goalside
Closer to net
Goalside describes a defensive position between an opponent and the goal being defended.
A defender who gets goalside of an attacker has placed themselves closer to their own goal, cutting off a direct path to score: Stay goalside of your mark.
The term appears almost exclusively in soccer, hockey, and similar sports where positioning relative to the goal determines defensive effectiveness.
Illegal forward position
- onsideLegally placed for play
- strikerOne who hits targets
- forwardOnward in direction
- attackerOne who strikes first
defender · keeper · net · penalty area · box · near post · far post · through ball
Indicating with symbols
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- recovery runEasy effort following intensity
- coverProtect by overlaying
- blockSolid mass, or impede
interception · tackle · jockeying · pressure · closing down · man-to-man · zonal · screening
offside
Illegal forward position
attacker · defender · keeper · net · penalty area · box · near post · far post · through ball · run
marking
Indicating with symbols
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- recovery runEasy effort following intensity
- coverProtect by overlaying
block · interception · tackle · jockeying · pressure · closing down · man-to-man · zonal · screening · cutting off
goalsidewrong side
Incorrect position or aspect
out of position · beaten · turned · exposed · left for dead
goal, side, goals, goalie, goalkeeper, sides, sided, siding, sideways