Ch 10 Substitution and Participation

Question 1

If a player is injured and his team has fewer than 11 players, the game is immediately forfeited.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

If a team on offense only has 10 players on the field, they need not have seven players on the line.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

An entering substitute does not become a player for encroachment restrictions until he reaches his team’s side of the neutral zone.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

A team’s member entering the field to fill a player vacancy remains a substitute until he is on his team’s side of the neutral zone.

Answer 4

True

Question 5

A substitute becomes a player when he enters the huddle or is positioned in a formation.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Illegal substitution, which occurs simultaneously with the snap, is enforced from the previous spot.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

If a replaced Team B player is attempting to leave the field at the snap and A scores a touchdown, the penalty may be enforced on the kickoff.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

If substitute B42 enters the field as the 12th player during a down but does not participate or influence the play, it is a nonplayer foul.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

It is a foul if A12 replaces A11 and A11 does not begin to leave the field until five seconds after A12 arrives in the huddle.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

If a substitute enters the huddle, but the replaced player does not leave within three seconds, it is a dead-ball illegal participation foul.

Answer 10

False

Question 11

It is a foul if the huddle breaks two seconds after A12 enters the huddle and before any player begins to leave the field.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

During a dead ball, no more than two players from either team may enter the game unless there was a change of possession or a charged timeout.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

A substitute who goes onto the field, but is unavoidable to complete the substitution prior to the ball becoming live, may return to his team box legally, provided he leaves the field on his team box side and is off the field when the ball is snapped.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

A player may be withdrawn and reenter during the same dead ball interval if the opponent takes a charged timeout.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

If A81 is replaced by A82 following a down, he may not return during the same dead-ball interval, even if the period ends prior to the next down, or the penalty is accepted for a foul which occurred during the down.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

It is illegal participation for a replaced player to leave the field during a down.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

It is illegal substitution if a replaced player unsuccessfully attempts to leave the field prior to the snap, whether or not he affects the play.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

If substitute B32 enters the field during a down, but does not influence the play, it is a nonplayer foul.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Illegal participation is enforced as a live-ball foul.

Answer 19

True

Question 20

If a player is blocked out-of-bounds, he may come back inbounds and legally participate.

Answer 20

True

Question 21

It is not a foul if potential punter k2 accidentally steps on the end line following the snap but is inbounds when he catches the high snap and then punts the ball.

Answer 21

False

Question 22

If end A1 voluntarily goes out of bounds and immediately returns during the down, it is illegal participation.

Answer 22

True

Question 23

If B44 steps on the sideline while covering receiver A86, it is a foul if B44 returns and intercepts the forward pass.

Answer 23

False

Question 24

It is a foul if A84 accidentally steps out of bounds after B21 intercepts and A84 then returns to make the tackle.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

If a player is blocked out of bounds by an opponent and returns inbounds during the down, he shall return at the first opportunity.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

If R28 accidentally goes out of bounds during a scrimmage kick and then returns and catches the punt, it is a foul for illegal participation.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

During the down, it is illegal participation if any player intentionally goes out of bounds and does not return inbounds.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

If A88 voluntarily goes out-of-bounds and returns to block B41, it is illegal participation, a foul during the down and the “all-but-one” enforcement principle is used.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

No player shall intentionally go out of bounds during a down and intentionally touch the ball.

Answer 29

True

Question 30

If a substitute or replaced player influences the play, it is illegal participation.

Answer 30

True

Question 31

If a team member who is entering to fill a player vacancy is on the opponent’s side of the neutral zone at the snap, it is illegal participation if he touches the ball.

Answer 31

True

Question 32

Illegal participation may be enforced as a nonplayer foul.

Answer 32

False

Question 33

If a 12th player is in the defensive formation at the snap, the foul is illegal participation and is enforced from the succeeding spot.

Answer 33

False

Question 34

It is illegal participation if a player is lying on the ground to deceive the opponents at or immediately before the snap or free kick.

Answer 34

True

Question 35

The re-entry of a disqualified player is illegal participation.

Answer 35

True