NFHS RULES FOOTBALL UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

NFHS RULES FOOTBALL
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Whatmismthemobjectmofmthemgame?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOnemteammtomcarrymormpassmthemballmacrossmthemopponentsmgoalmlinemormtom


kickmthemballmthroughmthemopponentsmgoalmbymplacemkickmormdropmkick.mGamemismwonmbymteammt
hatmaccumulatesmthemmostmpointsm(1-1-1)



Whatmaremthemdimensionsmofmthemplayingmfield?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm360mbym160mfeetm(1-1-2)



Howmmanymplayersmaremneededmtomstartmamgame?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm11mformeachmteam

(howevermthemteammmaymcontinuemwithmfewer)mForfeitmifmnotmenoughmplayersm1-
0mismthemscore,moffendedmteammwins.m(1-1-3)



Whenmmustmofficialsmtakemauthoritymformthemcontests?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm30mminutesmpriormtomthemscheduledmgamemtime.m(ormasmsoonmasmtheymarema


blemtombempresentm(1-1-7)



Who'smdecisionsmaremfinalminmallmmattersmpertainingmtomthemgame?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmrefereem(1-1-6)




Whenmdoesmamgamemoffiicials'mauthoritymend?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThroughmthemdurationmofmthem4thmperiodmandmanymovertimes,masmwellmasmup


mtomcompletionmofmanymreports.m(statesmmaymintercedemasmwell)m(1-1-8)

,CanmOfficialsmuseminstantmreplaymormothermmonitoringmequipment?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmNO.m(1-
1-9)



CanmamforfeitmbemdeclaredmbymthemUmpire?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNO.mRefereemonly,mandmitmismfinalm(1-1-10)




CanmamteammprotestmNFHSmrules?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmNO.mTheymaremnotmrecognizedm(1-1-11)



Wheremcanmsidelinemmarkersmbemplacedm(softmpliablemonmthemground)m?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmNomclosermthanm5myardsmtomfrommthemsidelinesm(1-2-2)




HowmoftenmismamCONTINUOUSmyardmlinemmarkingmbemusedmonmthemfield?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEverym5myardsm(howevermitmwillmendm4minchesmfrommthemsideline,mexceptmthe


mgoalmlinemandmendmline)m(1-2-3amandmb)




HowmwidemaremLinemmarkings,mhashmmarks,msidelinesmandmrestrainingmlinesm(minimum)?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4minchesm(1-2-3a,b,c,d,e)




Howmlongmaremhashmmarks?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm24minchesm(1-2-3e)



Whatmarem"9-yard"mmarks?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemmarkingsmonmthemfieldm9myardsmfrommthemsideline.mIfmnumbersmaremuse


dmasmthem9myardmmark,mthemTOPmofmthemnumbermismmeasuredmtom9myardsm(1-2-3f)



Wheremismthemteammbox?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmBetweenmthem25myardmlinesmonmthemteamsmsidelines,mBEHINDmthem2myardmbe


lt,mhowevermitmmaymbem20-45myardmlinesmifmbothmteamsmaremusingmthemsamemsideline.m(1-2-3g)

,Canmdecorativemmarkingsmbemplacedminmthemend-zone?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmyes,masmlongmasmtheymaremnomclosermthanm2mfeetmfrommthemboundarymormgoal


mlinesm(1-2-3h)




Ismthemgoalmlinemconsideredmpartmofmthemfieldmormthemendzone?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmEnd-
zonemtomthatmthemverticalmplanemofmthemedgemofmthemlinemtowardmthemfieldmofmplaymismthemactualmg
oalm(1-2-3j)



Whatmismthemdistancemofmthemcenteredmline,monmeachmendmofmthemfieldmusedmtypicallymformthemtry,
mfrommthemgoalmline?m-


mCORRECTmANSWERm3myards.mAlsomitmism4minchesmwidemandm24minchesmlongm(1-2-3k)




Whatmaremthemdimensionsmofmthempylon?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm4minchmxm4minchmandm18minchesmtallm(1-2-4)




Whatmcolormcanmthempylonmbe?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRed,mOrangemormYellowm(ROY)m1-2-4



Pylonsmplacedmatmthemgoalmlinemwhenmproperlymplacedmarem-minmormoutmofmbounds?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmOUTmofmboundsm(1-2-4)




Whatmismthemdistancemfrommthembasemofmthemuprightmtomthemtopmverticalmcrossbar?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm10mfeetm(1-2-5b)




WhatmismthemwidthmofmthemCrossmbarm(andmthemwidthmofmthemgoalmposts)?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm23mfeetm4minchesm(1-2-5c,d




WhatmismthemMINIMUMmheightmofmthemgoalmposts?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm10mfeetm(1-2-5e)

, Themgoalmpostmmustmbemcoveredminmampaddedmresilient,mshockmabsorbingmmaterial.mWhatmismthem
heightmofmthemmaterialmonmthempost?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm6mfeetm(1-2-5f)



WindmDirectionalmstreamersmmaybemplacedmonmthemgoalmposts.mWhatmcolorsmcanmbemused?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmRed,mOrangemormyellowm(ROY)m(1-2-5g)




Whatmcolormcanmthemgoalmpostsmbempainted?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSilver,mWhitemormyellowm(1-2-
5g)



Whatmcolormmustmamfootballmbemtombemlegal?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmTanm(1-3-1a)



Howmmanymlacesmonmamlegalmfootball?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm8morm12m(1-3-1b)



Whatmismthemapprovedmweightmofmamfootball?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm14-15mouncesm(1-3-1e)



WhatmismthemapprovedmPSImofmamFootball?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm12m1/2mtom13m1/2mPSIm(1-3-1f)



Howmmanymgamemballsmmustmamteammprovidemtomthemrefereemasmthemofficialsmassumemauthoritym
ofmthemcontest?m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1mminimumm(1-3-2)



Whomapprovesmfootballsmformplayminmthemgame?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmrefereemonlym(1-3-3)



Howmtallmmaymamlegalmkickingmteembe?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmnommoremthanm2minchesm(1-3-4)



Whatmismthemlengthmofmthemchainmusedmformthemline-to-gainmequipment?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm10myardsmtomtheminnermedgemofmthemforwardmrodm(1-3-5)