For Offside we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Football, Ice Hockey, Logging, Netball, Rugby and Soccer.

Offside (Football)

* an infraction of the rule that requires both teams to be on their own side of their restraining line as or before the ball is put play. Offside is normally called on the defensive team.
* in Canadian football, at the time a ball is kicked by a teammate, being ahead of the ball, or being the person who held the ball for the place kick

Offside (Ice Hockey)

A violation which occurs when both skates of an attacking player cross the opponent’s blue line before the puck is passed or carried into the attacking zone; also called when a player passes the puck from his defending zone to a teammate across the red center line (two-line pass); this is one of the most common calls made in a hockey game and results in a face-off.

Offside (Logging)

1) Side of tree opposite to which the faller stands when falling or bucking. 2) Side of body opposite to that normally used to hold saw.

Offside (Netball)

When a player leaves the zone on court which they are confined to. A free pass is awarded to the opposition.

Offside (Rugby)

A violation committed when a player crosses the gain line during a lineout, maul, ruck, or scrum before it has been completed, or when a player is in front of the ball while it is played by a teammate. A penalty is called if an offside player then plays the ball, obstructs or tackles an opponent, or is within 10 meters of an opponent waiting for the ball. The other side is awarded a penalty kick from the spot of infringement or a scrum at the place where the offending side last played the ball. See also accidentally offside.

Offside (Soccer)

A violation called when a player in an offside position receives a pass from a teammate; an indirect free kick is awarded to the non-offending team.

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