NFHS Rules football
g g
1. Whatgisgthegobjectgofgtheggame?:gANSWER-
Onegteamgtogcarrygorgpassgthegballgacrossgthegopponentsggoalglinegorgtogkickgthegballg
gg
throughgthegopponentsggoalgbygplacegkickgorgdropgkick.gGamegisgwongbygteamgthatga
ccumulatesgthegmostgpointsg(1-1-1)
2. Whatgaregthegdimensionsgofgthegplayinggfield?:gANSWER-ggg360gbyg160gfeetg(1-
1-2)
3. Howgmanygplayersgaregneededgtogstartgaggame?:gANSWER-gg11gforgeachgteam
(howevergthegteamgmaygcontinuegwithgfewer)gForfeitgifgnotgenoughgplayersg1-
0gisgthegscore,goffendedgteamgwins.g(1-1-3)
4. Whengmustgofficialsgtakegauthoritygforgthegcontests?:gANSWER-
ggg 30gminutesgpriorgtogthegscheduledggamegtime.g(orgasgsoongasgtheygaregablegtogbegpr
esentg(1-1-7)
5. Who'sgdecisionsgaregfinalgingallgmattersgpertaininggtogtheggame?:gANSW
ER-ggrefereeg(1-1-6)
1g/g17
,6. Whengdoesgaggamegoffiicials'gauthoritygend?:gThroughgthegdurationgofgtheg4thg
periodgandganygovertimes,gasgwellgasgupgtogcompletiongofganygreports.g(statesgmaygi
ntercedegasgwell)g(1-1-8)
7. CangOfficialsguseginstantgreplaygorgothergmonitoringgequipment?:gNO.g(1-1-9)
8. CangagforfeitgbegdeclaredgbygthegUmpire?:gNO.gRefereegonly,gandgitgisgfinalg(
1-1-10)
9. CangagteamgprotestgNFHSgrules?:gNO.gTheygaregnotgrecognizedg(1-1-11)
10. Wheregcangsidelinegmarkersgbegplacedg(softgpliablegongthegground)g?:gNog
closergthang5gyardsgtogfromgthegsidelinesg(1-2-2)
11. HowgoftengisgagCONTINUOUSgyardglinegmarkinggbegusedgongthegfield?:gEveryg
5gyardsg(howevergitgwillgendg4ginchesgfromgthegsideline,gexceptgtheggoalglinegandgendgli
ne)g(1-2-3agandgb)
12. HowgwidegaregLinegmarkings,ghashgmarks,gsidelinesgandgrestrainingglinesg
(minimum)?:g4ginchesg(1-2-3a,b,c,d,e)
13. Howglonggareghashgmarks?:g24ginchesg(1-2-3e)
14. Whatgareg"9-
yard"gmarks?:gThegmarkingsgongthegfieldg9gyardsgfromgthegsideline.gIfgnumbersgaregus
edgasgtheg9gyardgmark,gthegTOPgofgthegnumbergisgmeasuredgtog9gyardsg(1-2-3f)
15. Wheregisgthegteamgbox?:gBetweengtheg25gyardglinesgongthegteamsgsidelines,gB
2g/g17
,EHINDgtheg2gyardgbelt,ghowevergitgmaygbeg20-
45gyardglinesgifgbothgteamsgaregusinggthegsamegsideline.g(1-2-3g)
16. Cangdecorativegmarkingsgbegplacedgingthegend-
zone?:gyes,gasglonggasgtheygaregnogclosergthang2gfeetgfromgthegboundarygorggoalglin
esg(1-2-3h)
17. Isgtheggoalglinegconsideredgpartgofgthegfieldgorgthegendzone?:gEnd-
zonegtogthatgthegverticalgplanegofgthegedgegofgtheglinegtowardgthegfieldgofgplaygisgtheg
actualggoalg(1-2-3j)
3g/g17
, 18. Whatgisgthegdistancegofgthegcenteredgline,gongeachgendgofgthegfieldgusedgt
ypicallygforgthegtry,gfromgtheggoalgline?:g3gyards.gAlsogitgisg4ginchesgwidegandg24gin
chesglongg(1-2-3k)
19. Whatgaregthegdimensionsgofgthegpylon?:g4ginchgxg4ginchgandg18ginchesgtallg(
1-2-4)
20. Whatgcolorgcangthegpylongbe?:gRed,gOrangegorgYellowg(ROY)g1-2-4
21. Pylonsgplacedgatgtheggoalglinegwhengproperlygplacedgareg-
g ingorgoutgofgbounds?:gOUTgofgboundsg(1-2-4)
22. Whatgisgthegdistancegfromgthegbasegofgtheguprightgtogthegtopgverticalg
crossbar?:g10gfeetg(1-2-5b)
23. WhatgisgthegwidthgofgthegCrossgbarg(andgthegwidthgofgtheggoalgposts)?:g23g
feetg4ginchesg(1-2-5c,d
24. WhatgisgthegMINIMUMgheightgofgtheggoalgposts?:g10gfeetg(1-2-5e)
25. Theggoalgpostgmustgbegcoveredgingagpaddedgresilient,gshockgabsorbingg
material.gWhatgisgthegheightgofgthegmaterialgongthegpost?:g6gfeetg(1-2-5f)
26. WindgDirectionalgstreamersgmaybegplacedgongtheggoalgposts.gWhatgcolorsg
cangbegused?:gRed,gOrangegorgyellowg(ROY)g(1-2-5g)
27. Whatgcolorgcangtheggoalgpostsgbegpainted?:gSilver,gWhitegorgyellowg(1-2-5g)
28. Whatgcolorgmustgagfootballgbegtogbeglegal?:gTang(1-3-1a)
4g/g17
g g
1. Whatgisgthegobjectgofgtheggame?:gANSWER-
Onegteamgtogcarrygorgpassgthegballgacrossgthegopponentsggoalglinegorgtogkickgthegballg
gg
throughgthegopponentsggoalgbygplacegkickgorgdropgkick.gGamegisgwongbygteamgthatga
ccumulatesgthegmostgpointsg(1-1-1)
2. Whatgaregthegdimensionsgofgthegplayinggfield?:gANSWER-ggg360gbyg160gfeetg(1-
1-2)
3. Howgmanygplayersgaregneededgtogstartgaggame?:gANSWER-gg11gforgeachgteam
(howevergthegteamgmaygcontinuegwithgfewer)gForfeitgifgnotgenoughgplayersg1-
0gisgthegscore,goffendedgteamgwins.g(1-1-3)
4. Whengmustgofficialsgtakegauthoritygforgthegcontests?:gANSWER-
ggg 30gminutesgpriorgtogthegscheduledggamegtime.g(orgasgsoongasgtheygaregablegtogbegpr
esentg(1-1-7)
5. Who'sgdecisionsgaregfinalgingallgmattersgpertaininggtogtheggame?:gANSW
ER-ggrefereeg(1-1-6)
1g/g17
,6. Whengdoesgaggamegoffiicials'gauthoritygend?:gThroughgthegdurationgofgtheg4thg
periodgandganygovertimes,gasgwellgasgupgtogcompletiongofganygreports.g(statesgmaygi
ntercedegasgwell)g(1-1-8)
7. CangOfficialsguseginstantgreplaygorgothergmonitoringgequipment?:gNO.g(1-1-9)
8. CangagforfeitgbegdeclaredgbygthegUmpire?:gNO.gRefereegonly,gandgitgisgfinalg(
1-1-10)
9. CangagteamgprotestgNFHSgrules?:gNO.gTheygaregnotgrecognizedg(1-1-11)
10. Wheregcangsidelinegmarkersgbegplacedg(softgpliablegongthegground)g?:gNog
closergthang5gyardsgtogfromgthegsidelinesg(1-2-2)
11. HowgoftengisgagCONTINUOUSgyardglinegmarkinggbegusedgongthegfield?:gEveryg
5gyardsg(howevergitgwillgendg4ginchesgfromgthegsideline,gexceptgtheggoalglinegandgendgli
ne)g(1-2-3agandgb)
12. HowgwidegaregLinegmarkings,ghashgmarks,gsidelinesgandgrestrainingglinesg
(minimum)?:g4ginchesg(1-2-3a,b,c,d,e)
13. Howglonggareghashgmarks?:g24ginchesg(1-2-3e)
14. Whatgareg"9-
yard"gmarks?:gThegmarkingsgongthegfieldg9gyardsgfromgthegsideline.gIfgnumbersgaregus
edgasgtheg9gyardgmark,gthegTOPgofgthegnumbergisgmeasuredgtog9gyardsg(1-2-3f)
15. Wheregisgthegteamgbox?:gBetweengtheg25gyardglinesgongthegteamsgsidelines,gB
2g/g17
,EHINDgtheg2gyardgbelt,ghowevergitgmaygbeg20-
45gyardglinesgifgbothgteamsgaregusinggthegsamegsideline.g(1-2-3g)
16. Cangdecorativegmarkingsgbegplacedgingthegend-
zone?:gyes,gasglonggasgtheygaregnogclosergthang2gfeetgfromgthegboundarygorggoalglin
esg(1-2-3h)
17. Isgtheggoalglinegconsideredgpartgofgthegfieldgorgthegendzone?:gEnd-
zonegtogthatgthegverticalgplanegofgthegedgegofgtheglinegtowardgthegfieldgofgplaygisgtheg
actualggoalg(1-2-3j)
3g/g17
, 18. Whatgisgthegdistancegofgthegcenteredgline,gongeachgendgofgthegfieldgusedgt
ypicallygforgthegtry,gfromgtheggoalgline?:g3gyards.gAlsogitgisg4ginchesgwidegandg24gin
chesglongg(1-2-3k)
19. Whatgaregthegdimensionsgofgthegpylon?:g4ginchgxg4ginchgandg18ginchesgtallg(
1-2-4)
20. Whatgcolorgcangthegpylongbe?:gRed,gOrangegorgYellowg(ROY)g1-2-4
21. Pylonsgplacedgatgtheggoalglinegwhengproperlygplacedgareg-
g ingorgoutgofgbounds?:gOUTgofgboundsg(1-2-4)
22. Whatgisgthegdistancegfromgthegbasegofgtheguprightgtogthegtopgverticalg
crossbar?:g10gfeetg(1-2-5b)
23. WhatgisgthegwidthgofgthegCrossgbarg(andgthegwidthgofgtheggoalgposts)?:g23g
feetg4ginchesg(1-2-5c,d
24. WhatgisgthegMINIMUMgheightgofgtheggoalgposts?:g10gfeetg(1-2-5e)
25. Theggoalgpostgmustgbegcoveredgingagpaddedgresilient,gshockgabsorbingg
material.gWhatgisgthegheightgofgthegmaterialgongthegpost?:g6gfeetg(1-2-5f)
26. WindgDirectionalgstreamersgmaybegplacedgongtheggoalgposts.gWhatgcolorsg
cangbegused?:gRed,gOrangegorgyellowg(ROY)g(1-2-5g)
27. Whatgcolorgcangtheggoalgpostsgbegpainted?:gSilver,gWhitegorgyellowg(1-2-5g)
28. Whatgcolorgmustgagfootballgbegtogbeglegal?:gTang(1-3-1a)
4g/g17
