccer) a player can be offside but if he doesn't receive the ball, play continues, giving the offending player the time to get out of the offside position. It only comes into effect if the offending player has an influence on the continuation, but that opens up a can of worms. IMHO the offside rule should be totally abolished which would promote faster and more attacking play.
In icehockey, there a designated offensive zone and the puck has to enter that zone before (a coloured line I think, the middle line?) before any attacking player can enter that area.