Test Questions True/False Flashcards
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A player is in the huddle and the Referee notices A-7 doesn’t have a mouth guard. The Referee
should send A-7 out for a play and not allow to participate until A-7 has a mouth guard. T/F
True - Rule 1-5-5
The passer is considered a defenseless player until the legal forward pass ends or the passer
moves to participate in the play. T/F
True - Rules 2-32-11, 2-32-16-a
If K commits fouls during a Free Kick R can now “tack on” the foul from the succeeding spot. T/F
True - Rules 6-1-9-b, 6-1-9-b penalty, 10-4-2 exception
The penalty for a player who is not properly equipped is the removal of that player for at least
one down. T/F
True - Rule 1-5-5
A passer isn’t considered ‘Defenseless’ until a legal forward pass is thrown. T/.F
True - Rule 2-32-11, 2-32-16a
If a foul is committed by the kick team during a scrimmage kick one option is to have the foul tacked on from the succeeding spot. T/F
True - Rule 10-4-2, Comments on the 2018 Rules Changes
During a Free Kick (kickoff) K45 holds R30 during the kick. R ends up with the ball. This penalty can now be administered from the succeeding spot. T/F
True - Rule 10-4-2, Comments on the 2018 Rules Changes
A has the ball 1st and 10. A10 runs out on the field and the Referee notices that he isn’t wearing knee pads. This is a 5 yard penalty and A10 must sit out for one play. T/F
False - Rule 1-5-5
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. T/F
True - Rule 5-1-1-b
It is a foul for non-contact face guarding on a forward pass. T/F
False - Rule 7-5-10, casebook 7.5.10 Situation C
A fumble is the touching of a loose ball by a player in an unsuccessful attempt to secure
possession. T/F
False - Rule 2-18(2-27 muff)
Blocking is obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of the blocker’s body. T/F
True - Rule 2-3-1
A down is action which starts with a legal snap or a free kick and ends when the ball next becomes dead. T/F
True - Rule 2-7-1
A period shall not be extended by an untimed down if, during a down in which time expires, an foul occurs for which enforcement, by rule, results in a safety - T/F
True - 3-3-4-b-5
Giving an invalid fair-catch signal carries a 15-yard penalty. T/F
False - Rule 6-5-7 Penalty. FYI - Invalid fair catch signal is a 5 yard penalty.
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. T/F
True - Rule 2-24-10
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. T/F
True - Rule 3-4-7
Grasping the tooth and mouth protector attached to the face mask is not a foul. T/F
False - Rule 9-4-3-h
A player may withdraw and re-enter legally during the same dead-ball interval if the period ends during the dead ball interval. T/F
True - Rule 3-7-3
A kick ends as soon as R touches the kick. T/F
False - 2-24-2.
The clock shall start with the ready if the clock was stopped because of an inadvertent whistle unless B or R is in possession at the time of the inadvertent whistle during a running play and chooses to accept the result of the play. T/F
True - Rule 3-4-2-c
A scrimmage kick recovered in or behind the neutral zone may not be advances by K or R. T/F
False - Rule 6-2-2, 6-2-3
It is a safety if A1 retreats into A’s end zone and fumbles the ball beyond the end line. T/F
True - Rule 8-5-2-a
After the ball becomes dead and it appears that the ball has reached the line-to-gain, the covering official shall stop the clock. T/F
True - Rule 3-5-9, 3-5-7