NFHS FOOTBALL LATEST 2026/2027
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. 9thmgrademandmaboveminflationmpressurem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInflationmpressurem12m1/2mtom13m1/2mpsi
2. 8thmgrademandmbelowminflationmpressurem-mCORRECTmANSWERm12m1/2mtom13m1/2mpsi
3. Deadmballmism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamballmnotminmplay.mThemballmismdeadmduringmthemintervalmbetweenm
downs.
4. Livemballm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamballminmplay.mAmballmbecomesmlivemwhenmthemballmhasmbeenmlegal
lymsnappedmormfreemkickedmandmamdownmisminmprogress.
5. Loosemballmism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismampass,mfumblemormamkick.mThemtermsm"pass,"m"fumble"mandm"kick"
maremsometimesmusedmasmabbreviationsmwhenmthemballmismloosemfollowingmthemactsmofmpas
sing,mfumblingmormkickingmthemball.mAmloosemballmwhichmhasmnotmyetmtouchedmthemgroundm
isminmflight.mAmgroundedmloosemballmismonemwhichmhasmtouchedmthemground.mAnymloosembal
lmcontinuesmtombemamloosemballmuntilmamplayermsecuresmpossessionmofmitmormuntilmitmbecom
esmdeadmbymrule,mwhichevermcomesmfirst.
6. Battingmism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismintentionallymslappingmormstrikingmthemballmwithmthemarmmormhand.
7. Blockingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmobstructingmanmopponentmbymcontactingmhimmwithmanympartmofmthem
, blocker'smbody.mART.m2m.m.m.mInmblocking,mamplayermmaymcontactmopponentsmwithmthemarms
mormhandsmprovidedmthemtechniquemismlegal.mThemlegalmtechniquesmaremasmfollows:ma.mClos
edmormcuppedmhandmtechnique:m1.mThemelbowsmmaymbeminsidemormoutsidemthemshoulders.
m2.mThemhandsmmustmbemclosedmormcuppedmwithmthempalmsmnotmfacingmthemopponent.m3.m
Themforearmsmaremextendedmnommoremthanm45mdegreesmfrommthembody.mb.mOpenmhandmt
echnique.mThemhand(s)mshallmbe:m1.mInmadvancemofmthemelbow.m2.mInsidemthemframemofmthe
mblocker'smbody;mthemframemofmthemblocker'smbodymismthemfrontmofmthembodymatmormbelowm
themshoulders.m3.mInsidemthemframemofmthemopponent'smbody,mexceptmwhenmthemopponen
tmturnsmhismbackmtomthemblockermduringmthemblockmormaftermthemblockermismcommittedmtom
hismcharge.mThemframemofmthemopponent'smbodymismatmthemshouldersmormbelowmothermtha
nmthemback.m4.mAtmormbelowmthemshouldersmofmthemblockermandmthemopponent,mexceptmwh
enmthemopponentmsquats,mducksmormsubmarinesmduringmthemblockmormaftermthemblockermis
mcommittedmtomhismcharge.m5.mOpen,mwhenmthempalm(s)maremfacingmthemframemofmthemopp
onentmormwhenmthemforearmsmaremextendedmbeyondmthem45mdegreemanglemfrommthembod
y.
8. Blockersmhandsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemblocker'smhand(s)mmaymnotmbemlockedmnormmaymhemswing,mthro
wmormflipmthemelbowmormforearmmsomthatmitmismmovingmfastermthanmthemblocker'smshoulder
smatmthemtimemthemelbow,mforearmmormshouldermcontactsmthemopponent.mThemblockermmay
mnotminitiatemcontactmwithmhismarmmormhandmagainstmanmopponentmabovemthemopponent's
mshoulder,mbutmhemmaymusemhismhandmormarmmtombreakmamfallmormmaintainmhismbalance.
9. Offensivemplayersmblockingmhandsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmaymalsomusemhismhandsmormarms:ma.mWhenmhemismamrunner,mtomward
moffmormpushmanymplayer.mb.mDuringmamkick,mtomwardmoffmanmopponentmwhomismattemptingmt
omblockmhim.mc.mTompush,mpullmormwardmoffmanmopponentmwhenmthemballmismloosemifmhemma
ymlegallymtouchmormpossessmthemballmifmsuchmcontactmismnotmpassminterference,mampersonalm
foulmormillegalmusemofmhands.
10. Defensivemblockingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUsemunlockedmhands,mhandmormarmmtomwardmoffmanmopponentmwhomi
smblockingmhimmormismattemptingmtomblockmhim.mb.mPush,mpullmormwardmoffmanmopponentmi
nmanmactualmattemptmtomgetmatmthemrunnermormamloosemballmifmsuchmcontactmismnotmpassmint
erference,mampersonalmfoulmormillegalmusemofmhands.
,11. Blockingmarticlem6m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhenmamplayermonmdefensemusesmamhandmormarm,mthemhandmmustmb
eminmadvancemofmthemelbowmatmthemtimemofmthemcontactmandmatmthemshouldermormbelowmu
nlessmthemopponentmsquats,mducksmormsubmarines.
12. Blockingmbelowmthemwaistmarticlem7m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismmakingminitialmcontactmbelowmthemwaistmfrommthemfrontmormsidema
gainstmanmopponentmothermthanmamrunner.mContactmwithmanmopponent'smhand(s)mbelowmt
hemwaistmthatmcontinuesmintomthembodymbelowmthemwaistmismconsideredmblockingmbelowmt
hemwaist.mBlockingmbelowmthemwaistmappliesmonlymwhenmthemopponentmhasmonemormbothm
feetmonmthemground.
13. Chopmblockmarticlem8m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamcombinationmblockmbymtwomormmoremteammatesmagainstmanmop
ponentmothermthanmthemrunner,mwithmormwithoutmdelay,mwheremonemofmthemblocksmismlowm
(atmthemkneemormbelow)mandmonemofmthemblocksmismhighm(abovemthemknee)m(mTablem9-3-6m).
14. Interlockmblockmarticlem9m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoccursmwhenmonemplayermgraspsmormencirclesmamteammatemjustmprior
mtomormwhilemblockingmanmopponent.
15. Blindsidemblockmarticlem10m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamblockmagainstmanmopponentmothermthanmthemrunner,mwhomdoesm
notmseemthemblockermapproaching.
16. Sectionm4marticlem1mCatchm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismthemactmofmestablishingmplayermpossessionmofmamlivemballmwhichmism
inmflight,mandmfirstmcontactingmthemgroundminboundsmwhilemmaintainingmpossessionmofmth
emballmormhavingmthemforwardmprogressmofmthemplayerminmpossessionmstoppedmwhilemthemo
pponentmismcarryingmthemplayermwhomisminmpossessionmandminbounds.
, 17. Catchingmarticlem2mandmarticlem3m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCatchingmismalwaysmprecededmbymtouchingmthemball;mthus,mifmtouchin
gmcausesmthemballmtombecomemdead,msecuringmpossessionmofmthemballmhasmnomsignificance.
mART.m3m.m.m.mAmsimultaneousmcatchmormrecoverymismamcatchmormrecoveryminmwhichmtheremism
jointmpossessionmofmamlivemballmbymopposingmplayersmwhomareminbounds.
18. Sectionm5marticlem1mclippingm/mblockingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmamblockmagainstmanmopponentmwhenmtheminitialmcontactmismfrommbehi
nd,matmormbelowmthemwaist,mandmnotmagainstmamplayermwhomismamrunnermormpretendingmtom
bemamrunner.
19. sectionm5marticlem2mblockingminmthembackm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamblockmagainstmanmopponentmwhenmtheminitialmcontactmisminmthem
opponent'smback,minsidemthemshouldersmandmbelowmthemhelmetmandmabovemthemwaist,man
dmnotmagainstmamplayermwhomismamrunnermormpretendingmtombemamrunner.
20. Sectionm7marticlem1mlossmofmdownmandmarticlem2m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmactionmwhichmstartsmwithmamlegalmsnapm(beginningmamscrimmagemdo
wn)mormwhenmthemballmismkickedmonmamfreemkickm(beginningmamfree-
kickmdown).mAmdownmendsmwhenmthemballmnextmbecomesmdead.
21. ART.m2m.m.m.mLossmofmamdownmismthemlossmofmthemrightmtomreplaymamdown.
22. Sectionm8mEncroachmentm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoccursmwhenmamplayermismillegallyminmthemneutralmzonemduringmthemti
memintervalmstartingmwhenmthemballmismmarkedmreadymformplaymandmuntilmthemballmismsnapp
edmormfreemkickedmasminm6-1-3amorm6-1-
3bm.mFormthempurposesmofmenforcingmencroachmentmrestrictions,manmenteringmsubstitutemi
smnotmconsideredmtombemamplayermuntilmhemismonmhismteam'smsidemofmthemneutralmzone.mEnc
roachmentmalsomoccursmwhenmamplayermviolatesmthemfreemkickmrestrictionsmasminm6-1-4m.
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED
GRADED A+
1. 9thmgrademandmaboveminflationmpressurem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmInflationmpressurem12m1/2mtom13m1/2mpsi
2. 8thmgrademandmbelowminflationmpressurem-mCORRECTmANSWERm12m1/2mtom13m1/2mpsi
3. Deadmballmism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamballmnotminmplay.mThemballmismdeadmduringmthemintervalmbetweenm
downs.
4. Livemballm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamballminmplay.mAmballmbecomesmlivemwhenmthemballmhasmbeenmlegal
lymsnappedmormfreemkickedmandmamdownmisminmprogress.
5. Loosemballmism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismampass,mfumblemormamkick.mThemtermsm"pass,"m"fumble"mandm"kick"
maremsometimesmusedmasmabbreviationsmwhenmthemballmismloosemfollowingmthemactsmofmpas
sing,mfumblingmormkickingmthemball.mAmloosemballmwhichmhasmnotmyetmtouchedmthemgroundm
isminmflight.mAmgroundedmloosemballmismonemwhichmhasmtouchedmthemground.mAnymloosembal
lmcontinuesmtombemamloosemballmuntilmamplayermsecuresmpossessionmofmitmormuntilmitmbecom
esmdeadmbymrule,mwhichevermcomesmfirst.
6. Battingmism-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismintentionallymslappingmormstrikingmthemballmwithmthemarmmormhand.
7. Blockingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmobstructingmanmopponentmbymcontactingmhimmwithmanympartmofmthem
, blocker'smbody.mART.m2m.m.m.mInmblocking,mamplayermmaymcontactmopponentsmwithmthemarms
mormhandsmprovidedmthemtechniquemismlegal.mThemlegalmtechniquesmaremasmfollows:ma.mClos
edmormcuppedmhandmtechnique:m1.mThemelbowsmmaymbeminsidemormoutsidemthemshoulders.
m2.mThemhandsmmustmbemclosedmormcuppedmwithmthempalmsmnotmfacingmthemopponent.m3.m
Themforearmsmaremextendedmnommoremthanm45mdegreesmfrommthembody.mb.mOpenmhandmt
echnique.mThemhand(s)mshallmbe:m1.mInmadvancemofmthemelbow.m2.mInsidemthemframemofmthe
mblocker'smbody;mthemframemofmthemblocker'smbodymismthemfrontmofmthembodymatmormbelowm
themshoulders.m3.mInsidemthemframemofmthemopponent'smbody,mexceptmwhenmthemopponen
tmturnsmhismbackmtomthemblockermduringmthemblockmormaftermthemblockermismcommittedmtom
hismcharge.mThemframemofmthemopponent'smbodymismatmthemshouldersmormbelowmothermtha
nmthemback.m4.mAtmormbelowmthemshouldersmofmthemblockermandmthemopponent,mexceptmwh
enmthemopponentmsquats,mducksmormsubmarinesmduringmthemblockmormaftermthemblockermis
mcommittedmtomhismcharge.m5.mOpen,mwhenmthempalm(s)maremfacingmthemframemofmthemopp
onentmormwhenmthemforearmsmaremextendedmbeyondmthem45mdegreemanglemfrommthembod
y.
8. Blockersmhandsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemblocker'smhand(s)mmaymnotmbemlockedmnormmaymhemswing,mthro
wmormflipmthemelbowmormforearmmsomthatmitmismmovingmfastermthanmthemblocker'smshoulder
smatmthemtimemthemelbow,mforearmmormshouldermcontactsmthemopponent.mThemblockermmay
mnotminitiatemcontactmwithmhismarmmormhandmagainstmanmopponentmabovemthemopponent's
mshoulder,mbutmhemmaymusemhismhandmormarmmtombreakmamfallmormmaintainmhismbalance.
9. Offensivemplayersmblockingmhandsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmaymalsomusemhismhandsmormarms:ma.mWhenmhemismamrunner,mtomward
moffmormpushmanymplayer.mb.mDuringmamkick,mtomwardmoffmanmopponentmwhomismattemptingmt
omblockmhim.mc.mTompush,mpullmormwardmoffmanmopponentmwhenmthemballmismloosemifmhemma
ymlegallymtouchmormpossessmthemballmifmsuchmcontactmismnotmpassminterference,mampersonalm
foulmormillegalmusemofmhands.
10. Defensivemblockingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUsemunlockedmhands,mhandmormarmmtomwardmoffmanmopponentmwhomi
smblockingmhimmormismattemptingmtomblockmhim.mb.mPush,mpullmormwardmoffmanmopponentmi
nmanmactualmattemptmtomgetmatmthemrunnermormamloosemballmifmsuchmcontactmismnotmpassmint
erference,mampersonalmfoulmormillegalmusemofmhands.
,11. Blockingmarticlem6m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmWhenmamplayermonmdefensemusesmamhandmormarm,mthemhandmmustmb
eminmadvancemofmthemelbowmatmthemtimemofmthemcontactmandmatmthemshouldermormbelowmu
nlessmthemopponentmsquats,mducksmormsubmarines.
12. Blockingmbelowmthemwaistmarticlem7m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismmakingminitialmcontactmbelowmthemwaistmfrommthemfrontmormsidema
gainstmanmopponentmothermthanmamrunner.mContactmwithmanmopponent'smhand(s)mbelowmt
hemwaistmthatmcontinuesmintomthembodymbelowmthemwaistmismconsideredmblockingmbelowmt
hemwaist.mBlockingmbelowmthemwaistmappliesmonlymwhenmthemopponentmhasmonemormbothm
feetmonmthemground.
13. Chopmblockmarticlem8m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamcombinationmblockmbymtwomormmoremteammatesmagainstmanmop
ponentmothermthanmthemrunner,mwithmormwithoutmdelay,mwheremonemofmthemblocksmismlowm
(atmthemkneemormbelow)mandmonemofmthemblocksmismhighm(abovemthemknee)m(mTablem9-3-6m).
14. Interlockmblockmarticlem9m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoccursmwhenmonemplayermgraspsmormencirclesmamteammatemjustmprior
mtomormwhilemblockingmanmopponent.
15. Blindsidemblockmarticlem10m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamblockmagainstmanmopponentmothermthanmthemrunner,mwhomdoesm
notmseemthemblockermapproaching.
16. Sectionm4marticlem1mCatchm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismthemactmofmestablishingmplayermpossessionmofmamlivemballmwhichmism
inmflight,mandmfirstmcontactingmthemgroundminboundsmwhilemmaintainingmpossessionmofmth
emballmormhavingmthemforwardmprogressmofmthemplayerminmpossessionmstoppedmwhilemthemo
pponentmismcarryingmthemplayermwhomisminmpossessionmandminbounds.
, 17. Catchingmarticlem2mandmarticlem3m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCatchingmismalwaysmprecededmbymtouchingmthemball;mthus,mifmtouchin
gmcausesmthemballmtombecomemdead,msecuringmpossessionmofmthemballmhasmnomsignificance.
mART.m3m.m.m.mAmsimultaneousmcatchmormrecoverymismamcatchmormrecoveryminmwhichmtheremism
jointmpossessionmofmamlivemballmbymopposingmplayersmwhomareminbounds.
18. Sectionm5marticlem1mclippingm/mblockingm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmamblockmagainstmanmopponentmwhenmtheminitialmcontactmismfrommbehi
nd,matmormbelowmthemwaist,mandmnotmagainstmamplayermwhomismamrunnermormpretendingmtom
bemamrunner.
19. sectionm5marticlem2mblockingminmthembackm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmismamblockmagainstmanmopponentmwhenmtheminitialmcontactmisminmthem
opponent'smback,minsidemthemshouldersmandmbelowmthemhelmetmandmabovemthemwaist,man
dmnotmagainstmamplayermwhomismamrunnermormpretendingmtombemamrunner.
20. Sectionm7marticlem1mlossmofmdownmandmarticlem2m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmactionmwhichmstartsmwithmamlegalmsnapm(beginningmamscrimmagemdo
wn)mormwhenmthemballmismkickedmonmamfreemkickm(beginningmamfree-
kickmdown).mAmdownmendsmwhenmthemballmnextmbecomesmdead.
21. ART.m2m.m.m.mLossmofmamdownmismthemlossmofmthemrightmtomreplaymamdown.
22. Sectionm8mEncroachmentm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmoccursmwhenmamplayermismillegallyminmthemneutralmzonemduringmthemti
memintervalmstartingmwhenmthemballmismmarkedmreadymformplaymandmuntilmthemballmismsnapp
edmormfreemkickedmasminm6-1-3amorm6-1-
3bm.mFormthempurposesmofmenforcingmencroachmentmrestrictions,manmenteringmsubstitutemi
smnotmconsideredmtombemamplayermuntilmhemismonmhismteam'smsidemofmthemneutralmzone.mEnc
roachmentmalsomoccursmwhenmamplayermviolatesmthemfreemkickmrestrictionsmasminm6-1-4m.
