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Sports Rules Visualizer

Tricky rules, made clear. Step through 7 visual explanations — offside, rotation, scoring, false starts and more — each with a diagram, examples, common mistakes and how the rule has evolved.

7 rulesStep-by-step · SVG
Football offsideAn attacking move shown against the second-last defender's line, illustrating whether the attacker is in an offside position when the ball is played.2nd-last defenderAttacker
Football4 steps

Football Offside, Visualised

A step-by-step visual of the offside rule: the second-last defender line and when an attacker is in an offside position.

Volleyball rotationA volleyball court half with the six numbered zones, highlighting which zone serves as the team rotates clockwise on each side-out.432561NetRotation 1: zone 1 is at the back-right and serves
Volleyball6 steps

Volleyball Rotation, Visualised

Step through the six rotations of a volleyball team and see which zone serves as players rotate clockwise.

Tennis scoringA scoreboard showing how a tennis game is scored, progressing through 15, 30, 40, deuce, advantage and game.00ServerReceiverLove–all
Tennis7 steps

Tennis Scoring, Visualised

Watch a tennis game scored point by point — 15, 30, 40, deuce, advantage and game.

Athletics false startA timeline from the starting gun with the 0.10-second reaction threshold, illustrating that reacting sooner than the threshold is ruled a false start.Gun (0 s)0.10 s thresholdOn your marks / set
Running4 steps

Athletics False Start, Visualised

See why reacting to the gun sooner than the reaction-time threshold is ruled a false start.

Badminton service courtsA badminton court showing that the server uses the right service court when their score is even and the left when it is odd.NetRightLeftScore is even → serve from the RIGHT court
Badminton4 steps

Badminton Service Courts, Visualised

See how the server’s court is decided by whether their score is even or odd.

Basketball team foulsA counter of team fouls in a period, illustrating that once the team-foul limit is reached the opponent shoots bonus free throws.Team fouls this period: 0Below the limit → normal play resumes
Basketball6 steps

Basketball Team Fouls & the Bonus, Visualised

Watch team fouls accumulate within a period and see when the opponent enters the bonus for free throws.

Padel serveA side view of a padel serve, showing that the ball must be bounced once behind the service line and struck at or below waist height.Waist heightThe server stands behind the service line
Padel4 steps

Padel Serve, Visualised

See the padel serve rule: bounce the ball once behind the line, then strike it at or below waist height.