NFHS Soft Ball Exam Newest 2025
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A referee shall stop play when a player gains an illegal advantage by contacting:
A. Official's table.
B. Team bench.
C. Team members.
D. All are illegal. - CORRECT ANSWER D. All are illegal.
A stray volleyball rolls onto the court during the set and disrupts play. The referees:
A. Give the team that interfered with the option of either (1) accepting the outcome of
the play or (2) a replay.
B. Stop play and signal a replay.
C. Allow the really to continue to its natural end. The rally will be replayed only if players
from the team that lost the rally complain that they were distracted by the stray
volleyball.
D. Allow the result of the rally to stand regardless of any distraction, interference or
interruption the ball may have caused. - CORRECT ANSWER B. Stop play and signal a
replay.
A team has been assessed a second administrative unnecessary delay. The penalty is:
A. A second administrative yellow card.
B. An administrative red card, loss of rally/point.
C. The head coach must remain seated during play for yellow or red administrative
cards.
D. All are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER B. An administrative red card, loss of
rally/point.
True or False: The head coach must remain seated during play after being assessed
any unsporting conduct card. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Unnecessary delay occurs when:
A. An illegal replacement attempts to enter the set.
B. A team repeatedly uses an improper substitution procedure.
C. A coach does not make a decision about an injured player within 30 seconds.
D. All are unnecessary delay. - CORRECT ANSWER D. All are unnecessary delay.
True or False: The first unnecessary delay by a coach, player, substitute, replacement,
or team results in a warning (administrative yellow card), but shall not result in the head
coach being required to remain seated during play. - CORRECT ANSWER True
, True or False: To signal an unnecessary delay, raise the hand on side of the offending
team beside head, palm facing in, hold the appropriate card on the wrist of the raised
hand. - CORRECT ANSWER True
During a time-out, when should a substitute enter the set?
A. When beckoned by the scorer's table.
B. When beckoned by the first referee.
C. When team is released by the coach.
D. After the time-out when both teams have returned to the court. - CORRECT
ANSWER D. After the time-out when both teams have returned to the court.
True or False: The player and substitute shall remain in the substitution zone until the
second referee releases them. - CORRECT ANSWER True
A team is allowed ___________ substitutions per set.
A. 15
B. 18
C. Unlimited
D. 12 - CORRECT ANSWER B. 18
The libero cannot serve for:
A. A middle blocker who has rotated to the back row.
B. A designated back row player.
C. The first server.
D. Multiple positions in the serving order. - CORRECT ANSWER D. Multiple positions in
the serving order.
Between sets, teams may:
A. Serve into opponent's court.
B. Hit into opponent's court.
C. Warm up with volleyballs on their side of the playing area.
D. Jog around the entire playing surface. - CORRECT ANSWER C. Warm up with
volleyballs on their side of the playing area.
True or False: If using an intermission, it shall occur between the first and second set. -
CORRECT ANSWER False (True in NJ)
After an injury a coach has 30 seconds to:
A. Request a substitution for the player.
B. Leave the player in the set with play beginning immediately.
C. Take a team time-out if the team has not used its allotted time-outs.
D. All are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER D. All are correct.
When a player seated on the bench receives a yellow card for conduct, the head coach
must:
A. Have the player escorted out.
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A referee shall stop play when a player gains an illegal advantage by contacting:
A. Official's table.
B. Team bench.
C. Team members.
D. All are illegal. - CORRECT ANSWER D. All are illegal.
A stray volleyball rolls onto the court during the set and disrupts play. The referees:
A. Give the team that interfered with the option of either (1) accepting the outcome of
the play or (2) a replay.
B. Stop play and signal a replay.
C. Allow the really to continue to its natural end. The rally will be replayed only if players
from the team that lost the rally complain that they were distracted by the stray
volleyball.
D. Allow the result of the rally to stand regardless of any distraction, interference or
interruption the ball may have caused. - CORRECT ANSWER B. Stop play and signal a
replay.
A team has been assessed a second administrative unnecessary delay. The penalty is:
A. A second administrative yellow card.
B. An administrative red card, loss of rally/point.
C. The head coach must remain seated during play for yellow or red administrative
cards.
D. All are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER B. An administrative red card, loss of
rally/point.
True or False: The head coach must remain seated during play after being assessed
any unsporting conduct card. - CORRECT ANSWER True
Unnecessary delay occurs when:
A. An illegal replacement attempts to enter the set.
B. A team repeatedly uses an improper substitution procedure.
C. A coach does not make a decision about an injured player within 30 seconds.
D. All are unnecessary delay. - CORRECT ANSWER D. All are unnecessary delay.
True or False: The first unnecessary delay by a coach, player, substitute, replacement,
or team results in a warning (administrative yellow card), but shall not result in the head
coach being required to remain seated during play. - CORRECT ANSWER True
, True or False: To signal an unnecessary delay, raise the hand on side of the offending
team beside head, palm facing in, hold the appropriate card on the wrist of the raised
hand. - CORRECT ANSWER True
During a time-out, when should a substitute enter the set?
A. When beckoned by the scorer's table.
B. When beckoned by the first referee.
C. When team is released by the coach.
D. After the time-out when both teams have returned to the court. - CORRECT
ANSWER D. After the time-out when both teams have returned to the court.
True or False: The player and substitute shall remain in the substitution zone until the
second referee releases them. - CORRECT ANSWER True
A team is allowed ___________ substitutions per set.
A. 15
B. 18
C. Unlimited
D. 12 - CORRECT ANSWER B. 18
The libero cannot serve for:
A. A middle blocker who has rotated to the back row.
B. A designated back row player.
C. The first server.
D. Multiple positions in the serving order. - CORRECT ANSWER D. Multiple positions in
the serving order.
Between sets, teams may:
A. Serve into opponent's court.
B. Hit into opponent's court.
C. Warm up with volleyballs on their side of the playing area.
D. Jog around the entire playing surface. - CORRECT ANSWER C. Warm up with
volleyballs on their side of the playing area.
True or False: If using an intermission, it shall occur between the first and second set. -
CORRECT ANSWER False (True in NJ)
After an injury a coach has 30 seconds to:
A. Request a substitution for the player.
B. Leave the player in the set with play beginning immediately.
C. Take a team time-out if the team has not used its allotted time-outs.
D. All are correct. - CORRECT ANSWER D. All are correct.
When a player seated on the bench receives a yellow card for conduct, the head coach
must:
A. Have the player escorted out.
