2026 NFHS Soccer Exam - Part I
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1. nThenrefereenobservesnPlayernB6nisnwearingnillegalnequipmentnonnthenfieldnwhilent
henballnisninnplay.nThisnisnthenfirstnoccurrencenofnillegalnequipmentnbeingnwornnbyn
TeamnBnandnthenrefereendeterminesntherenisnnonimmediatendanger.nThencorrectnr
ulingnis:
A. Stopnplaynandncautionn (yellowncard)nTeamnB'snheadn coach.
B. Stopnplaynandncautionn(yellowncard)nB6.
C.nAtnthennextnstoppage,ncautionn(yellowncard)nTeamnB'snheadncoach.
D.nAtnthennextnstoppage,ncautionn(yellowncard)nB6.
1. A10nisninnannoffsidenposition.nDefendernB12,nwithntime,nspacenandnclearnsightnofnt
henball,nextendsntheirnlegninnannattemptntonclearnthenball.nThenballnthenninadvert
entlyngoesntowardnA10.nThenofficialnshall:
A.nAllownplayntoncontinue.
B.nPenalizenA10nfornbeingnoffsidenandnrestartnwithnannindirectnfreenkicknfornTeamnB.
C.nPenalizenA10nfornbeingnoffsidenandnrestartnwithnandirectnfreenkicknfornTeamnB.
D.nAwardnandirectnfreenkickntonTeamnB.
2. PlayernAnisnpartnofnanwallninnanfreenkick.nAfternthenballnisnkicked,nPlayernAnmovesnthei
rnhandsntowardntheirnfacenfornprotection.nThenballnthennhitsnthenhandnofnPlayer
A.nThenrefereenshould:
A.nStopnplaynandncautionnPlayernAnfornhandlingnandnawardnannewnfreenkicknfromnth
enspotnofnthenfoul.
B.nStopnplay,nandnredncardnPlayernAnfornDOGSO.
C.nAllownplayntoncontinuenwithnnonfoulnasnthisnisnanreflexnactionnandnnotnconsiderednt
onbendeliberatenhandling.
D.nStopnplaynandnawardnannewndirectnkicknfromnwherenPlayernAndeliberatelynhandl
ednthenball.
3. Bothnteamsnhavenansubstitutenwaitingntonenternthengame.nThenrefereenstopsnplaynfo
rnanfoulncommittednbynTeamnAnandnawardsnandirectnfreenkickntonTeamnB.nNonplayerni
sninjurednandntherenwasnnonmisconduct.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisntrue?
A. OnlynTeamnA'snsubstitutenisnallowedntonenternthengame.
B. OnlynTeamnB'snsubstitutenisnallowedntonenternthengame.
C. Bothnteams'nsubstitutesnarenallowedntonenternthengame.
D.n Neithernteams'nsubstitutesnarenallowedntonenternthengame.
,4. PlayernAnspitsnatnPlayernBnduringnanverbalnaltercation.
A. PlayersnAnandnBnarenbothncautionednandnshownnthenyellowncardnfornthenverbalnal
tercation.
B. PlayernAnisnejectednandnshownnthenredncardnfornspittingnatnPlayernB.
C. PlayernAnisncautionednandnshownnthenyellowncardnfornspittingnatnPlayernB.
D. PlayersnAnandnBnarenbothnejectednandnshownnthenredncardnfornviolentnconduct.
5. Duringnplay,nPlayernA1nappearsninjured.nThenrefereenwhistlesntonstopnplay.nWhennisnt
henplayernrequiredntonleaventhenfield?
A. Thenplayernmustnleaventhenfieldnbecausenplaynwasnstoppednfornanninjury.
B. Thenplayernmustnleaventhenfieldnoncenthenrefereenstopsnthenclock.
C.nThenplayernmustnleaventhenfieldnoncenthenrefereenbeckonsnthencoachnornappropria
tenhealth-carenprofessional.
D.nThenplayernmustnleaventhenfieldnoncenthenplayernhasnbeenndeemedninjurednbynt
hencoachnornappropriatenhealth-carenprofessional.
6. Angoalnmaynnotnbenscoredndirectlynfromna:
A. Kickoff.
B. Droppedn Ball.
C. GoalnKick.
D. PenaltynKick.
7. Whenndeterminingnwhethernannobviousngoal-
scoringnopportunityn(DOGSO)nhasnbeenndenied,nthenfollowingnmustnbenconsidere
dnandnpresent:
A. Directionnofnplaynandndistancenbetweennthenoffensenandnthengoal.
B. Likelihoodnofnkeepingnorngainingncontrolnofnthenball.
C. Locationnandnnumbern ofndefenders.
D. Allnofnthenabove.
8. CoachnAnisnobservednusingnanvapenpennonnthensidelinenbutn50nfeetnfromnanplayer.
A. Thisnisnpermittednasnlongnasnthencoachnhasnapprovalnfromnthenathleticna
dministrator.
B. Thisnisnnotnallowedninnanyncircumstance.
C. Thisnisnpermittednwithnandoctornorntrainer'snpermissionnfornmedicalnreason.
D. Thisnisnpermitted.
,9. TeamnAnisnawardednanthrow-
innnearnthenhalfwaynline.nPlayernA2nstandsnonnthentouchlinenandnstartsntonthrownthen
ballninnfromnbehindnandnoverntheirnhead.nBeforenreleasingnthenball,nA2nstops,nturnsni
nnandifferentndirection,nandnthrowsnthenballninnfromnbehindnandnoverntheirnhead.nTh
enreferee:
A. Blowsnthenwhistlenfornannillegalnthrownandnawardsnanthrow-inntonTeamnB.
B. WhistlesnfornanfoulnandnrestartsnwithnandirectnfreenkickntonTeamnB.
C.nAllowsnplayntoncontinuenasnthisnisnlegal.
D.nIssuesnanyellowncardntonA2nforndelaynofngame.
10. PlayernA3nhasnhairnbeadsnatnthenendnofnanponyntailnsecuredntontheirnheadnwithnanb
un.nDuringnplay,nthenbunncomesnundonenallowingnthenponyntailnwithnbeadsntonswingnfr
eely.nAtnthennextnstoppage,nwhatnshouldnthenrefereendo?
A. RequirenA3ntonimmediatelynleaventhenfieldnwithoutnancaution.
B.nAsknA3ntoncorrectnthenequipment,nandnifnnotnimmediatelyncorrectable,nasknA3nto
nleaventhenfieldnwithoutnancaution.
C. RequirenA3ntonimmediatelynleaventhenfieldnandncautionnA3'snheadncoach.
D. AsknA3ntoncorrectnthenequipment,nandnifnnotnimmediatelyncorrectable,nasknA3nt
onleaventhenfieldnandncautionnA'snheadncoach.
11. Thenballngoesnoutnofnplaynovernthentouchline.nThenrefereensignalsntonawardnTea
mnBnthenthrow-
in.nPlayernB12nquicklynpicksnupnthenballnandnthrowsnitnin.nAfternthenballnwasnlegallyn
putnintonplay,nthenrefereenrealizesnthatnthenthrow-
innshouldnhavenawardedntonTeamnA.nThenrefereenmust:
A.nAllownplayntoncontinue.
B. StopnplaynandnhavenTeamnAntakenthenthrow-in.
C. CautionnB12nforndelayingnthenrestartnandnhavenTeamnAntakenthenthrow-in.
D. StopnplaynandnrestartnwithnandropnballnfornTeamnA.
12. AfternangoalnbynTeamnB,nanplayernonnTeamnAnstandsninnthenopponent'snhalfnofnthen
fieldnandnkicksnthenballnbackwardnafternthenofficialnblowsnthenwhistlentonrestartntheng
ame.nBeforenthenballnisntouchednbynanothernplayer,nthensamenplayernkicksn thenballna
gainntonredirectnit.
A. Thisn isn legaln andn playn shouldn continue.
B. Thisnisnillegalnandnthenkicknshouldnbenretaken.
C. ThisnisnillegalnandnTeamnBnshouldnbenawardednandirectnfreenkick.
D.nThisnisnillegalnandnTeamnBnshouldnbenawardednannindirectnfreenkick.
13. Whichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnnegatenanplayernbeingnpenalizednfornbeingno
ffside?
, A. Interferingnwithnplay.
B. Interferingnwithnannopponent.
C. Gainingnannadvantagenbynbeingninnthenposition.
D.nThendefenderndeliberatelynplayingnthenballn(andnnotnandeliberatensave).
14. TeamnAnisninnthenleadnduringnthenlastnfivenminutesnofnthengame.nTeamnBnhasnansub
stitutenwhonhasnreportedntonthenofficialnareanandnisnreadyntonsubstitute.nTeamnAnthe
nnsendsnanplayerntonreportntonthenofficialnareanandnisnreadyntonsubstitute.nThenballngo
esnoutnofnplaynandnTeamnBnisnawardednanthrow-in.nThenofficialnshall:
A. Notnstopnthenclocknifnbothnteamsnarensubstituting.
B. Allownthensubstitutionsnandnthenclocknisnnotnstopped.
C.nStopnthenclocknfornthensubstitutions.
D.nCautionnthenTeamnAncoachnfornunsportingnconduct.
15. TeamnAnisnawardednandropnball.nThenrefereendropsnthenballntonPlayernA10.nAfternt
henballnisninnplay,nA10nkicksnthenballndirectlynintonthenopponent'sngoal.nWhatnisnthe
ncorrectncall?
A.nGoalnisnawardedntonTeamnA;nplaynrestartsnwithnankickoffnfornthenopposingnteam.
B.nNongoal;nthenballnmustntouchnanothernplayernbeforenangoalncannbenscorednfromna
ndroppednball.nPlaynrestartsnwithnangoal nkicknfornthenopposingnteam.
C.nNongoal;nTeamnAnisnawardednannindirectnfreenkicknfromnthenspotnwherenPlayernA10n
shotnthenball.
D.nRetakenthendroppednballnbecausenthenballnwasnnotninnplaynwhennthenshotnwasntake
n.
16. Thenrefereenbeckonsnthencoachnornappropriatenhealth-
carenprovidernontonthenfieldnafternthengoalkeepernandnanteammatencollide.nBothnp
layersnremainnonnthengroundnholdingntheirnheads.nThenrefereenshall:
A. Allownbothnplayersntonremainninnthengamenifnrequestednbyntheirncoach.
B. Onlynallownbothnplayersntonstayninnthengamenifnclearednbynthenathleticntrainer.
C. Onlynallownthengoalkeeperntonremainninnthengamenafternbeingncheckednout.
D.nEnsurenthatnbothnplayersnleaventhenfieldnwithnthenoptionntonbensubstituted.
17. ThenrefereenobservesnPlayernA1nwearingnsocksnwithnthenfootncutnoff.
A. Thisnisnillegal.nCutnsocksncannotnbenworn.
B. Thisnisnillegal.nThencolornofnthenfootnofnthensocknmustnmatchnthenbodynofnthens
ock.
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1. nThenrefereenobservesnPlayernB6nisnwearingnillegalnequipmentnonnthenfieldnwhilent
henballnisninnplay.nThisnisnthenfirstnoccurrencenofnillegalnequipmentnbeingnwornnbyn
TeamnBnandnthenrefereendeterminesntherenisnnonimmediatendanger.nThencorrectnr
ulingnis:
A. Stopnplaynandncautionn (yellowncard)nTeamnB'snheadn coach.
B. Stopnplaynandncautionn(yellowncard)nB6.
C.nAtnthennextnstoppage,ncautionn(yellowncard)nTeamnB'snheadncoach.
D.nAtnthennextnstoppage,ncautionn(yellowncard)nB6.
1. A10nisninnannoffsidenposition.nDefendernB12,nwithntime,nspacenandnclearnsightnofnt
henball,nextendsntheirnlegninnannattemptntonclearnthenball.nThenballnthenninadvert
entlyngoesntowardnA10.nThenofficialnshall:
A.nAllownplayntoncontinue.
B.nPenalizenA10nfornbeingnoffsidenandnrestartnwithnannindirectnfreenkicknfornTeamnB.
C.nPenalizenA10nfornbeingnoffsidenandnrestartnwithnandirectnfreenkicknfornTeamnB.
D.nAwardnandirectnfreenkickntonTeamnB.
2. PlayernAnisnpartnofnanwallninnanfreenkick.nAfternthenballnisnkicked,nPlayernAnmovesnthei
rnhandsntowardntheirnfacenfornprotection.nThenballnthennhitsnthenhandnofnPlayer
A.nThenrefereenshould:
A.nStopnplaynandncautionnPlayernAnfornhandlingnandnawardnannewnfreenkicknfromnth
enspotnofnthenfoul.
B.nStopnplay,nandnredncardnPlayernAnfornDOGSO.
C.nAllownplayntoncontinuenwithnnonfoulnasnthisnisnanreflexnactionnandnnotnconsiderednt
onbendeliberatenhandling.
D.nStopnplaynandnawardnannewndirectnkicknfromnwherenPlayernAndeliberatelynhandl
ednthenball.
3. Bothnteamsnhavenansubstitutenwaitingntonenternthengame.nThenrefereenstopsnplaynfo
rnanfoulncommittednbynTeamnAnandnawardsnandirectnfreenkickntonTeamnB.nNonplayerni
sninjurednandntherenwasnnonmisconduct.nWhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisntrue?
A. OnlynTeamnA'snsubstitutenisnallowedntonenternthengame.
B. OnlynTeamnB'snsubstitutenisnallowedntonenternthengame.
C. Bothnteams'nsubstitutesnarenallowedntonenternthengame.
D.n Neithernteams'nsubstitutesnarenallowedntonenternthengame.
,4. PlayernAnspitsnatnPlayernBnduringnanverbalnaltercation.
A. PlayersnAnandnBnarenbothncautionednandnshownnthenyellowncardnfornthenverbalnal
tercation.
B. PlayernAnisnejectednandnshownnthenredncardnfornspittingnatnPlayernB.
C. PlayernAnisncautionednandnshownnthenyellowncardnfornspittingnatnPlayernB.
D. PlayersnAnandnBnarenbothnejectednandnshownnthenredncardnfornviolentnconduct.
5. Duringnplay,nPlayernA1nappearsninjured.nThenrefereenwhistlesntonstopnplay.nWhennisnt
henplayernrequiredntonleaventhenfield?
A. Thenplayernmustnleaventhenfieldnbecausenplaynwasnstoppednfornanninjury.
B. Thenplayernmustnleaventhenfieldnoncenthenrefereenstopsnthenclock.
C.nThenplayernmustnleaventhenfieldnoncenthenrefereenbeckonsnthencoachnornappropria
tenhealth-carenprofessional.
D.nThenplayernmustnleaventhenfieldnoncenthenplayernhasnbeenndeemedninjurednbynt
hencoachnornappropriatenhealth-carenprofessional.
6. Angoalnmaynnotnbenscoredndirectlynfromna:
A. Kickoff.
B. Droppedn Ball.
C. GoalnKick.
D. PenaltynKick.
7. Whenndeterminingnwhethernannobviousngoal-
scoringnopportunityn(DOGSO)nhasnbeenndenied,nthenfollowingnmustnbenconsidere
dnandnpresent:
A. Directionnofnplaynandndistancenbetweennthenoffensenandnthengoal.
B. Likelihoodnofnkeepingnorngainingncontrolnofnthenball.
C. Locationnandnnumbern ofndefenders.
D. Allnofnthenabove.
8. CoachnAnisnobservednusingnanvapenpennonnthensidelinenbutn50nfeetnfromnanplayer.
A. Thisnisnpermittednasnlongnasnthencoachnhasnapprovalnfromnthenathleticna
dministrator.
B. Thisnisnnotnallowedninnanyncircumstance.
C. Thisnisnpermittednwithnandoctornorntrainer'snpermissionnfornmedicalnreason.
D. Thisnisnpermitted.
,9. TeamnAnisnawardednanthrow-
innnearnthenhalfwaynline.nPlayernA2nstandsnonnthentouchlinenandnstartsntonthrownthen
ballninnfromnbehindnandnoverntheirnhead.nBeforenreleasingnthenball,nA2nstops,nturnsni
nnandifferentndirection,nandnthrowsnthenballninnfromnbehindnandnoverntheirnhead.nTh
enreferee:
A. Blowsnthenwhistlenfornannillegalnthrownandnawardsnanthrow-inntonTeamnB.
B. WhistlesnfornanfoulnandnrestartsnwithnandirectnfreenkickntonTeamnB.
C.nAllowsnplayntoncontinuenasnthisnisnlegal.
D.nIssuesnanyellowncardntonA2nforndelaynofngame.
10. PlayernA3nhasnhairnbeadsnatnthenendnofnanponyntailnsecuredntontheirnheadnwithnanb
un.nDuringnplay,nthenbunncomesnundonenallowingnthenponyntailnwithnbeadsntonswingnfr
eely.nAtnthennextnstoppage,nwhatnshouldnthenrefereendo?
A. RequirenA3ntonimmediatelynleaventhenfieldnwithoutnancaution.
B.nAsknA3ntoncorrectnthenequipment,nandnifnnotnimmediatelyncorrectable,nasknA3nto
nleaventhenfieldnwithoutnancaution.
C. RequirenA3ntonimmediatelynleaventhenfieldnandncautionnA3'snheadncoach.
D. AsknA3ntoncorrectnthenequipment,nandnifnnotnimmediatelyncorrectable,nasknA3nt
onleaventhenfieldnandncautionnA'snheadncoach.
11. Thenballngoesnoutnofnplaynovernthentouchline.nThenrefereensignalsntonawardnTea
mnBnthenthrow-
in.nPlayernB12nquicklynpicksnupnthenballnandnthrowsnitnin.nAfternthenballnwasnlegallyn
putnintonplay,nthenrefereenrealizesnthatnthenthrow-
innshouldnhavenawardedntonTeamnA.nThenrefereenmust:
A.nAllownplayntoncontinue.
B. StopnplaynandnhavenTeamnAntakenthenthrow-in.
C. CautionnB12nforndelayingnthenrestartnandnhavenTeamnAntakenthenthrow-in.
D. StopnplaynandnrestartnwithnandropnballnfornTeamnA.
12. AfternangoalnbynTeamnB,nanplayernonnTeamnAnstandsninnthenopponent'snhalfnofnthen
fieldnandnkicksnthenballnbackwardnafternthenofficialnblowsnthenwhistlentonrestartntheng
ame.nBeforenthenballnisntouchednbynanothernplayer,nthensamenplayernkicksn thenballna
gainntonredirectnit.
A. Thisn isn legaln andn playn shouldn continue.
B. Thisnisnillegalnandnthenkicknshouldnbenretaken.
C. ThisnisnillegalnandnTeamnBnshouldnbenawardednandirectnfreenkick.
D.nThisnisnillegalnandnTeamnBnshouldnbenawardednannindirectnfreenkick.
13. Whichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnnegatenanplayernbeingnpenalizednfornbeingno
ffside?
, A. Interferingnwithnplay.
B. Interferingnwithnannopponent.
C. Gainingnannadvantagenbynbeingninnthenposition.
D.nThendefenderndeliberatelynplayingnthenballn(andnnotnandeliberatensave).
14. TeamnAnisninnthenleadnduringnthenlastnfivenminutesnofnthengame.nTeamnBnhasnansub
stitutenwhonhasnreportedntonthenofficialnareanandnisnreadyntonsubstitute.nTeamnAnthe
nnsendsnanplayerntonreportntonthenofficialnareanandnisnreadyntonsubstitute.nThenballngo
esnoutnofnplaynandnTeamnBnisnawardednanthrow-in.nThenofficialnshall:
A. Notnstopnthenclocknifnbothnteamsnarensubstituting.
B. Allownthensubstitutionsnandnthenclocknisnnotnstopped.
C.nStopnthenclocknfornthensubstitutions.
D.nCautionnthenTeamnAncoachnfornunsportingnconduct.
15. TeamnAnisnawardednandropnball.nThenrefereendropsnthenballntonPlayernA10.nAfternt
henballnisninnplay,nA10nkicksnthenballndirectlynintonthenopponent'sngoal.nWhatnisnthe
ncorrectncall?
A.nGoalnisnawardedntonTeamnA;nplaynrestartsnwithnankickoffnfornthenopposingnteam.
B.nNongoal;nthenballnmustntouchnanothernplayernbeforenangoalncannbenscorednfromna
ndroppednball.nPlaynrestartsnwithnangoal nkicknfornthenopposingnteam.
C.nNongoal;nTeamnAnisnawardednannindirectnfreenkicknfromnthenspotnwherenPlayernA10n
shotnthenball.
D.nRetakenthendroppednballnbecausenthenballnwasnnotninnplaynwhennthenshotnwasntake
n.
16. Thenrefereenbeckonsnthencoachnornappropriatenhealth-
carenprovidernontonthenfieldnafternthengoalkeepernandnanteammatencollide.nBothnp
layersnremainnonnthengroundnholdingntheirnheads.nThenrefereenshall:
A. Allownbothnplayersntonremainninnthengamenifnrequestednbyntheirncoach.
B. Onlynallownbothnplayersntonstayninnthengamenifnclearednbynthenathleticntrainer.
C. Onlynallownthengoalkeeperntonremainninnthengamenafternbeingncheckednout.
D.nEnsurenthatnbothnplayersnleaventhenfieldnwithnthenoptionntonbensubstituted.
17. ThenrefereenobservesnPlayernA1nwearingnsocksnwithnthenfootncutnoff.
A. Thisnisnillegal.nCutnsocksncannotnbenworn.
B. Thisnisnillegal.nThencolornofnthenfootnofnthensocknmustnmatchnthenbodynofnthens
ock.
