ch.4 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.
True
If the helmet of the tackler comes off in making contact with the runner, the ball becomes dead immediately.
False
If receiver A82 has his helmet ripped off at the line, the ball becomes dead if A82 touches or catches a forward pass.
False
The runner may use his hands or arms to ward off or push an opponent.
True
If a runner uses an open hand on an opponent’s face mask to ward off a tackle, it is a foul.
False
When B72 throws his body across the back of the legs of the runner, it is a foul for clipping.
False
It is legal for B98 to trip runner A41.
True
The runner may be tripped, clipped or blocked below the waist at any time while the ball is live.
True
The runner cannot commit a spearing foul.
False
Tackling a runner by driving the face mask, frontal area or top of the helmet directly into him is a foul.
True
The runner may be tackled by grabbing the inside front collar of the shoulder pads or jersey.
True
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.
False
Spearing must involve an attempt to punish an opponent by intentionally contacting him with the helmet.
False
If a teammate lifts or pushes the runner, it is a foul which carries a 10-yard penalty.
False
It is a foul for illegal use of hands if the runner grasps a teammate.
True
If the quarterback contacts the runner’s back without adding to his momentum, it is a foul.
False
The ground cannot cause a fumble.
False
A runner beyond the line who intentionally fumbles the ball forward has thrown an illegal forward pass.
True
Beyond the line, a handed ball is considered to be a pass.
False
During a free kick down, the ball may be handed forward to a teammate.
False
The ball may be handed either forward or backward to a teammate at any tiime.
False
The interior linemen can receive a handoff behind the line without restriction.
False
A planned loose ball play involving a lineman is legal if the referee is notified in advance.
False
A catch of an opponent’s fumble or pass is called a recovery.
False
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 or illegal forward handing regardless of who recovers the ball.
False
If a third down fumbles by A32 is recovered simultaneously by A36 and B55, the ball belongs to Team B.
False
A fumble by A34 recovered by B52, who is in contact with the sideline, becomes dead when touched and belongs to Team A.
True
A player cannot fumble before gaining possession.
True
A muff and a fumble are considered one and the same by definition.
False
There are special rules for fumbles on fourth down plays.
False
If the ball is fumbled forward and out of bounds, it is recommended to the spot of the fumble.
False
The momentum exception may apply to fumbles recovered inside Team B’s five yard line.
True
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.
False
If runner A11 touches B44 while B44 is out-of-bounds, A11 is also out-of-bounds.
False
If a loose ball touches a game official who is straddling the sideline, the ball is not out-of-bounds.
False
The dead ball spot is always the spot under the foremost point of the ball when it becomes dead by rule.
False
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.
True
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.
True
When an quarterback is sacked and thrown backward, the forward progress spot is where the ball is located when the quarterback is down by rule.
False
When the ball becomes dead in a side zone, the ball is always placed at the nearest hash mark.
False
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 marks.
True
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.
True
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.
True
