My mom knows nothing about football. This following piece of text makes no sense to her. Rewrite the text so that she could understand what offside means.

Offside is one of the laws in association football, codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game. The law states that a player is in an offside position if any of their body parts, except the hands and arms, are in the opponents' half of the pitch, and closer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (the last opponent is usually, but not necessarily, the goalkeeper).[1]

Being in an offside position is not an offence in itself, but a player so positioned when the ball is played by a teammate can be judged guilty of an offside offence if they receive the ball or will otherwise become "involved in active play", will "interfere with an opponent", or will "gain an advantage" by being in that position. Offside is often considered one of the most difficult to understand aspects of the sport.[2]
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My mom knows nothing about football. This following piece of text makes no sense to her. Rewrite the text so that she could understand what offside means.

Offside is one of the laws in association football, codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game. The law states that a player is in an offside position if any of their body parts, except the hands and arms, are in the opponents' half of the pitch, and closer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (the last opponent is usually, but not necessarily, the goalkeeper).[1]

Being in an offside position is not an offence in itself, but a player so positioned when the ball is played by a teammate can be judged guilty of an offside offence if they receive the ball or will otherwise become "involved in active play", will "interfere with an opponent", or will "gain an advantage" by being in that position. Offside is often considered one of the most difficult to understand aspects of the sport.[2]
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Imagine a football field divided into two halves. If a player is in the opponent's half of the field and closer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (who is usually, but not always, the goalkeeper), they are considered to be in an offside position. However, being in an offside position by itself is not a violation.

The key part is when the ball is played by a player's teammate. If the player in the offside position becomes directly involved in the play, like receiving the ball, interfering with an opponent, or gaining an unfair advantage from that position, then they can be penalized for an offside offense.

Offside can be a bit tricky to understand because it involves precise positioning and timing. It's about ensuring fairness and preventing players from gaining an unfair advantage by being in the wrong position at the wrong time. To make it even more simple: imagine how unfair it would be for an opponent player to stand right next to the goalkeeper at all times and just wait for the timely assist to be able to score from a point-blank range.
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My mom knows nothing about football. This following piece of text makes no sense to her. Rewrite the text so that she could understand what offside means.

Offside is one of the laws in association football, codified in Law 11 of the Laws of the Game. The law states that a player is in an offside position if any of their body parts, except the hands and arms, are in the opponents' half of the pitch, and closer to the opponents' goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (the last opponent is usually, but not necessarily, the goalkeeper).[1]

Being in an offside position is not an offence in itself, but a player so positioned when the ball is played by a teammate can be judged guilty of an offside offence if they receive the ball or will otherwise become "involved in active play", will "interfere with an opponent", or will "gain an advantage" by being in that position. Offside is often considered one of the most difficult to understand aspects of the sport.[2]</s>
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Imagine a football field divided into two halves. If a player is in the opponent's half of the field and closer to the opponent's goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent (who is usually, but not always, the goalkeeper), they are considered to be in an offside position. However, being in an offside position by itself is not a violation.

The key part is when the ball is played by a player's teammate. If the player in the offside position becomes directly involved in the play, like receiving the ball, interfering with an opponent, or gaining an unfair advantage from that position, then they can be penalized for an offside offense.

Offside can be a bit tricky to understand because it involves precise positioning and timing. It's about ensuring fairness and preventing players from gaining an unfair advantage by being in the wrong position at the wrong time. To make it even more simple: imagine how unfair it would be for an opponent player to stand right next to the goalkeeper at all times and just wait for the timely assist to be able to score from a point-blank range.</s>
