If a player runs around all defenders, gets in front of the goalkeeper, and receives a pass from a teammate farther away from the goal, that player is offside. To avoid being offside, don’t run behind the "last defender."
A player is in an offside position if he is nearer to his opponent’s goal line than both the ball and the second last opponent unless:
- he is in his own half of the field of play, or
- he is level with the second last opponent or two last opponents.
A player shall only be declared offside and called for being in an offside position, if, at the moment the ball touches, or is played by, one of his teammates, he is, in the opinion of the referee:
- interfering with play or with an opponent, or
- gaining an advantage by being in that position.
A player shall not be declared offside by the referee
- Just for being in an offside position, or
- if she receives the ball direct from a goal-kick, a corner-kick or a throw-in.
If a player is called offside, the referee shall award an indirect free kick, which shall be taken by a player of the opposing team from the place where the offside occurred, unless the offense is committed by a player in the opponent’s goal area, in which case the free-kick shall be taken from any point within the goal area.
