ch 9 Flashcards
The goal line pylons when properly placed are out of bounds at the intersection of the sideline and the goal line extended.
TRUE
It is a touchdown for Team A when a live ball in runner A31’s possession breaks the vertical plane of Team B’s goal line.
TRUE
Team A scores a touchdown any time it possesses a live ball in the opponent’s end zone.
TRUE
It is a safety if A22’s fumble is declared dead in Team B’s end zone and no player of either team is in possession.
FALSE
If A33 fumbles the ball into Team B’s end zone, and while the ball is loose there an official blows an inadvertent whistle, it is a touchdown for Team A.
FALSE
It is a safety if B56 forces A28’s fumble into Team B’s end zone and A12 recovers there.
FALSE
It is a safety if A1’s fumble on his 5-yard line is recovered by B1 in A’s end zone.
FALSE
If a try by placekick does not break the plane of R’s goal line, R1 may recover and advance.
FALSE
If a kick try is blocked and K42 recovers behind the line and runs into the end zone, Team K is awarded two points.
FALSE
Team B can score on a try.
FALSE
If a loss of down foul by Team A occurs during a successful try, there is no score and the down is replayed.
FALSE
A field goal may be scored by a dropkick or placekick, either from scrimmage or during a free kick following a fair catch or awarded fair catch or safety.
FALSE
If K’s field-goal attempt deflects off K2’s shoulder while he is in the expanded neutral zone, no goal is scored even if the ball passes between the uprights and above the crossbar.
FALSE
During a field goal attempt, the ball becomes dead if the kick is blocked behind the neutral zone.
FALSE
If the holder muffs the snap on a field goal attempt and K21 kicks the ball as the holder is attempting to gain possession, it is a field goal if the ball goes through the uprights above the crossbar.
FALSE
Force is a concern only with ball movement either toward or away from the goal line.
FALSE
A new force can be given to a fumble after it has touched the ground.
TRUE
A new force can be added to a kick in flight.
FALSE
The batting of a forward pass is not considered a new force for judging whether a touchback or safety results.
TRUE
If R64 blocks K10’s kick on Team K’s eight yard line and the ball rebounds into Team K’s end zone, the change of direction is a new force and when K28 recovers it there, it is a touchback.
FALSE
A backward pass on Team A’s 20 which is batted in flight by B31 and recovered by A8 in Team A’s end zone is not a safety because of the new force.
FALSE
The muffing or batting of a pass, kick or fumble in flight is not considered a new force since the original force has not been spent.
TRUE
When a live ball becomes dead in player possession in that player’s end zone, it is always a safety.
FALSE
It is a safety if A7 retreats into his end zone and fumbles the ball out of bounds over the end line.
TRUE