Football Exam Study 2023/ 100 Questions
with Correct Answers/ Graded A+
Targeting is an act by any player who takes aim and initiates contact against an
opponent above the shoulders with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulders.
T/F - -True
-No defensive player shall commit any illegal personal contact foul listed in rule 9-4-3
against the passer. T/F - -True
-The game officials shall assume authority for the contest, including penalizing
unsportsmanlike acts, 15 minutes prior to the scheduled game time - an earlier time if
required by the state association. T/F - -False
-Face tackling is an act by any player who initiates contact against an opponent at the
shoulders or below with the crown (top portion) of his helmet. T/F - -False
-The referee shall have the authority to correct the number of the next down prior to the
ball becoming live after a new series of downs is awarded. T/F - -True
-Illegal helmet contact may not be judged a flagrant act by the game official. T/F - -
False
-No player or nonplayer shall make any other contact with an opponent, including a
defenseless player, which is deemed unnecessary or excessive and which incites
roughness. T/F - -True
-The accidental touching of a loose ball by a player who was blocked into the ball is
ignored and does not constitute a new force. T/F - -Tru
-A defenseless player is a player who, because of his physical position and focus of
concentration, is especially vulnerable to injury. T/F - -True
-When the ball is loose following an illegal kick, it does not retain the same status as
prior to the illegal kick. T/F - -False
-If a free kick goes out of bounds between the goal lines touched inbounds by R, the ball
is put in play by R at the inbounds spot. T/F - -True
, -Blocking is obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of the blocker's
body. T/F - -True
-Initial force results from a carry, fumble, kick, pass, snap or muff. T/F - -False
-Any act that is clearly intended to cause B to encroach is an unsportsmanlike foul. T/F
- -False
-At the time the ball is kicked, at least four K players must be on each side of the kicker.
T/F - -True
-By state association adoption, to allow for special occasions, commemorative or
memorial patches, not to exceed 4 square inches, may be worn on the uniform without
compromising its integrity. T/F - -True
-An unofficial auxiliary down indicator may be used, but it must be operated
approximately 2 yards outside the sideline (except in stadiums where the total playing
enclosure does not permit) opposite the official line-to-gain and down indicators. T/F -
-True
-A free kick must be used following a safety. T/F - -True
-Ball-colored helmets are legal player equipment. T/F - -False
-If the helmet comes completely off during subsequent dead-ball action related to the
down, and is not directly attributable to a foul by the opponent, the player must leave
the game for at least one down (unless halftime or overtime intermission occurs). T/F -
-True
-If a player does not have a helmet that met the NOCSAE test standards when
manufactured, he may participate, but a 5-yard penalty shall be enforced. T/F - -False
-When any required equipment is missing, correction must be made before
participation. T/F - -True
-Between the first and second periods and between the third and fourth periods, the
teams may or may not change goals. T/F - -False
-If there was an inadvertent whistle during the last timed down of the period, the period
is not extended by an untimed down. T/F - -True
with Correct Answers/ Graded A+
Targeting is an act by any player who takes aim and initiates contact against an
opponent above the shoulders with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulders.
T/F - -True
-No defensive player shall commit any illegal personal contact foul listed in rule 9-4-3
against the passer. T/F - -True
-The game officials shall assume authority for the contest, including penalizing
unsportsmanlike acts, 15 minutes prior to the scheduled game time - an earlier time if
required by the state association. T/F - -False
-Face tackling is an act by any player who initiates contact against an opponent at the
shoulders or below with the crown (top portion) of his helmet. T/F - -False
-The referee shall have the authority to correct the number of the next down prior to the
ball becoming live after a new series of downs is awarded. T/F - -True
-Illegal helmet contact may not be judged a flagrant act by the game official. T/F - -
False
-No player or nonplayer shall make any other contact with an opponent, including a
defenseless player, which is deemed unnecessary or excessive and which incites
roughness. T/F - -True
-The accidental touching of a loose ball by a player who was blocked into the ball is
ignored and does not constitute a new force. T/F - -Tru
-A defenseless player is a player who, because of his physical position and focus of
concentration, is especially vulnerable to injury. T/F - -True
-When the ball is loose following an illegal kick, it does not retain the same status as
prior to the illegal kick. T/F - -False
-If a free kick goes out of bounds between the goal lines touched inbounds by R, the ball
is put in play by R at the inbounds spot. T/F - -True
, -Blocking is obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of the blocker's
body. T/F - -True
-Initial force results from a carry, fumble, kick, pass, snap or muff. T/F - -False
-Any act that is clearly intended to cause B to encroach is an unsportsmanlike foul. T/F
- -False
-At the time the ball is kicked, at least four K players must be on each side of the kicker.
T/F - -True
-By state association adoption, to allow for special occasions, commemorative or
memorial patches, not to exceed 4 square inches, may be worn on the uniform without
compromising its integrity. T/F - -True
-An unofficial auxiliary down indicator may be used, but it must be operated
approximately 2 yards outside the sideline (except in stadiums where the total playing
enclosure does not permit) opposite the official line-to-gain and down indicators. T/F -
-True
-A free kick must be used following a safety. T/F - -True
-Ball-colored helmets are legal player equipment. T/F - -False
-If the helmet comes completely off during subsequent dead-ball action related to the
down, and is not directly attributable to a foul by the opponent, the player must leave
the game for at least one down (unless halftime or overtime intermission occurs). T/F -
-True
-If a player does not have a helmet that met the NOCSAE test standards when
manufactured, he may participate, but a 5-yard penalty shall be enforced. T/F - -False
-When any required equipment is missing, correction must be made before
participation. T/F - -True
-Between the first and second periods and between the third and fourth periods, the
teams may or may not change goals. T/F - -False
-If there was an inadvertent whistle during the last timed down of the period, the period
is not extended by an untimed down. T/F - -True
