NFHS Rules football/ Study Guide Questions with Correct Verifi
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Whenumustuofficialsutakeuauthorityuforutheucontests?u-uANSWERu-
u30uminutesupriorutoutheuscheduledugameutime.u(oruasusoonuasutheyuareuableutoubeupresentu(1-1-7)
Who'sudecisionsuareufinaluinuallumattersupertainingutoutheugame?u-uANSWERu-urefereeu(1-1-6)
Whenudoesuaugameuoffiicials'uauthorityuend?u-uANSWERu-
uThroughutheudurationuofutheu4thuperioduanduanyuovertimes,uasuwelluasuuputoucompletionuofuanyureports.u(s
tatesumayuintercedeuasuwell)u(1-1-8)
Whatuisuaudeaduballufoul?u-uANSWERu-
uFouluthatuoccursuduringutheuintervaluafteruaudownuhasuendeduandubeforeutheuballuisunextusnappeduorufreeu
kicked.u2-16-2a
WhatuconstitutesuauDoubleuFoul?u-uANSWERu-uOneuorumoreufoulsu(otheruthanunon-
playeruanduUC)uareucommittedubyuEACHuteamuatusuchutimeuthatutheupenaltiesuofufuset.u2-16-2b
WhatuisuauFlagrantufoul?u-uANSWERu-
uFoulusouSEVEREuoruEXTREMEuthatuituplacesuanuopponentuinudangeruoruseriousuinjury,uanduoruinvolvesuviolat
ionsuthatuareuextremelyuorupersistentlyuvulgaruoruabusiveuconduct.
WhatuisuauLiveuBallufoul?u-uANSWERu-uFouluthatuoccursuDURINGuaudownu2-16
WhatuisuauMultipleuFoul?u-uANSWERu-
uTwouorumoreuliveuballufoulsu(otheruthanunonuplayeruoruUC)uareucommitteduduringutheusameudownubyutheus
ameuteamuatusuchutimeutheuoffendeduteamuisupermittedutheuchoiceuofupenalties2-16-2e
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,WhatuisuauNonuplayeruoruUnsportsmanlikeufoul?u-uANSWERu-uauNONuCONTACTu(exceptuinu9-4-
8)ufouluwhileutheuballuisudeaduoruduringutheudownuwhichuisunotuillegaluparticipationuandudoesunotuinfluence
utheuplayuinuprogressu2-16-2f
Whatuisuauplayerufoul?u-uANSWERu-
uAufoulucommittedubyuauplayeruinutheugame,ucommonlyucalleduaufoul.u2-u16-2g
Whatuareutheu5ucriteriauthatumustubeumetuforuaufoulutoubeuPSK?u-uANSWERu-
uFoulumustubeubyuR,uduringuauScrimmageuKicku(besidesuill.uparticipationuorusubstitution):
1 -uNOTuduringuTryuoruSuccessfulufieldugoal
2 -uBallumustucrossuexpandeduneutraluzone
3 -uFouluoccursubeyonduexpandeduneutraluzone
4 -uFouluhappensubeforeuenduofutheukick
5 -uKuwillunotubeunextutoupututheuballuinuplay
2-16-2h
WhatudoesuSimultaneousuwithutheusnapumean?u-uANSWERu-
uanuactuwhichubecomesuaufouluwhenutheuballuisusnapped.u2-16-2i
Canuaufoulucauseulossuofutheuball?u-uANSWERu-uNo.u2-16-3
Canuaufoulucauseuauliveuballutoubecomeudead?u-uANSWERu-uNo.u2-16-4
Someugameusituationsuproduceuresultsuthatuareusimilarutoupenaltiesuareunotuclassifieduasufoulsu(3).uWhatu
areuthey?u-uANSWERu-uDisqualificationuofuplayer
FirstutouchingubyuK
Forfeitureuofuaugame
2-16-6
CanuOfficialsuuseuinstantureplayuoruotherumonitoringuequipment?u-uANSWERu-uNO.u(1-1-9)
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, CanuauforfeitubeudeclaredubyutheuUmpire?u-uANSWERu-uNO.uRefereeuonly,uanduituisufinalu(1-1-10)
CanuauteamuprotestuNFHSurules?u-uANSWERu-uNO.uTheyuareunoturecognizedu(1-1-11)
Whereucanusidelineumarkersubeuplacedu(softupliableuonutheuground)u?u-uANSWERu-
uNoucloseruthanu5uyardsutoufromutheusidelinesu(1-2-2)
HowuoftenuisuauCONTINUOUSuyardulineumarkingubeuuseduonutheufield?u-uANSWERu-
uEveryu5uyardsu(howeveruituwilluendu4uinchesufromutheusideline,uexceptutheugoalulineuanduenduline)u(1-2-
3auandub)
HowuwideuareuLineumarkings,uhashumarks,usidelinesuandurestrainingulinesu(minimum)?u-uANSWERu-
u4uinchesu(1-2-3a,b,c,d,e)
Howulonguareuhashumarks?u-uANSWERu-u24uinchesu(1-2-3e)
Whatuareu"9-yard"umarks?u-uANSWERu-
uTheumarkingsuonutheufieldu9uyardsufromutheusideline.uIfunumbersuareuuseduasutheu9uyardumark,utheuTOPuo
futheunumberuisumeasuredutou9uyardsu(1-2-3f)
Whereuisutheuteamubox?u-uANSWERu-
uBetweenutheu25uyardulinesuonutheuteamsusidelines,uBEHINDutheu2uyardubelt,uhoweveruitumayubeu20-
45uyardulinesuifubothuteamsuareuusingutheusameusideline.u(1-2-3g)
Canudecorativeumarkingsubeuplaceduinutheuend-zone?u-uANSWERu-
uyes,uasulonguasutheyuareunoucloseruthanu2ufeetufromutheuboundaryuorugoalulinesu(1-2-3h)
Isutheugoalulineuconsideredupartuofutheufielduorutheuendzone?u-uANSWERu-uEnd-
zoneutouthatutheuverticaluplaneuofutheuedgeuofutheulineutowardutheufielduofuplayuisutheuactualugoalu(1-2-3j)
Whatuisutheudistanceuofutheucentereduline,uonueachuenduofutheufielduusedutypicallyuforutheutry,ufromutheugoa
luline?u-uANSWERu-u3uyards.uAlsouituisu4uinchesuwideuandu24uinchesulongu(1-2-3k)
Whatuareutheudimensionsuofutheupylon?u-uANSWERu-u4uinchuxu4uinchuandu18uinchesutallu(1-2-4)
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u u u u u u u u
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u u u
Whenumustuofficialsutakeuauthorityuforutheucontests?u-uANSWERu-
u30uminutesupriorutoutheuscheduledugameutime.u(oruasusoonuasutheyuareuableutoubeupresentu(1-1-7)
Who'sudecisionsuareufinaluinuallumattersupertainingutoutheugame?u-uANSWERu-urefereeu(1-1-6)
Whenudoesuaugameuoffiicials'uauthorityuend?u-uANSWERu-
uThroughutheudurationuofutheu4thuperioduanduanyuovertimes,uasuwelluasuuputoucompletionuofuanyureports.u(s
tatesumayuintercedeuasuwell)u(1-1-8)
Whatuisuaudeaduballufoul?u-uANSWERu-
uFouluthatuoccursuduringutheuintervaluafteruaudownuhasuendeduandubeforeutheuballuisunextusnappeduorufreeu
kicked.u2-16-2a
WhatuconstitutesuauDoubleuFoul?u-uANSWERu-uOneuorumoreufoulsu(otheruthanunon-
playeruanduUC)uareucommittedubyuEACHuteamuatusuchutimeuthatutheupenaltiesuofufuset.u2-16-2b
WhatuisuauFlagrantufoul?u-uANSWERu-
uFoulusouSEVEREuoruEXTREMEuthatuituplacesuanuopponentuinudangeruoruseriousuinjury,uanduoruinvolvesuviolat
ionsuthatuareuextremelyuorupersistentlyuvulgaruoruabusiveuconduct.
WhatuisuauLiveuBallufoul?u-uANSWERu-uFouluthatuoccursuDURINGuaudownu2-16
WhatuisuauMultipleuFoul?u-uANSWERu-
uTwouorumoreuliveuballufoulsu(otheruthanunonuplayeruoruUC)uareucommitteduduringutheusameudownubyutheus
ameuteamuatusuchutimeutheuoffendeduteamuisupermittedutheuchoiceuofupenalties2-16-2e
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,WhatuisuauNonuplayeruoruUnsportsmanlikeufoul?u-uANSWERu-uauNONuCONTACTu(exceptuinu9-4-
8)ufouluwhileutheuballuisudeaduoruduringutheudownuwhichuisunotuillegaluparticipationuandudoesunotuinfluence
utheuplayuinuprogressu2-16-2f
Whatuisuauplayerufoul?u-uANSWERu-
uAufoulucommittedubyuauplayeruinutheugame,ucommonlyucalleduaufoul.u2-u16-2g
Whatuareutheu5ucriteriauthatumustubeumetuforuaufoulutoubeuPSK?u-uANSWERu-
uFoulumustubeubyuR,uduringuauScrimmageuKicku(besidesuill.uparticipationuorusubstitution):
1 -uNOTuduringuTryuoruSuccessfulufieldugoal
2 -uBallumustucrossuexpandeduneutraluzone
3 -uFouluoccursubeyonduexpandeduneutraluzone
4 -uFouluhappensubeforeuenduofutheukick
5 -uKuwillunotubeunextutoupututheuballuinuplay
2-16-2h
WhatudoesuSimultaneousuwithutheusnapumean?u-uANSWERu-
uanuactuwhichubecomesuaufouluwhenutheuballuisusnapped.u2-16-2i
Canuaufoulucauseulossuofutheuball?u-uANSWERu-uNo.u2-16-3
Canuaufoulucauseuauliveuballutoubecomeudead?u-uANSWERu-uNo.u2-16-4
Someugameusituationsuproduceuresultsuthatuareusimilarutoupenaltiesuareunotuclassifieduasufoulsu(3).uWhatu
areuthey?u-uANSWERu-uDisqualificationuofuplayer
FirstutouchingubyuK
Forfeitureuofuaugame
2-16-6
CanuOfficialsuuseuinstantureplayuoruotherumonitoringuequipment?u-uANSWERu-uNO.u(1-1-9)
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, CanuauforfeitubeudeclaredubyutheuUmpire?u-uANSWERu-uNO.uRefereeuonly,uanduituisufinalu(1-1-10)
CanuauteamuprotestuNFHSurules?u-uANSWERu-uNO.uTheyuareunoturecognizedu(1-1-11)
Whereucanusidelineumarkersubeuplacedu(softupliableuonutheuground)u?u-uANSWERu-
uNoucloseruthanu5uyardsutoufromutheusidelinesu(1-2-2)
HowuoftenuisuauCONTINUOUSuyardulineumarkingubeuuseduonutheufield?u-uANSWERu-
uEveryu5uyardsu(howeveruituwilluendu4uinchesufromutheusideline,uexceptutheugoalulineuanduenduline)u(1-2-
3auandub)
HowuwideuareuLineumarkings,uhashumarks,usidelinesuandurestrainingulinesu(minimum)?u-uANSWERu-
u4uinchesu(1-2-3a,b,c,d,e)
Howulonguareuhashumarks?u-uANSWERu-u24uinchesu(1-2-3e)
Whatuareu"9-yard"umarks?u-uANSWERu-
uTheumarkingsuonutheufieldu9uyardsufromutheusideline.uIfunumbersuareuuseduasutheu9uyardumark,utheuTOPuo
futheunumberuisumeasuredutou9uyardsu(1-2-3f)
Whereuisutheuteamubox?u-uANSWERu-
uBetweenutheu25uyardulinesuonutheuteamsusidelines,uBEHINDutheu2uyardubelt,uhoweveruitumayubeu20-
45uyardulinesuifubothuteamsuareuusingutheusameusideline.u(1-2-3g)
Canudecorativeumarkingsubeuplaceduinutheuend-zone?u-uANSWERu-
uyes,uasulonguasutheyuareunoucloseruthanu2ufeetufromutheuboundaryuorugoalulinesu(1-2-3h)
Isutheugoalulineuconsideredupartuofutheufielduorutheuendzone?u-uANSWERu-uEnd-
zoneutouthatutheuverticaluplaneuofutheuedgeuofutheulineutowardutheufielduofuplayuisutheuactualugoalu(1-2-3j)
Whatuisutheudistanceuofutheucentereduline,uonueachuenduofutheufielduusedutypicallyuforutheutry,ufromutheugoa
luline?u-uANSWERu-u3uyards.uAlsouituisu4uinchesuwideuandu24uinchesulongu(1-2-3k)
Whatuareutheudimensionsuofutheupylon?u-uANSWERu-u4uinchuxu4uinchuandu18uinchesutallu(1-2-4)
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