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Yea - offsides is really tricky - the one that really gets me is the fact that the rule states that there needs to be 2 players (usually a goalie and a defender) in front of the player recieving the ball, once the ball is passed from another teamate.
So basically if the goalie comes off his line - and there is only one defender to beat on goal - if that offensive person makes a forward pass to another teamate and said teamate was behind the defender but in front of the passer - he would be offside as well...
Refs at all levels screw the offsides up - its hard, and you are told if its close to keep your flag down....
That being said on the international and bigger leagues, they get this call right 90% of the time... they are only human -
On the hand ball, you bet your ass its depending on the ref thats calling the game - some have no leeway - it hits you in the hand in the box and its away from your body regardless if intentional or not - its supposed to be called a penalty - and a yellow - and every ref has his own interpretation - sometimes its completely missed, sometimes its fabricated and sometimes its interpreted that a)he was protecting his body, b) had no time to react and wasnt trying to handball it... it sucks -
but yes, handball, and other fouls are judgement calls that the ref makes in game, with a split second to react, he has to interpret a lot of things before making the call (advantage, yellow/red card, intent, etc)
offsides is mostly the lines duty to get it right - but a player that is not active in the play (that is close to the play) might be charged for offside based on being a distraction... but again, the line judge has less to interpret - its almost black and white for them...
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