Test Flashcards
A false Start is always a dead-ball foul.
False
The ball becomes dead and the down is ended when a prosthetic limb comes completely off the runner.
True
A backward pass out of bounds is an illegal pass.
True
The ball may contain only the following permissible items: A. Ball manufacturers name and/or logo B. School name, logo and/or mascot. C. State association name and/or logos. D. Any of the above
D. Any of the above.
Illegal participation can be a non player foul.
True
A player in the act of or just after throwing a pass, is not considered a defenseless player.
False
If runner A1, who is beyond the neutral zone, tosses the ball forward, he has thrown an illegal forward pass.
True
The referee is the final judge as to the legality of the ball.
True
K's free-kick line after a safety and no penalty is the A. 35-yard line B. 30-yard line C. 25-yard line D. 20-yard line
D. 20-yard line
An official’s time-out can be called for unusual heat or humidity situations.
True
When a penalty is accepted with less than two minutes remaining in either half, the offended team will have the option to start the game clock on the snap.
True
Clipping in the free-blocking zone is illegal.
True
Defensive players are restricted from contacting the ball or the snapper’s hand(s) or arm(s) until the snapper has released the ball.
True
No player or non player shall: A. Hurdle an opponent B. Throw a helmet to trip an opponent. C. Initiate illegal helmet contact. D. Any of the above
D. Any of the above
A player may be withdrawn and re-entered legally during the same dead-ball interval if the period ends during the dead-ball interval.
True
A period shall not be extended by an untimed down if, during a down in which time expires, a foul occurs for which enforcement, by rule, results in a safety.
False
The period shall be extended if, during a down in which time expires, B1 commits an unsportsmanlike foul and the penalty is accepted.
False
Helping the runner carries a 15-yard penalty.
False
Blocking is obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of the blocker’s body.
True
Illegal participation fouls by the receiving team occurring during the kick at now enforced under post scrimmage kick fouls.
True
It is a touchdown for A if A1 fumbles into B’s end zone and A2 is the last to touch the ball prior to its going out of bounds beyond the end line.
False
If K’s blocked punt strikes the ground and is then forced into K’s end zone by R2 and recovered there by R3, it is a touchback.
True
When a try is replayed, the snap may be from any point between the hash marks on the yard line through the spot of the ball.
True
If end A1 voluntarily goes out of bounds and immediately returns during the down, it is illegal participation.
True
A coach who has been disqualified may not have further direct or indirect contact with his/her team during the remainder of the game.
True
A dead ball may become live only be a legal snap or free kick.
True
The clock shall start with the snap, if the clock was stopped because of an inadvertent whistle.
False
The referee shall have the authority to correct the number of the next down prior to the ball becoming live after a new series of downs is awarded and prior to the declaration of the end of any period.
True
The batting of a pass, kick or fumble in flight is not considered a new force for judging whether a touchback or safety results.
True
No player or non player shall make any other contact with an opponent, including a defenseless player, which is deemed unnecessary or excessive and which incites roughness.
True
After the ball goes out of bounds, the clock always starts with the read-for-play.
False
If a free kick is repeated due to a foul, the clock shall start when the free kick is touched, other than first touching by K.
True
A down is action which starts with a legal snap or a free kick and ends when the ball next becomes dead.
True
Only one receiver may give a signal for a fair catch while any legal kick is in flight.
False
At the time the ball is kicked, at least four K players must be on each side of the kicker.
True
The NFHS disapproves of any form of taunting that is intended or designed to embarrass, ridicule or demean others under any circumstances..
True
It is recommended that goal lines be marked in a color that contracts with other field markings.
True
By state association adoption, to allow for special occasions, commemorative or memorial patches, not to exceed 4 square inches, may be worn on the uniform without compromising its integrity.
True
A scrimmage kick recovered in or behind the neutral zone may be advanced by K or R, unless it is during a try.
True
The enforcement spot for any foul by the defense is the \_\_\_ when the run ends in the end zone and would result in a safety. A. 10-yard line B. 5-yard line C. 3-yard line D. Goal line
D. Goal line
Giving an invalid fair-catch signal carries a 15-yard penalty.
False
When the ball is loose following an illegal kick, it does not retain the same status as prior to the illegal kick.
False
Completely clear or completely white tooth and mouth protectors are legal.
True
On kicks entering R’S end zone, the determination of force dictates whether it is a touchback or a safety.
False
Effective 2021, the jerseys of the home team shall be a dark color that clearly contrasts to white.
True
Free-kick lines are always 10 yards apart.
True
A signal to end a period shall be sounded when time expires (clock indicates 0:00) during the down.
True
If a double foul occurs during a down in which time expires, the period is ended.
False
The top of the crossbar on the goal post shall be\_\_ above the ground, measured from the base of each upright to the top of the crossbar at the intersection, or at each of the crossbar perpendicular to the ground when a single pedestal is used. A. 8 feet B. 10 feet C. 12 feet D. 14 feet
B. 10 feet
No player or non player shall execute a blindside block outside of the free-blocking zone with forceful contact unless initiated with open hands.
True
An unofficial auxiliary down indicator may be used, but it must be operated approximately 2 yards outside the sideline (except in stadiums where the total playing enclosure doe not permit) opposite the official line-to-gain and down indicators.
True
Face tackling is an act by any player who initiates contact against an opponent at the shoulders or below with the crown (top portion) of his helmet.
False
A multiple foul is one or more live-ball fouls by each team resulting in offsetting penalties.
False
If a low scrimmage kick is touched by R1 in the neutral zone, kick-catching interference restrictions have ended and no fair catch can be made.
True
If there is an inadvertent whistle during a forward pass, but prior to the whistle A commits pass interference, the down is replayed if the penalty is accepted.
True
A pop-up kick is a free kick in which the kicker drives the ball immediately into the ground, the ball strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of a ball kicked directly off the tee.
True
A scrimmage kick recovered in or behind the neutral zone may not be advanced by K or R.
True
After a team has used its permissible charged time-outs for the half, any subsequent request shall be denied unless it is for:
A. an apparently injured player who is so designated when the request is made.
B. Necessary repair to player equipment except as in 3-5-10d.
C. The review of a possible misapplication or misinterpretation of a rule.
D. Any of the above.
D. Any of the above.
If K1’s field-goal attempt deflects off K2’s shoulder while he in the expanded neutral zone, no goal is scored even if the ball passes between the uprights and above the crossbar.
False
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.
True
After the ball becomes dead and it appears that the ball may have reached the line-to=gain, the covering official shall stop the clock.
True
A clock will start with the read-for-play following a television time-out.
Fals
Following a foul, a series of downs ends when:
a. The acceptance of the penalty includes the award of a first down.
b. Acceptance or declination of any penalty leaves A in possession beyond the line-to-gain.
c. Any of the above.
d. None of the above.
C. Any of the above
A back may not wear a jersey with a number 50 through 79.
True
It is a touchdown for A when a live ball in A1’s possession breaks the vertical plane of B’s goal line.
True
Enforcement provisions apply to all player fouls.
True
It is a foul for non-contact face guarding on a forward pass.
False
If a touchdown is scored during the last down of the fourth period, the try shall not be attempted unless the period(s) would affect the outcome of the game or playoff qualifying.
True
It is a field goal even if part of the ball passes through the line of the upright extended.
False
Football gloves are required to meet either the new SFIA specifications or the existing NOCSAE standard at the time of manufacture.
True
Grasping the tooth and mouth protector attached to the face mask is not a foul.
False
The penalty for a forward pass, batted, muffed or caught by an ineligible A player who is behind, in or beyond the neutral zone is: A. loss of 5 yards and loss of down. B. loss of 5 yards and no loss of down. C. loss of 10 yards and loss of down. D. loss of 10 yards and no loss of down.
A. loss of 5 yards and loss of down.
A drop kick or place kick may be used following a safety.
True
Replaced players shall begin to leave the field within three seconds.
True
The pylon when properly placed on the goal line is out of bounds at the intersection of the sideline and goal-line extended.
True
An attempt by B to interfere with A’s signals prior to the snap is a live-ball foul.
False
If touching causes the ball to become dead, securing possession of the ball has no significance.
True
A fumble is the touching of a loose ball by a player in an unsuccessful to attempt to secure possession.
False
A foul is a result imposed by rule against a team or team member that has committed a penalty.
False
Following a change of possession, if an advertent whistle is sounded, the down must be replayed.
True
Possession of a live ball in the opponent’s end zone is always a safety.
False
A block against an opponent, other than the runner, who does not see the blocker approaching is: A. chop block B. Interlocked Blocking C. Blindside Block D. Spearing
C. Blindside block
If K1 is first touch a free kick between the free-kick lines, such touching is ignored.
True
A free kick may be made after a fair catch.
True
Ball-colored helmets are legal player equipment.
False
It is not a foul if A1 immediately returns tot he field and makes a block after being blocked or pushed out of bounds by B1.
False
First touching applies to K only.
True
After a safety, unless moved by a penalty, R’s free-kick line is K’s 30-yard line.
False
A free kick which goes out of bounds belongs to the kicking team
False
Penalties for dead-ball fouls are enforced separately and in the order in which they occurred.
True
A football jersey must completely cover the shoulder pads and all pads worn above the waist on the torso.
True
A ball without any stripes is legal for use if both coaches agree to use it.
False
It is a safety if A1 retreats into A’s end zone and fumbles the ball beyond the end line.
True
Illegal helmet contact may not be judged a flagrant act by the game official.
False
Member state associations may determine the game official who is to accompany the referee during the required pre-game meeting with each head coach.
False
A pass thrown backward out of bounds to stop the clock is an illegal pass.
True
A defensive player shall not:
a. use his hands to add momentum to the charge of a teammate who is on the line of scrimmage.
b. use his hands or arms to hook, lock, clamp, grasp, encircle or hold in an effort to restrain the opponent other than the runner.
c. contact an ineligible receiver who is no longer a potential blocker.
d. any of the above
D. Any of the above.
All fouls by A during the down are enforced from the basic spot.
True
A backward pass is a pass thrown with its initial direction parallel with or toward the runner’s end line.
False
A kick ends as soon as R1 touches the kick
False
