2015 FOOTBALL QUESTIONS
- ON A FREE KICK TO START A PERIOD, THE CLOCK WILL START WHEN THE BALL IS TOUCHED OTHER THAN FIRST TOUCHING BY K. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A TOUCHDOWN IS SCORED DURING THE LAST DOWN OF THE FOURTH PERIOD, THE TRY SHALL NOT BE ATTEMPTED UNLESS THE POINT(S) WOULD AFFECT THE OUTCOME OF THE GAME. TRUE OR FALSE
- TARGETING IS AN ACT OF TAKING AIM AND INITIATING CONTACT TO AN OPPONENT ABOVE THE SHOULDERS WITH THE HELMET, FOREARM, HAND, FIST, ELBOW OR SHOULDERS. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF THE HEAD COACH IS EJECTED, THE GAME MUST BE FORFEITED IMMEDIATELY. TRUE OR FALSE
- A CATCH IS THE ACT OF ESTABLISHING PLAYER POSSESSION OF A LIVE BALL WHICH IS IN FLIGHT, AND FIRST CONTACTING THE GROUND INBOUNDS WHILE MAINTAINING POSSESSION OF THE BALL. TRUE OR FALSE
- USE OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES BY PLAYERS, EXCEPT DURING AUTHORIZED CONFERENCES OUTSIDE THE 9-YARD MARKS, IS PROHIBITED. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A DEAD-BALL FOUL OCCURS FOLLOWING THE READY-FOR-PLAY, IT IS TOO LATE FOR A COACH-REFEREE CONFERENCE REGARDING MISAPPLICATION OF A RULE DURING THE PREVIOUS DOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
- A1 ON HIS OWN 30 YARD LINE PASSES TO A2 ON A’s 45 YARD LINE. WHILE A2 IS STILL IN THE AIR, B1 PUSHES HIM OUT OF BOUNDS AT THE 45 YARD LINE. RULING: 1. INTERFERENCE ON B1 2. COMPLETED PASS AT SPOT OF GOING OUT OF BOUNDS 3. INCOMPLETE PASS
- A SCRIMMAGE KICK RECOVERED IN OR BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE MAY BE ADVANCED BY: 1. K OR R 2. R BUT NOT K 3. K BUT NOT R 4. NEITHER K OR R
- THE BOUNDARY LINES ARE THE END LINES AND SIDELINES AND ARE OUT OF BOUNDS. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE HOME TEAMS COLORS ARE RED, BLACK AND WHITE. WHICH TOWEL COLOR IS ILLEGAL? 1. BLUE 2. BLACK 3. BROWN 4. PINK
- BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PERIODS AND BETWEEN THE THIRD AND FOURTH PERIODS, THE TEAMS MAY OR MAY NOT CHANGE GOALS. TRUE OR FALSE
- ONLY A MAY SCORE ON A TRY. TRUE OR FALSE
- IMMEDIATELY AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD, THE UMPIRE SHALL HOLD THE BALL IN ONE HAND OVERHEAD TO INDICATE THE PERIOD HAS OFFICIALLY ENDED. TRUE OR FALSE
- FOR KICK-CATCHING INTERFERENCE, R MAY ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE PLAY, AN AWARED FAIR CATCH AFTER ENFORCEMENT OF A 15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL OR A 15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE PREVIOUS SPOT AND A REPLAY OF THE DOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE SPOT OF FIRST TOUCHING DURING A SCRIMMAGE KICK. TRUE OR FALSE
- DURING A FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT, NOT DURING A TRY, THE BALL BECOMES DEAD WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS THE KICK HAS FAILED. TRUE OR FALSE
- AFTER TEAM A HAS BEEN SET FOR AT LEAST ONE SECOND, IT IS A FOUL IF BACK A1 MOVES TO A NEW BACKFIELD POSITION AND SETS FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND BEFORE THE SNAP. TRUE OR FALSE
- ON KICKS ENTERING R’s END ZONE, THE DETERMINATION OF FORCE DICTATES WHETHER IT IS A TOUCHBACK OR A SAFETY. TRUE OR FALSE
- AN ATTEMPT BY B TO INTERFERE WITH A’s SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE SNAP IS A LIVE-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE CLOCK RUNNING TIME FOR A VARSITY GAME SHALL BE ______MINUTES FOR HIGH SCHOOLS WITH PERIODS AND INTERMISSIONS AS INDICATED BY THE NFHS FOOTBALL RULES BOOK. 1. 60 2. 48 3. 40 4. 32
- IF B1 INTERCEPTS A FORWARD PASS IN B’s END ZONE AND DROPS TO ONE KNEE, IT IS A SAFETY. TRUE OR FALSE
- AN AIRBORNE PLAYER WHO HAS FORWARD PROGRESS STOPPED INBOUNDS AND IS CARRIED OUT OF BOUNDS BY AN OPPONENT BEFORE CONTACTING THE GROUND IS AWARDED A CATCH AT THE SPOT OF FORWARD PROGRESS. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS A TOUCHBACK WHEN A GROUNDED THREE-POINT FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT BREAKS THE PLANE OF R’s GOAL LINE UNLESS R CHOOSES SPOT OF FIRST TOUCHING BY K. TRUE OR FALSE
- A PLAYER WHO IS AN ELIGIBLE RECEIVER AT THE SNAP MAY BECOME INELIGIBLE DURING THE DOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
- A FOUL THAT OCCURS SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE SNAP IS AN EXCEPTION TO THE ALL-BUT-ONE ENFORCEMENT PRINCIPLE. TRUE OR FALSE
- IN ATTEMPTING TO TACKLE A1, B1’s HELMET COMES COMPLETELY OFF. A1 DOES NOT GO DOWN AND HE RUNS FOR A TOUCHDOWN. 1. B1 MAY RETURN FOR THE TRY IF THEIR TEAM CALLS A TIMEOUT 2. THE SCORE STANDS AND B1 MUST LEAVE THE FIELD FOR ONE PLAY. 3. THE PLAY IS STOPPED AND THE BALL BECOMES DEAD WHEN B1’s HELMET CAME OFF 4. THE SCORE STANDS AND B1 CAN STAY IN THE GAME FOR THE TRY
- AN OFFICIAL’s INADVERTENT WHISTLE CAUSES THE BALL TO BECOME DEAD. TRUE OR FALSE
- A COACH WHO HAS BEEN EJECTED MAY NOT HAVE FURTHER CONTACT WITH HIS TEAM DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME. TRUE OR FALSE
- A MOUTH PROTECTOR MUST BE WORN AND MUST BE COMPLETELY WHITE OR CLEAR. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF B1 TACKELES ELIGIBLE A1 IN OR BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE WHILE THE FORWARD PASS IS IN FLIGHT, IT IS PASS INTERFERENCE BY B1. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE MOISTURE-ABSORBING TOWEL WORN BY A PLAYER CAN BE BALL- OR PENALTY FLAG-COLORED. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE KICKING TEAM MAY NOT INITIATE CONTACT ONCE THE RECEIVING TEAM HAS INITIATED A BLOCK WITH THE NEUTRAL ZONE. TRUE OR FALSE
- AT THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER WITH NO TIME ON THE OFFICIAL GAME CLOCK, TEAM “B” PLAYER COMMITS A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TEAM “A” HAS THE OPTION TO: 1. ACCEPT THE PENALTY AND HAVE “B” LOSE THEIR OPTION TO DEFER TO THE SECOND HALF 2. ACCEPT THE PENALTY AND HAVE AN UNTIMED DOWN 3. ACCEPT THE PENALTY AND HAVE ADMINISTERED AT THE SUCCEEDING SPOT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE THIRD QUARTER 4. THE PENALTY IS AUTOMATICALLY DECLINED.
- DURING A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT, R7 MUFFS THE SHORT KICK AT THE 2 YARD LINE. K28 RECOVERS THE BALL IN R’s END ZONE. 1. SAFETY, 2 POINTS FOR K 2. 1ST AND 10 FOR R AT R’s 2 YARD LINE 3. TOUCHDOWN, 6 POINTS FOR K 4. 1ST AND 10 FOR R AT R’s 20 YARD LINE
- IT IS UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT FOR A PLAYER WHOSE HELMET COMES COMPLETELY OFF DURING A DOWN TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN WHICH THE PLAYER IS ENGAGED. TRUE OR FALSE
- 3RD AND 25 FOR A AT A’s 30 YARD LINE. DURING THE PASS, B10 COMMITS DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE AT A’s 40 YARD LINE. 1. 3RD AND 15 FOR A AT A’s 40 YARD LINE. 2. 3RD AND 10 FOR A AT A’s 45 YARD LINE. 3. 1ST AND 10 FOR A AT A’s 40 YARD LINE. 4. 1ST AND 10 FOR A AT A’s 45 YARD LINE.
- A76’s HELMET COMES OFF WITHOUT A FOUL AND HE CONTINUES TO BLOCK B54. B54 CONTINUES TO BLOCK A76 FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. RULING: 1. A76 ILLEGAL PARTICIPATION ONLY 2. B54 PERSONAL FOUL ONLY 3. OFFSETTING FOULS, ILLEGAL PARTICIPATION A76, PERSONAL FOUL FOR B54
- DURING AN AUTHORIZED TIME-OUT HELD WITHIN 9 YARDS OF THE SIDELINE, ONLY TWO COACHES MAY PARTICIPATE. TRUE OR FALSE
- NO DEFENSIVE PLAYER SHALL COMMIT ANY PERSONAL CONTACT FOUL LISTED IN RULE 9-4-3 AGAINST THE PASSER. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS A TOUCHDOWN FOR A WHEN A BALL IN A1’s POSSESSION BREAKS THE VERTICAL PLANE OF B’s GOAL LINE. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO USE COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL FIELDS WITH INBOUND LINES MARKED AT THE DISTANCE SPECIFIED BY THE RESPECTIVE CODES. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS ENCROACHMENT FOLLOWING THE READ-FOR-PLAY WHEN B1 BREAKS THE PLANE OF THE NEUTRAL ZONE JUST AFTER THE SNAPPER HAS PLACED HIS HAND(S) ON THE BALL. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE PENALTY FOR BOTH OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE PASS INTERFERENCE FOULS IS 15 YARDS. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF AIRBORNE A1 CONTROLS A FORWARD PASS IN B’s END ZONE BUT B1 PUSHED A1 OUT OF BOUNDS IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL, IT IS A TOUCHDOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
- A FOUL CAN CAUSE THE LOSS OF THE BALL. TRUE ORL FALSE
- NONPLAYER AND UNSPORTSMANLIKE FOULS ARE NOT CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING IF A PERIOD ENDS OR MUST BE EXTENDED. TRUE OR FALSE
- A DEFENSELESS PLAYER IS A PLAYER WHO, BECAUSE OF HIS PHYSICAL POSITION AND FOCUS OF CONCENTRATION, IS ESPECAILLY VULNERABLE TO INJURY. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF THE HELMET COMES COMPLETELY OFF DURING SUBSEQUENT DEAD-BALL ACTION RELATED TO THE DOWN, AND IS NOT DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FOUL BY THE OPPONENT, THE PLAYER MUST LEAVE THE GAME FOR AT LEAST ONE DOWN (UNLESS HALFTIME OR OVERTIME INTERMISSION OCCURS). TRUE OR FALSE.
- A POST-SCRIMMAGE KICK FOUL OCCURS WHEN: 1. AN R PLAYER GIVES AN INVALID FAIR-CATCH SIGNAL DURING THE KICK 2. K COMMITS A FOUL AT THE SNAP AND THE BALL IS PUNTED 3. K COMMITS A LIVE-BALL PERSONAL FOUL AFTER THE KICK HAS ENDED 4. AN R PLAYER ROUGHS THE KICKER DURING THE KICK
- A FAIR-CATCH SIGNAL GIVEN BY A RECEIVER IN HIS OWN END ZONE IS NOT A FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT GOAL LINES BE MARKED IN COLOR THAT CONTRASTS WITH OTHER FIELD MAKRINGS. TRUE OR FALSE
- TOUCHING IS ANY CONTACT WITH THE BALL EITHER BY TOUCHING IT OR BEING TOUCHED BY IT. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A1 FUMBLES ON B’s 2-YARD LINE AND THE BALL ROLLS THROUGH B’s END ZONE AND OVER THE END LINE, IT IS A TOUCHDOWN FOR A. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE PENALTY FOR AN INVALID FAIR-CATCH SIGNAL BY R1 IS 5 YARDS AND AN AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN FOR K. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS A TOUCHBACK WHEN A GROUNDED THREE-POINT FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT BREAKS THE PLANE OF R’s GOAL LINE UNLESS R CHOOSES SPOT OF FIRST TOUCHING BY K. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A FIELD-GOAL ATTEMPT TOUCHES R1 IN THE END ZONE AND THEN CAROMS THROUGH THE GOAL, THE BALL BECOMES DEAD WHEN TOUCHED AND NO POINTS ARE SCORED. TRUE OR FALSE
- ANY FOUL THAT OCCURS AFTER AN INADVERTENT WHISTLE IS A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE CONFERENCE AT THE TEAM’s HUDDLE BETWEEN THE HASH MARKS IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 11 PLAYERS. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF ANY K PLAYER RECOVERS OR CATCHES A FREE KICK, THE BALL BECOMES DEAD. TRUE OR FALSE
- WHEN THE BALL BECOMES DEAD FOLLOWING A FOURTH DOWN, THE CLOCK MUST BE STOPPED. TRUE OR FALSE
- DURING A SCRIMMAGE DOWN, A BACKWARD PASS FROM IN OR BEHIND THE NEUTRAL ZONE BY A IS ALWAYS PART OF THE LOOSE-BALL PLAY. TRUE OR FALSE
- A PERIOD MAY BE SHORTENED IN ANY EMERGENCY BY AGREEMENT OF THE OPPOSING COACHES AND THE REFEREE. TRUE OR FALSE
- AN OFFICIAL’s TIME-OUT SHALL BE DECLARED TO PERMIT PROMPT REPAIR OF EQUIPMENT WHICH BECOMES ILLEGAL OR DEFECTIVE DURING USE. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A FOUL OCCURS DURING A RUNNING PLAY, THE BASIC ENFOREMENT SPOT IS TH SPOT WHERE THE RELATED RUN ENDS. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF B1 CLIPS A1 AND B2 PILES ON AFTER A2 IS TACKLED, IT IS A MULTIPLE FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE REFEREE SHALL GRANT A CAPTAIN’s REQUEST FOR TIME-OUT PRIOR TO ACCEPTING OR DECLINING A PENALTY. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF K1 KICKS THE BALL BETWEEN THE UPRIGHTS AND ABOVE THE CROSSBAR ON A KICKOFF, IT IS A FIELD GOAL. TRUE OR FALSE
- ENCROACHMENT IS A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS ENCROACHMENT WHEN END A1 CHANGES HIS POSITION IN A MANNER WHICH SIMULATES THE ACTION AT THE SNAP. TRUE OR FALSE
- A DOWN BEGINS WHEN THE BALL IS MARKED READY-FOR-PLAY. TRUE OR FALSE
- FIRST TOUCHING APPLIES TO K ONLY. TRUE OR FALSE
- A PERIOD MUST BE EXTENDED BY AN UNTIMED DOWN IF DURING THE LAST TIMED DOWN OF THE GAME: 1. THERE WAS A TOUCHDOWN 2. THERE WAS AN INADVERTENT WHISTLE 3. THERE WAS A FOUL THAT INCLUDED A LOSS OF DOWN 4. THERE WAS A NON-PLAYER FOUL
- POSSESSION OF A LIVE BALL IN THE OPPONENT’s END ZONE IS ALWAYS A SAFETY. TRUE OR FALSE
- EVERY NEW SERIES STARTS WITH A FIRST DOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
- A FOUL DURING A TRY IS NOT PAIRED WITH A DEAD-BALL FOUL TO CREATE A DOUBLE OR MULTIPLE FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- AN ENTERING SUBSTITUTE IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A PLAYER FOR ENCROACHMENT RESTRICTIONS UNTIL HE REACHES HIS TEAM’s SIDE OF THE NEUTRAL ZONE. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE CAPTAIN IS THE ONLY PLAYER ALLOWED TO CALL A TIME-OUT. TRUE OR FALSE
- WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE CONSTRUED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO LIFE OR LIMB OF THE PARTICIPANTS, THE CREW OF GAME OFFICIALS IS AUTHORIZED TO DELAY OR SUSPEND THE GAME. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS AN ILLEGAL PERSONAL CONTACT FOUL IF A PLAYER INITIATES CONTACT WITH AN OPPOSING PLAYER WHOSE HELMENT HAS COME COMPLETELY OFF. TRUE OR FALSE
- A FOUL BY B1 DURING A DOWN IN WHICH TEAM A SCORES A TOUCHDOWN OR 2-POINT TRY, B1 MAY BE PENALIZED. TRUE OR FALSE
- A KNEE BRACE THAT HAS METAL ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE KNEE MAY BE APPROVED IF PROPERLY PADDED. TRUE OR FALSE
- BLOCKING IN THE BACK IS PERMITTED IN THE FREE-BLOCKING ZONE: 1. BY ANY PLAYER OUT OF THE ZONE AT THE SNAP 2. BY DEFENSIVE LINEMAN ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND IN THE ZONE AT THE SNAP 3. BY OFFENSIVE BACKS IN THE ZONE AT THE SNAP 4. BY OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ON THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE AND IN THE ZONE AT THE SNAP
- THE BALL BECOMES DEAD AND THE DOWN ENDS WHEN: 1. A GAME OFFICIAL SOUNDS HIS/HER WHISTLE INADVERTENTLY 2. ANY OF THESE 3. A LIVE BALL GOES OUT OF BOUNDS 4. THE HELMET COMES COMPLETELY OFF OF A PLAYER WHO IS IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL
- A BACKWARD PASS OUT OF BOUNDS IS AN ILLEGAL PASS. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE BASIC SPOT IS THE PREVIOUS SPOT: 1. FOR A NONPLAYER FOUL 2. A LOOSE BALL PLAY 3. WHEN THE FINAL RESULT IS A TOUCHBACK 4. FOR A DEAD-BALL FOUL
- A PUNT MAY BE USED AS A FREE KICK FOLLOWING A FAIR CATCH. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT THE FIELD IS WET, THE REFEREE MAY ALLOW USE OF A MAT OR TOWEL ON THE GROUND TO IMPROVE THE KICKER’s FOOTING ON A PLACE KICK. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE DEAD BALL EXCEPTION ALLOWS THE BALL TO REMAIN ALIVE IF PLACE-KICK HOLDER K1, WHILE HIS KNEE(S) ARE ON THE GROUND, CATCHES THE SNAP AND THEN TOSSES THE BALL TO K2. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF R FOULS DURING A SUCCESSFUL FIELD GOAL BY K, THE PENALTY IS AUTOMATICALLY DECLINED. TRUE OR FALSE
- ON A FREE KICK, THE BALL REMAINS DEAD UNTIL IT CROSSES R’s FREE-KICK LINE. TRUE OR FALSE
- A DISQUALIFIED PLAYER SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE GAME EVEN IF THE PENALTY FOR THE FOUL IS DECLINED. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE HORSE-COLLAR FOUL IS ENFORCED AS A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- ADVERTISING AND/OR COMMERICAL MARKINGS MAY BE PLACED ON THE FIELD OF PLAY BY HOME MANAGEMENT, BUT THE MARKINGS CANNOT OBSTRUCT THE YARD LINES, HASH MARKS OR NINE-YARD MARKS. TRUE OR FALSE
- A TOUCHDOWN IS WORTH SEVEN POINTS. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A FALSE START CAUSES B TO ENCROACH, ONLY THE FALSE START IS PENALIZED. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE BALL BECOMES DEAD WHEN ANY LOOSE BALL IS SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUGHT OR RECOVERED BY OPPONENTS. TRUE OR FALSE
- AFTER A SAFETY, UNLESS MOVED BY A PENALTY, R’s FREE-KICK LINE IS K’s 30-YARD LINE. TRUE OR FALSE
- AN ACT BY AN OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE PLAYER WHO INITIATES CONTACT AGAINST ANY OPPONENT WITH THE TOP OF HIS HELMENT IS: 1. FACE TACKLING 2. CHOP BLOCK 3. BUTT BLOCKING 4. SPEARING
- BUTT BLOCKING IS A PERSONAL CONTACT FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- THIRD AND SEVEN FOR TEAM A AT TEAM B’s 34 YARD LINE. QUARTERBACK A1 DROPS TO TEAM B’s 40 YARD LINE AND IS UNDER A HEAVY RUSH. TO AVOID A LOSS OF YARDAGE, HE THROWS A PASS INTO AN AREA UNOCCUPIED BY ELIGIBLE RECEIVERS. 1. THE PENALTY IS FIVE YARDS 2. THE PENALTY IS FIVE YARDS FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL AND A LOSS OF DOWN 3. THE PENALTY IS A LOSS OF DOWN AND THE BALL IS RETURNED TO THE PREVIOUS SPOT 4. THE PENALTY IS A LOSS OF DOWN AND THE BALL IS PLACED AT THE SPOT OF THE PASS
- TWO ARMS RAISED FULL LENGTH ABOVE THE HEAD AND WAVED IS AN INVALID FAIR-CATCH SIGNAL. TRUE OR FALSE
- A FALSE START IS A LIVE-BALL FOUL PENALIZED LIKE A DEAD-BALL FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS A TOUCHDOWN FOR A IF A1 FUMBLES INTO B’s END ZONE AND A2 IS LAST TO TOUCH THE BALL PRIOR TO THE BALL GOING OUT OF BOUNDS BEYOND THE END LINE. TRUE OR FALSE
- AFTER A FIELD GOAL, THE OPPONENT OF THE SCORING TEAM SHALL DESIGNATE WHICH TEAM WILL KICK OFF. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF AN INADVERTENT WHISTLE SOUNDS WITH A1 IN POSSESSION, THE DOWN MAY OR MAY NOT BE REPLAYED. TRUE OR FALSE
- KICK-CATCHING INTERFERENCE CARRIES A 15-YARD PENALTY PLUS A LOSS OF DOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
- A MAXIMUM OF ______COACHES MAY BE IN THE RESTRICTED AREA ON THE SIDELINES. NO PLAYER, NONPLAYER OR COACH SHALL BE IN THE RESTRICTED AREA WHEN THE BALL IS LIVE. 1. THREE 2. FOUR 3. TWO 4. FIVE
- A FIELD GOAL MAY BE SCORED BY A FREE KICK FOLLOWING A SAFETY. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A1 IS IN HIS OWN END ZONE WHEN HE INTENTIONALLY GROUNDS A FORWARD PASS, IT IS A SAFETY EVEN IF B DECLINES THE PENALTY. TRUE OR FALSE
- 4TH AND 10 FOR K AT K’s 30 YARD LINE. K INTERFERES WITH R’s OPPORTUNITY TO CATCH THE KICK AT R’s 40. THE LOOSE BALL IS RECOVERED AT THE 50 YARD LINE BY R. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AN OPTION? 1. R’s BALL AT R’s 25 YARD LINE 2. 1ST AND 10 FOR R AT K’s 45 YARD LINE 3. R’s BALL AT 50 YARD LINE (DECLINE PENALTY) 4. 4TH AND 25 FOR K AT K’s 15 YARD LINE
- PLAYERS OF THE SAME TEAM CAN PARTICIPATE DURING THE SAME DOWN WHILE WEARING IDENTICAL NUMBERS. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A LOOSE BALL TOUCHES A GAME OFFICIAL WHO IS STRADDLING THE SIDELINE, THE BALL IS NOT OUT OF BOUNDS. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A1 TO FUMBLE IN B’s END ZONE AS THE BALL IS ALREADY DEAD BECAUSE OF THE TOUCHDOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS NOT FORWARD PASS INTERFERENCE IF: 1. UNAVOIDABLE CONTACT OCCURS WHEN TWO OR MORE ELIGIBLES ARE MAKING A SIMULTANEOUS, BONAFIDE ATTEMPT TO MOVE TOWARD, CATCH OR BAT THE PASS 2. CONTACT BY B IS OBVIOUSLY AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION OF THE PASS 3. ANY OF THESE 4. CONTACT BY A IS IMMEDIATELYU MADE ON A B LINEMAN AND THE CONTACT DOES NOT CONTINUE BEYOND THE EXPANDED NEUTRAL ZONE
- TIME DESIGNATED BETWEEN PERIODS IS: 1. TWO MINUTES 2. THREE MINUTES 3. DESIGNATED TIME 4. ONE MINUTE
- THE CLOCK WILL START WITH THE SNAP FOLLOWING THE ENFORCEMENT OF A “DELAY OF GAME” PENALTY. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF A LOOSE BALL TOUCHES A PLAYER WHO IS IN CONTACT WITH THE SIDELINE, THE BALL IS CONSIDERED INBOUNDS AND REMAINS LIVE. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF AIRBORNE A1 CONTROLS A FORWARD PASS IN B’s END ZONE BUT B1 PUSHES A1 OUT OF BOUNDS IN POSSESSION OF THE BALL, IT IS A TOUCHDOWN. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE MOISTURE-ABSORBING SOLID-COLORED TOWEL WORN BY A PLAYER CAN BE BALL-OR PENALTY FLAG-COLORED. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE CROSSBAR SHALL BE 10 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE CLOCK SHALL NOT START ON FIRST TOUCHING BY K. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS A TOUCHBACK WHEN A1 FUMBLES ON B’s 2-YARD LINE AND THE BALL GOES INTO B’s END ZONE AND OUT-OF-BOUNDS THERE. TRUE OR FALSE
- A BALL BECOMES LIVE WHEN THE BALL HAS BEEN LEGALLY SNAPPED OR FREE KICKED. TRUE OR FALSE
- THE CLOCK WILL START WITH THE READY-FOR-PLAY FOLLOWING A TV TIME-OUT. TRUE OR FALSE
- ALL LIVE-BALL FOULS ARE PENALIZED BY THE ALL-BUT-ONE PRINCIPLE. TRUE OR FALSE
- A’s BALL ON B’s 5 YARD LINE. A RUNS THE BALL AND FUMBLES ON B’s 2 YARD LINE. AS THE BALL IS LOOSE ON THE GROUND, PLAYER B1 MUFFS THE BALL, CAUSING IT TO GO INTO B’s END ZONE WHERE IT IS RECOVERED BY B2. RULING: 1. TOUCHDOWN FOR A 2. ILLEGAL BATTING BY B 3. SAFETY ON B 4. TOUCHBACK AND BALL PUT IN PLAY ON B’s 20 YARD LINE, 1ST AND 10 FOR A
- A1 ON HIS OWN 20 YARD LINE PASSES TO A2 ON A’s 45 YARD LINE. B1 INTERFERES WITH A AT A’s 45 YARD LINE. THE RULING IS: 1. 10 YARD PENALTY ON B FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL 2. 15 YARD PENALTY ON B FROM PREVIOUS ON B FROM PREVIOUS SPOT AND AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN 3. FIRST DOWN FOR A AT SPOT OF FOUL 4. 15 YARD PENALTY ON B FROM PREVIOUS SPOT AND REPLAY OF DOWN
- IT IS NOT ILLEGAL PARTICIPATION IF A1 IMMEDIATELY RETURNS TO THE FIELD AND MAKES A BLOCK AFTER BEING BLOCKED OR PUSHED OUT OF BOUNDS BY B1. TRUE OR FALSE
- A BACKWARD PASS ENDS WHEN: 1. IT ROLLS OUT OF BOUNDS 2. IT IS DROPPED BY THE RECEIVER AND IS INCOMPLTE 3. IT TOUCHES THE GROUND 4. IT LANDS IN THE END ZONE
- IT IS ENCROACHMENT, WHEN FOLLOWING THE READ-FOR-PLAY, INTERIOR LINEMAN A1 ASSUMES A TREE-POINT STANCE WITH HIS HEAD IN THE NEUTRAL ZONE AND THE SNAPPER HAS HIS HANDS ON THE BALL. TRUE OR FALSE
- IT IS ILLEGAL PARTICIPATION IF A PLAYER IS LYING ON THE GROUND TO DECEIVE THE OPPONENTS AT OR IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE SNAP OR FREE KICK. TRUE OR FALSE
- THERE CAN BE NO PASS INTERFERENCE, OR INELIGIBLES DOWN FIELD, IF THE PASS DOES NOT CROSS THE NEUTRAL ZONE. TRUE OR FALSE
- IF END A1 ACCIDENTALLY GOES OUT OF BOUNDS AND RETURNS DURING THE DOWN, HE BECOMES AN INELIGIBLE PASS RECEIVER. TRUE OR FALSE
- A LIVE-BALL FOUL AND A DEAD-BALL FOUL CANNOT BE COMBINED TO CREATE A DOULBE FOUL. TRUE OR FALSE
- A FAIR CATCH OF A SCRIMMAGE KICK CAN BE MADE ANYWHERE BEYOND THE NEUTRAL ZONE. TRUE OR FALSE
- STATE HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS MAY DETERMINE THE LENGTH OF HALFTIMES, PROVIDED IT IS NOT LESS THAN 10 MINUTES AND NOT MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. TRUE OR FALSE
- ALL MULTIPLE FOULS ARE ENFORCED IN THE ORDER IN WHICH THEY OCCUR. TRUE OR FALSE
ALL QUESTIONS ARE FROM THE 2014 FHSAA FOOTBALL EXAM. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THEM PLEASE CONTACT BOB LEAHY 215-917-0985