NFHS - OFFICIATING SOCCER-
OFFSIDE RULE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS RATED 100% COMPLETE
When a player is in an offside position, the game should be stopped for offside and an
indirect free kick awarded to the opponent. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
The goalkeeper is always one of the two defenders needed to be nearer the goal line
than the ball so an attacking player is not in an offside position. - Correct Answer ✔✔
False
At the moment the ball is played an attacking player is in his/her own half of the field
and breaks forward. The player receives the ball 5 yards into the attacking half and
there are not two or more defenders between him/her and the goal line. The referee
should allow play to continue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
An attacking player is in an offside position and runs back to his/her own half of the field
to receive a pass. Play should be allowed to continue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
An indirect free kick for an offside infringement can never occur in the attacking team's
own half of the field. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
A player is in an offside position when a shot on goal is taken. The goalkeeper parries
the ball to the player who scores. The goal should be disallowed for offside. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ True
A shot on goal is taken and goes into the top left corner of the goal. At the time of the
shot an attacking player was in the goal area, near the right side. The referee should
allow the goal since the player was merely in an offside position. - Correct Answer ✔✔
True
A shot on goal is taken from about 16 yards from the goal. The ball rebounds off the
goal post to an attacking player who is on the edge of the penalty area and does not
have two or more defenders between him/her and the goal line. The referee should
allow play to continue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
A goal kick is taken and an attacking player receives it in the opponents half of the field
and there are not two or more defenders nearer the goal line. The referee should allow
play to continue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
A corner kick is taken and the ball rebounds off the goal post to an attacking player who
is approximately eight yards from the goal. The defenders move up and the ball is
OFFSIDE RULE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS RATED 100% COMPLETE
When a player is in an offside position, the game should be stopped for offside and an
indirect free kick awarded to the opponent. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
The goalkeeper is always one of the two defenders needed to be nearer the goal line
than the ball so an attacking player is not in an offside position. - Correct Answer ✔✔
False
At the moment the ball is played an attacking player is in his/her own half of the field
and breaks forward. The player receives the ball 5 yards into the attacking half and
there are not two or more defenders between him/her and the goal line. The referee
should allow play to continue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
An attacking player is in an offside position and runs back to his/her own half of the field
to receive a pass. Play should be allowed to continue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
An indirect free kick for an offside infringement can never occur in the attacking team's
own half of the field. - Correct Answer ✔✔ False
A player is in an offside position when a shot on goal is taken. The goalkeeper parries
the ball to the player who scores. The goal should be disallowed for offside. - Correct
Answer ✔✔ True
A shot on goal is taken and goes into the top left corner of the goal. At the time of the
shot an attacking player was in the goal area, near the right side. The referee should
allow the goal since the player was merely in an offside position. - Correct Answer ✔✔
True
A shot on goal is taken from about 16 yards from the goal. The ball rebounds off the
goal post to an attacking player who is on the edge of the penalty area and does not
have two or more defenders between him/her and the goal line. The referee should
allow play to continue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
A goal kick is taken and an attacking player receives it in the opponents half of the field
and there are not two or more defenders nearer the goal line. The referee should allow
play to continue. - Correct Answer ✔✔ True
A corner kick is taken and the ball rebounds off the goal post to an attacking player who
is approximately eight yards from the goal. The defenders move up and the ball is
