NHFS SOFTBALL Exam & Practice Exam
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PRE-GAME & ADMINISTRATION
1. Question: The NFHS Authenticating Mark must be present on
each softball used in play.
o Answer: True.
2. Question: A team's lineup card must include all of the following
except:
o Answer: All choices listed are required.
3. Question: A substitute or coach reporting a player entering the
game for the first time must report to whom and state what
information?
o Answer: The plate umpire, stating the name and shirt number of
the player entering the game.
4. Question: A coach changes a name or number on the lineup card
after it has been made official. What is the penalty?
o Answer: First offense: Warning. Second offense: Coach is
restricted to the bench.
5. Question: Umpire jurisdiction begins at what point?
o Answer: Upon the arrival of one umpire at the game site.
6. Question: During the pregame conference with coaches and
umpires, a team may take its turn at infield practice.
,o Answer: False. This occurs before the pregame conference.
EQUIPMENT & UNIFORMS
7. Question: A fielder is discovered to be wearing a smartwatch
on the playing field. Which statement is true, according to NFHS
rules?
Answer: Smartwatches are allowed as long as they are not used
to communicate outside of the dugout.
8. Question: A non-adult catcher is warming up a pitcher before the
inning. What equipment must the non-adult catcher wear?
o Answer: An approved helmet/mask combination with a throat
protector.
9. Question: A coach may have which of the following items in their
possession while in the coach's box?
o Answer: A stopwatch, a smart phone with scorekeeping
capability, and a rules book.
10. Question: A batting helmet is considered legal if it has which
of the following?
o Answer: Both an NOCSAE seal and the manufacturer's original
certification mark.
11. Question: A batter is discovered using a damaged bat that
has not been previously removed from the game by an umpire.
What is the proper penalty?
o Answer: The bat is removed from play without penalty when first
detected.
, PLAYER CONDUCT
12. Question: An illegal substitute is discovered to be on base.
What are the penalties applied?
Answer: The player is restricted to the bench and is also called
out.
13. Question: True or False: A coach is permitted to have a two-
way communication system with their catcher while the catcher is
on defense.
o Answer: False. One-way communication from the coach to the
catcher is legal, but two-way communication is not.
DEFINITIONS & CATCH RULES
14. Question: Under NFHS rules, what is the official definition of
a Catch? Specifically, what happens if the fielder drops the ball
while transferring it to the throwing hand?
Answer: A Catch is the act of a fielder securing possession of a
live ball with the hand or glove. If the fielder had clearly secured
the ball but then drops it during the transfer, the ball is still ruled
caught.
15. Question: A fielder runs from fair territory into foul ground
to catch a fly ball. She jumps and makes the catch with both feet
off the ground. Upon landing, her first foot lands out of bounds.
What is the correct judgement?
o Answer: Fair Ball. The location of the ball, not the fielder's feet,
determines if it is fair or foul. Since the ball was touched in the air
over fair territory, it is a fair ball.
, 16. Question: A fly ball is hit down the right-field line. The right
fielder, with both feet clearly in fair territory, reaches across the
foul line. The ball, still over foul ground, deflects off the fielder's
glove and lands in fair territory. What is the proper call?
o Answer: Foul Ball. The ball was over foul territory when first
touched.
17. Question: Which of the following is NOT a catch: (a) A catch
made with the glove, (b) A catch made with the bare hand, (c) A
catch made with the help of the mask to trap the ball?
o Answer: (c) A catch with the help of the mask is illegal; the ball is
dead.
INNING-ENDING APPEALS
18. Question: True or False: Any fielder, with or without the ball,
may make a dead-ball appeal by verbally stating that a runner
missed a base or left too soon.
Answer: True
19. Question: All of the following are appealable plays except:
(a) Missing a base, (b) Batting out of order, (c) Leaving a base
early on a caught fly ball, (d) An illegal slide.
o Answer: (d) An illegal slide is a live-ball infraction, not an appeal.
BATTING AND RUNNING RULES
20. Question: B1 squares to bunt. The pitch hits the bat, then hits
B1's hand (which is still on the bat). The ball rolls fair. Is this a
fair/foul ball or dead ball? What is the ruling?
Questions and Answers Practice
Questions with Solutions Newest |
Already Graded A+
PRE-GAME & ADMINISTRATION
1. Question: The NFHS Authenticating Mark must be present on
each softball used in play.
o Answer: True.
2. Question: A team's lineup card must include all of the following
except:
o Answer: All choices listed are required.
3. Question: A substitute or coach reporting a player entering the
game for the first time must report to whom and state what
information?
o Answer: The plate umpire, stating the name and shirt number of
the player entering the game.
4. Question: A coach changes a name or number on the lineup card
after it has been made official. What is the penalty?
o Answer: First offense: Warning. Second offense: Coach is
restricted to the bench.
5. Question: Umpire jurisdiction begins at what point?
o Answer: Upon the arrival of one umpire at the game site.
6. Question: During the pregame conference with coaches and
umpires, a team may take its turn at infield practice.
,o Answer: False. This occurs before the pregame conference.
EQUIPMENT & UNIFORMS
7. Question: A fielder is discovered to be wearing a smartwatch
on the playing field. Which statement is true, according to NFHS
rules?
Answer: Smartwatches are allowed as long as they are not used
to communicate outside of the dugout.
8. Question: A non-adult catcher is warming up a pitcher before the
inning. What equipment must the non-adult catcher wear?
o Answer: An approved helmet/mask combination with a throat
protector.
9. Question: A coach may have which of the following items in their
possession while in the coach's box?
o Answer: A stopwatch, a smart phone with scorekeeping
capability, and a rules book.
10. Question: A batting helmet is considered legal if it has which
of the following?
o Answer: Both an NOCSAE seal and the manufacturer's original
certification mark.
11. Question: A batter is discovered using a damaged bat that
has not been previously removed from the game by an umpire.
What is the proper penalty?
o Answer: The bat is removed from play without penalty when first
detected.
, PLAYER CONDUCT
12. Question: An illegal substitute is discovered to be on base.
What are the penalties applied?
Answer: The player is restricted to the bench and is also called
out.
13. Question: True or False: A coach is permitted to have a two-
way communication system with their catcher while the catcher is
on defense.
o Answer: False. One-way communication from the coach to the
catcher is legal, but two-way communication is not.
DEFINITIONS & CATCH RULES
14. Question: Under NFHS rules, what is the official definition of
a Catch? Specifically, what happens if the fielder drops the ball
while transferring it to the throwing hand?
Answer: A Catch is the act of a fielder securing possession of a
live ball with the hand or glove. If the fielder had clearly secured
the ball but then drops it during the transfer, the ball is still ruled
caught.
15. Question: A fielder runs from fair territory into foul ground
to catch a fly ball. She jumps and makes the catch with both feet
off the ground. Upon landing, her first foot lands out of bounds.
What is the correct judgement?
o Answer: Fair Ball. The location of the ball, not the fielder's feet,
determines if it is fair or foul. Since the ball was touched in the air
over fair territory, it is a fair ball.
, 16. Question: A fly ball is hit down the right-field line. The right
fielder, with both feet clearly in fair territory, reaches across the
foul line. The ball, still over foul ground, deflects off the fielder's
glove and lands in fair territory. What is the proper call?
o Answer: Foul Ball. The ball was over foul territory when first
touched.
17. Question: Which of the following is NOT a catch: (a) A catch
made with the glove, (b) A catch made with the bare hand, (c) A
catch made with the help of the mask to trap the ball?
o Answer: (c) A catch with the help of the mask is illegal; the ball is
dead.
INNING-ENDING APPEALS
18. Question: True or False: Any fielder, with or without the ball,
may make a dead-ball appeal by verbally stating that a runner
missed a base or left too soon.
Answer: True
19. Question: All of the following are appealable plays except:
(a) Missing a base, (b) Batting out of order, (c) Leaving a base
early on a caught fly ball, (d) An illegal slide.
o Answer: (d) An illegal slide is a live-ball infraction, not an appeal.
BATTING AND RUNNING RULES
20. Question: B1 squares to bunt. The pitch hits the bat, then hits
B1's hand (which is still on the bat). The ball rolls fair. Is this a
fair/foul ball or dead ball? What is the ruling?
