How Hillary Clinton overcame the challenge from Sen. Bernie Sanders. Hillary Clinton greets supporters during a rally at Long Beach City College on the final day of California campaigning. Photo: Jonathan Alcorn/AFP/Getty Images.
Without the rule, offensive players could hover near their opponents' goal even when the play is on the other side of the field, with the hope of a long pass and an easy goal. The offside rule applies at the moment the ball is touched or passed, not when the ball is received.
4. A player is offside when he is in front of a teammate who has played the ball. 5. An offensive player is offside if, when the ball is played, he is nearer the opposing goal than, or level with, an opponent, unless he is in his own half of the field or an opponent was the last player to touch the ball.