Ch. 4 The Running Game Forward Progress Flashcards
If a Team B player tackles an opponent who is not a runner, officials will make allowance if such player was pretending to be a runner.
T
If the helmet of the tackler comes off in making contact with the runner, the ball becomes dead immediately.
F
If A82 has his helmet ripped off at the line, the ball becomes dead if A82 touches or catches a forward pass.
F
The runner may use his hands or arms to ward off or push an opponent.
T
If a runner uses an open hand on an opponents face mask to ward off a tackle, it is a foul.
F
When B72 throws his body across the back of the legs of the runner, it is a foul for clipping.
F
It is legal for B98 to trip runner A41.
T
The runner may be tripped, clipped or blocked below the waist at any time while the ball is live.
T
The runner cannot commit a spearing foul.
F
Tackling a runner by driving the face mask, frontal area or top of the helmet directly into him is a foul.
T
The runner may be tackled by grabbing the inside front collar of the should pads or jersey.
T
It is not a horse collar tackle if a player standing in the pocket is pulled down by the back collar of his jersey as he releases a forward pass because he was no longer a runner when he came to the ground.
F
Spearing must involve an attempt to punish an opponent by intentionally contacting him with the helmet.
F
If a teammate lifts or pushes the runner, it is a foul which carries a 10-yard penalty.
F
It is a foul or illegal use of hands if the runner grasps a teammate.
T
If the quarterback contacts the runner’s back without adding to his momentum, it is a foul.
F
A runner beyond the line who intentionally fumbles the ball forward has thrown an illegal forward pass.
T
Beyond the line, a handed ball is considered to be a pass.
F
During a free kick down, the ball may be handed forward to a teammate.
F
The ball may be handed either forward or backward to a teammate at any time.
F
Interior lineman can receive a handoff behind the line without restriction.
F
A planned loose ball play involving a lineman is legal if the referee is notified in advance.
F
A catch of an opponents fumble or pass is called a recovery.
F
If A32 hands the ball forward to A88 beyond the line of scrimmage and A88 allows the ball to fall to the ground, it is a foul for illegal forward handing regardless of who recovers the ball.
F
If a third down fumble by A32 is recovered simultaneously by A36 and B55, the ball belongs to Team B.
F
A fumble by A34 recovered by B52, who is contact with the sideline, becomes dead when touched and belongs to Team A.
T
A player cannot fumble before gaining possession
T
A muff and a fumble are considered one and the same by definition.
F
There are special rules for fumbles on fourth down plays.
F
If the ball is fumbled forward and out of bounds it is returned to the spot of the fumble.
F
The momentum exception may apply to fumbles recovered inside Team B’s five yard line.
T
If airborne A86 possesses the ball in Team B’s end zone, but prior to touching the ground inbounds he brushes the upright, it is a touchdown.
F
If runner A11 touches B44 while B44 is out-of-bounds, A11 is also out-of-bounds.
F
If a loose ball touches a game official who is straddling the sideline, the ball is not out-of-bounds.
F
If a loose ball touches a player who is in contact with the sideline, the ball is considered inbounds and remains alive.
F
The dead ball spot is always the spot under the foremost point of the ball when it becomes dead by rule.
F
When an airborne player makes a catch, forward progress is the furthest point of advancement after he possesses the ball if contacted by a defender.
T
When a runner is airborne as he crosses the sideline, the forward progress spot is where the foremost point of the ball crosses the plane of the sideline.
T
When a quarterback is sacked and thrown backward, the forward progress spot is where the ball is located when the quarterback is down by rule.
F
When the ball becomes dead in a side zone, the ball is always placed at the nearest hash mark.
F
If requested by the team captain after a safety or touchback, the ball may be put in play anywhere on the 20 yard line between the hash mark lines.
T
After a fair catch or kick catching interference resulting in an awarded fair catch, Team R may choose to have the ball placed on the proper yard line anywhere between the hash marks.
T
On a try, the ball is snapped from a spot designated by Team A anywhere between the hash marks on Team B’s three yard line.
T
