NFHS 2014 Football Exam Part II

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1 NFHS 2014 Football Exam Part II The exam to follow will have 100 questions. You may Flag a question for review. At the end of the exam you will have an opportunity to review the flagged questions. All questions must be answered prior to completing the exam. NOTE: In the exam situations, A refers to the offensive team and B refers to their opponents the defensive team. K refers to the kicking team and R refers to the receiving team. A1, B1, K1 and R1 are players of these teams. If team possession changes during the down, each team retains its identity. In kicking situations, it is not during a try and no fair-catch signal has been given unless specified. Unless stated, acts occur while: the ball is inbounds; a forward pass is legal; any out-ofbounds is between the goal lines. Line means scrimmage line. Reference to a foul is to a player foul which is not unsportsmanlike. There is no foul or change of possession, unless it is mentioned, and penalties are considered accepted for enforcement. 1) A passer is a player who throws a legal forward pass. 2) No K players, with the exception of the kicker, may be more than 5 yards behind the kicking team's free-kick line. 3) A back may not wear a jersey with a number 50 through 79. 4) The penalty for targeting an opponent is 10 yards. 5) Equipment that becomes illegal through game use is handled by rule procedure without penalizing the player or the head coach. 6) The penalty for both offensive and defensive pass interference fouls is 15 yards plus a loss of down. 7) When both teams commit simultaneous dead-ball fouls, it is a double foul.

2 8) The distance penalty for any foul may be declined. 9) With first and 10 from A s 10-yard line, A1 drops back into his end zone, where he is tackled by the face mask/helmet opening and fumbles. The ball rolls out of bounds at A s 5-yard line. What is the ruling? Following penalty administration, it will be A s ball, first and 10 at A s 10-yard line. Following penalty administration, it will be A s ball, first and 10 at A s 15-yard line. Following penalty administration, it will be A s ball, first and 10 at A s 20-yard line. Following penalty administration, it will be A s ball, first and 10 at A s 25-yard line. 10) The down is ended when the kickers catch or recover a free kick anywhere. 11) It is recommended that the tooth and mouth protector be properly fitted, protecting the anterior (leading) dental arch. 12) Players are required to wear a face mask which met the NOCSAE test standards when it was manufactured. 13) Play cards may be attached to the pants. 14) A state association may establish guidelines to use a running clock when a point differential is reached. 15) The moisture-absorbing solid-colored towel worn by a player can be ball- or penalty flag-colored.

3 16) The muffing or batting of a pass, kick or fumble in flight is considered a new force. 17) It is illegal participation 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. 18) Blocking by a player either on offense or defense is illegal when it is: Kick-catching interference Forward-pass interference A personal foul All of the above 19) When a new series is started after a fourth down incomplete forward pass, the ball is placed at the previous spot so the rear point becomes the foremost point. 20) One of the requirements for A1 being on the line is that A1 face his opponent s goal line with shoulders approximately parallel thereto. 21) The succeeding spot is where the ball was last snapped or free kicked. 22) The head coach s verification that his players are legally equipped includes a visible exterior warning label on the helmet regarding the risk of injury.

4 23) An act by an offensive or defensive player who initiates contact with the front of his helmet against an opponent who is not a runner is: Face Tackling Spearing Butt Blocking None of the above. 24) No foul causes a live ball to become dead. 25) The goal shall be positioned with the front edge of the crossbar and in the same vertical plane at the inside edge of the end line. 26) If K1 s kick try is blocked and K2 recovers behind the neutral zone and runs into the end zone, K is awarded two points. 27) Forward pass interference can occur behind, in or beyond the neutral zone. 28) It is legal for an opponent to throw himself against the back of the runner s legs. 29) An unofficial auxiliary down indicator is required field equipment for a game.

5 30) No defensive player shall commit any illegal personal contact foul listed in Rule against the passer. 31) A measurement may be requested by the captain prior to the ball being marked ready-for-play, but it may be denied if, in the opinion, it is obvious the line to gain has or has not been reached. Referee's Umpire's Linesman's Line Judge's 32) If a game official is out of bounds when he/she is touched by a loose ball, the touching is ignored. 33) If touching causes the ball to become dead, securing possession of the ball has no significance. 34) After the ball is marked ready for play, and until the ball is kicked, at least four K players must be on each side of the kicker. 35) The ball shall be declared ready-for-play immediately when the team that called the time-out is ready to resume play. 36) Decorative markings in the end zone may be within a foot of the goal line.

6 37) Because of the damp weather, the quarterback of Team A requests the use of a towel containing a product to make the wet ball tacky. The referee denies the request. 38) Ineligible receivers may not legally go beyond the neutral zone until the pass crosses the neutral zone. 39) A scrimmage kick by K1 from his own end zone is muffed in flight beyond the neutral zone by R1 and rebounds into the end zone where it is recovered by K2. The ball becomes dead in the end zone when K2 is tackled there. Touchback for K. Touchdown for K. Safety and R will be awarded two points. None of the above. 40) The spot of a foul is where the foul occurs. 41) Jerseys may not be altered to produce a knot-like protrusion or a tear-away type jersey. 42) Any player of A numbered 1-49 or 80-99, who is an interior lineman at the snap, is not an eligible pass receiver. 43) B may score during a try.

7 44) The game officials are responsible for ensuring that there is only a minute intermission between periods for changing goals. two three four None of the above. 45) A player loses possession by either a fumble or a muff. 46) When an illegal forward pass is simultaneously caught by opponents, it becomes dead. 47) The down is ended when the runner allows any part of his person, other than hand or foot, to touch the ground. 48) The game officials shall assume authority for the contest, including penalizing unsportsmanlike acts, 30 minutes prior to the scheduled game time - an earlier time if required by the state association - or as soon thereafter as they are able to be present. 49) The ball shall have the NFHS Authenticating Mark. 50) If back A1 is in motion at the snap and is in the free-blocking zone or is outside the free-blocking zone, he may not legally block below the waist within the free-blocking zone.

8 51) An illegal shift is a foul at the snap. 52) The official line-to-gain and down indicators shall be operated approximately outside the sideline opposite the press box except in stadiums where the total playing enclosure does not permit. 1 yard 2 yards 3 yards 4 yards 53) An airborne player who has forward progress stopped inbounds and is carried out of bounds by an opponent before contacting the ground is not awarded a catch at the spot of forward progress. 54) The NFHS Football Rules allow the use of communication devices by coaches, players and non-players, but the use of communication devices by players except during conferences outside the 9-yard marks continues to be prohibited. 55) The ball becomes dead and the down ends when: A game official sounds his/her whistle inadvertently. The helmet comes completely off of a player who is in possession of the ball. A live ball goes out of bounds. Any of the above 56) It is unsportsmanlike for a player to have words or insignia on his equipment that are offensive to the opponents. 57) If A2 pushes, pulls or lifts runner A1 to assist his forward progress, it is a foul which carries a 10-yard penalty.

9 58) The restrictions on players being in the team box extend from the 35-yard line to the 35-yard line. 59) The penalty for an illegal forward pass from beyond the neutral zone is: 5-yard penalty. 10-yard penalty and loss of down. 15-yard penalty and loss of down. None of the above. 60) Any player who shows signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion shall be removed from the game and shall not return to play until cleared by the head coach. 61) If B1 tackles eligible A1 in or behind the neutral zone while the forward pass is in flight, it is pass interference by B1. 62) If during a down in which time expires, A1 holds during a successful field-goal attempt, the period is automatically ended and the score is canceled. 63) B players may be anywhere on or behind their line of scrimmage. 64) If snapper A1 makes an illegal snap and B1 recovers, the ball belongs to Team B.

10 65) A defenseless player is a player who, because of his physical position and focus of concentration, is not vulnerable to injury. 66) It is legal for the snapper to adjust the ball so that the long axis is parallel to the scrimmage line. 67) Team A may punt, drop-kick or place-kick from in or behind the neutral zone before the team possession has changed. 68) A scrimmage kick, recovered behind the neutral zone, may be advanced by either K or R. 69) A backward pass out of bounds is an illegal pass. 70) No player or non-player shall grasp an opponent's tooth and mouth protector attached to the face mask. 71) The clock does not start during a free kick at the time of first touching by K. 72) There can be no interference if the pass does not cross the neutral zone.

11 73) If R1 blocks K1 s kick on K s 8 and the ball rebounds into K s end zone, the change of direction is a new force; and when K2 recovers it there, it is a touchback. 74) For any free kick, a free-kick line, corresponding to a scrimmage line, is established for each team. These lines are always 10 yards apart. Unless moved by a penalty, K s free-kick line is: Its 40-yard line for a kickoff. Its 20-yard line after a safety. Any of the above. None of the above 75) Tripping an opponent who is not the runner is legal. 76) Illegal participation carries a 5-yard penalty. 77) A period shall not be extended when a foul occurs that specifies a loss of down. 78) B1 may not legally bat a ball that is in possession of A1. 79) Loss of down is the loss of the right to replay a down.

12 80) 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. 81) For kick-catching interference, K may accept the results of the play, an awarded 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. 82) A block in the back is legal by either A or B, if the block occurs in the free-blocking zone before the ball leaves the zone. 83) A scrimmage formation requires a minimum of five A players legally on their line at the snap. 84) If a team commits acts which in the opinion of the referee make a travesty of the game, the referee must forfeit the game. 85) If a kick becomes dead in R s end zone, it is always a safety or touchback. 86) When the ball is loose following an illegal kick, it does not retain the same status as prior to the illegal kick. 87) It is a safety, if R1 in an effort to block K1 s field-goal attempt, leaps high in the end zone and tips the ball between the uprights above the crossbar.

13 88) A substitute is a team member who may replace a player or fill a player vacancy. 89) The expanded neutral zone is automatically 3 yards deep. 90) 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. 91) After a distance penalty the ball belongs to the team in possession at the time of the foul, unless it is a PSK foul or kick-catching interference. 92) A drop kick is a legal kick by a player who drops the ball and kicks it just before it has touched the ground. 93) Initiating contact with an opposing player whose helmet has come completely off is ruled an illegal personal contact foul. 94) Football gloves must meet the NOCSAE test standard at the time of manufacture, unless made of unaltered plain cloth. 95) A disqualified player shall be removed even if the penalty for the foul is declined.

14 96) A forward underhand pitch behind the neutral zone from A1 to A2 is an incomplete pass if not caught. 97) Whether the next down will be first down is determined at the time the ball becomes dead and after considering any act, except a non-player foul or unsportsmanlike foul, which occurred during the down. 98) The enforcement spot for any foul by the defense is the goal line when the run ends in the end zone and would result in a safety. 99) It is defensive holding if B1 tackles A1, who is obviously not the runner. 100) It is recommended that goal lines be marked in a color that contrasts with other field markings.