Ch.5 Passing Flashcards

1
Q

To make a catch a player must possess a live ball in flight and return both feet to the ground inbounds.

A

False

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2
Q

A pass thrown from Team A’s 20 yard line toward 22 yard line, but is blown backward by the wind and hits the ground at the 19 yard line is a backward pass

A

False

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3
Q

A backward pass is a pass thrown with its initial direction parallel with or toward the runner’s end line.

A

True

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4
Q

A passer continues to be a passer until the pass ends or until he moves to participate in the play.

A

True

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5
Q

A pass thrown backward out of bounds to stop the clock is an illegal pass.

A

FALSE

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6
Q

A third down backward pass, which is simultaneously possessed by opponents, belong to the defensive team.

A

FALSE

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7
Q

A forward pass is legal if it is the first pass thrown by Team A during a scrimmage down with both feet of the passer in or behind the neutral zone, before a change of team possession.

A

TRUE

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8
Q

Team A is limited to one legal forward pass per down.

A

TRUE

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9
Q

If the ball is beyond the neutral zone when it leaves the passer’s hand on a forward pass, it is an illegal pass.

A

FALSE

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10
Q

A forward pass has gone beyond the neutral zone if at any time during the pass, some part of the ball is beyond the neutral zone.

A

FALSE

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11
Q

A forward pass caught behind the neutral zone by A76, is an illegal pass , but the ball remains alive when caught.

A

FALSE

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12
Q

A pass thrown forward after a change of possession is an illegal forward pass.

A

TRUE

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13
Q

If runner A32 who is beyond the neutral zone intentionally tosses the ball forward, he has thrown an illegal forward pass.

A

TRUE

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14
Q

When an illegal forward pass touches the ground, the ball becomes dead.

A

TRUE

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15
Q

When the numbering exception is in effect and a pass is thrown from a scrimmage-kick formation, it is an illegal forward pass.

A

FALSE

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16
Q

The absence of eligible offensive receiver(s) in the immediate area of an incomplete forward pass is one guideline in determining intentional grounding.

A

TRUE

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17
Q

Any forward pass purposely thrown incomplete is an illegal pass.

A

FALSE

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18
Q

It is legal to spike the ball to conserve time if Team A is a in a shotgun formation at the snap.

A

FALSE

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19
Q

If a forward pass touches an official who is in the field of play, the pass is ruled incomplete if it is subsequently caught by any player.

A

TRUE

20
Q

An underhand pitch forward behind the neutral zone from A7 to A32 is an incomplete pass if not caught.

A

TRUE

21
Q

During an illegal forward pass, no pass eligibility restrictions apply.

A

TRUE

22
Q

Touching of a forward pass by A81 causes all Team A players to become eligible.

A

FALSE

23
Q

Pass eligibility rules apply equally to legal and illegal forward passes as well as backward passes.

A

FALSE

24
Q

An eligible Team A pass receiver must be either on an end or legally behind his scrimmage line and must be numbered 1-49 or 80-99 at the snap.

A

TRUE

25
Q

Any back or end numbered 50-59 is an ineligible pass receiver at the snap.

A

TRUE

26
Q

The snapper can be an eligible receiver.

A

TRUE

27
Q

Touching of a forward pass by Team B causes all Team A players to become eligible.

A

TRUE

28
Q

A player who is an eligible receiver at the snap become ineligible if he goes out of bounds intentionally and returns.

A

FALSE

29
Q

A player who is an eligible receiver at the snap may become ineligible during the down.

A

FALSE

30
Q

If B1 tackles eligible A1 behind the line while the pass is in flight, it is pass interference.

A

FALSE

31
Q

There can be no pass interference or ineligibles downfield if the pass does not cross the neutral zone.

A

TRUE

32
Q

Offensive pass interference is still possible if a legal forward pass is touched by B41 behind the neutral zone.

A

FALSE

33
Q

It is possible for B42 to commit pass interference after the pass has been touched by A81.

A

FALSE

34
Q

Hindering an opponents vision without making an attempt to catch the ball is pass interference even if there is no contact.

A

TRUE

35
Q

Contact by a defender that occurs clearly away from where the pass is thrown is not pass interference, but could be another foul.

A

TRUE

36
Q

Ineligibles are restricted from going downfield until a forward pass which goes beyond the neutral zone is thrown.

A

TRUE

37
Q

Ineligible receivers may not legally go beyond the neutral zone until the pass has gone beyond the neutral zone.

A

FALSE

38
Q

On a play where a forward pass crosses the neutral zone, A76 is guilty of being an ineligible receiver downfield if he runs two yards beyond the line and does not block anyone.

A

FALSE

39
Q

If A11’s forward pass is deflected by A82 to A63 behind the neutral zone and A63 catches it, there is no foul.

A

FALSE

40
Q

If a forward pass hits A61 in the back while he is pass blocking behind the neutral zone, such a pass is illegal.

A

FALSE

41
Q

If A7’s forward pass is muffed by A72 behind the neutral zone, the spot of the foul is the spot from which the pass was thrown.

A

FALSE

42
Q

To complete a catch an airborne player must have control of the ball and land with both feet inbounds before stepping or touching out-of-bounds.

A

FALSE

43
Q

If a player possesses the ball while airborne and is driven out-of-bounds by a defensive player prior to touching grounds inbounds, it may be ruled a catch.

A

FALSE

44
Q

If airborne B1 intercepts a pass on B’S two yard line and he first lands in his own end zone, it is a touchback if he is downed there.

A

TRUE

45
Q

After the ball is thrown, as long as the passer is standing still or fading back, no defensive player shall charge into him unless contact is unavoidable.

A

TRUE