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2016 NHFS Rules questions
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07/17/2016
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Term
Completely Clear or completely white tooth and mouth protectors are legal.
 Definition
True

1-5-1d(5)a
Term
The NFHS disapproves of any form of taunting that is intended or designed to embarrass, ridicule or demean others under any circumstances.
 Definition
True

9-5-1a Note
Term
Football gloves are required to meet either the new SFIA specification or the existing NOCSAE test standard at the time of manufacture.
 Definition
True

1-5-2b
Term
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.
 Definition
False

2-20-1b
Term
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 and prior to the declaration of the end of any period.
 Definition
True

5-1-1b
Term
Illegal helmet contact may not be judged a flagrant act by the game official.
 Definition
False

9-4-3i
Term
No player or non-player shall make any other contact with an opponent, including a defenseless player, which is deemed unnecessary or excessive and which incites roughness.
 Definition
True

9-4-3g
Term
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.
 Definition
True

8-5-1b
Term
A fumble is the touching of a loose ball by a player in an unsuccessful attempt to secure possession.
 Definition
False

2-18; 7-4
Term
When the ball is loose following an illegal kick, it does not retain the same status as prior to the illegal kick.
 Definition
False

2-24-9
Term
A forward pass has gone beyond the neutral zone if at any time during the pass, some part of the ball is beyond the
neutral zone.
 Definition
False

2-31-3
Term
Blocking is obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of the blocker’s body.
 Definition
True

2-3-1
Term
Clipping in the free-blocking zone is illegal.
 Definition
True

2-17-1
Term
Any act that is clearly intended to cause B to encroach is an unsportsmanlike foul.
 Definition
False

7-1-7b
Term
At the time the ball is kicked, at least four K players must be on each side of the kicker.
 Definition
True

6-1-4
Term
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.
 Definition
True

1-5-1 note
Term
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.
 Definition
True

1-3-5c
Term
A drop kick or place kick may be used following a safety.
 Definition
True

2-24-6
Term
Ball-colored helmets are legal player equipment.
 Definition
False

1-5-3 (c1)
Term
A down is action which starts with a legal snap or a free kick and ends when the ball next becomes dead.
 Definition
True

2-7-1
Term
If a player does not have a helmet that meets the NOCSAE test standards when manufactured, he may participate, but a 5-yard penalty shall be enforced.
 Definition
False

1-5-5
Term
A back may not wear a jersey with a number 50 through 79.
 Definition
False

1-4-3
Term
Between the first and second periods and between the third and fourth periods, the teams may or may not change goals.
 Definition
False

3-2-4
Term
If there was an inadvertent whistle during the last timed down of the period, the period is not extended by an untimed down.
 Definition
False

3-3-3c
Term
A period shall not be extended by an untimed down if, during a down in which time expires, a foul occurs for which enforcement, by rule, results in a safety.
 Definition
True

3-3-4 (b5)
Term
If a double foul occurs during the last timed down of a period, the period is ended.
 Definition
False

3-3-3 b
Term
The period shall be extended if, during a down in which time expires, B1 commits an unsportsmanlike foul and the penalty is accepted.
 Definition
False

3-3-4 (b1)
Term
Giving an invalid fair-catch signal carries a 15-yard penalty.
 Definition
False

6-5-7 (Pen)
Term
Only the receiver who gives a valid fair-catch signal is afforded protection.
 Definition
True

6-5-3
Term
Only one receiver may give a signal for a fair catch while any legal kick is in flight.
 Definition
False

6-5-1
Term
If a low scrimmage kick is touched by R1 in the neutral zone, kick-catching interference restrictions have ended and no fair catch can be made.
 Definition
False

6-3-6
Term
It is illegal for R1 to fair-catch a free kick in the neutral zone.
 Definition
False

6-5-2
Term
It is a field goal even if part of the ball passes through the line of the upright extended.
 Definition
False

8-4-1c
Term
A field goal may be scored by a free kick following a safety.
 Definition
False

8-4-1a
Term
During a field-goal attempt, not during a try, the ball becomes dead when it is obvious the kick has apparently failed.
 Definition
False

8-3-2b
Term
A backward pass is a pass thrown with its initial direction parallel with or toward the runner’s end line.
 Definition
True

2-31-5
Term
If runner A1, who is beyond the neutral zone, tosses the ball forward, he has thrown an illegal forward pass.
 Definition
True

7-5-2B
Term
A pass thrown backward out of bounds to stop the clock is an illegal pass.
 Definition
False

7-4-3a
Term
Pass eligibility rules apply equally to both legal and illegal forward passes as well as backward passes.
 Definition
False

7-5-6
Term
A multiple foul is one or more live-ball fouls by each team resulting in offsetting penalties.
 Definition
False

2-16-2e
Term
Grasping the tooth and mouth protector attached to the face mask is not a foul.
 Definition
False

9-4-3h
Term
A foul is a result imposed by rule against a team or team member that has committed a penalty.
 Definition
False

2-16-1
Term
A non-player foul may influence the play in progress.
 Definition
False

2-16-2f
Term
Penalties for dead-ball fouls are enforced separately and in the order in which they occurred.
 Definition
True

10-1-2
Term
If both teams commit fouls during the same dead-ball period and the second foul is committed prior to the enforcement of the penalty for the first foul, it is a double foul.
 Definition
False

10-1-1
Term
A free kick which goes out of bounds belongs to the kicking team.
 Definition
False

6-1-9
Term
If K1 is first to touch a free kick between the free-kick lines, such touching is ignored.
 Definition
False

6-1-6
Term
A punt may be used as a free kick following a fair catch.
 Definition
False

2-24-8
Term
A free kick may be made after a fair catch.
 Definition
True

2-24-3
Term
A player cannot fumble before gaining possession.
 Definition
True

2-18
Term
A dead ball may become live only by a legal snap or free kick.
 Definition
True

2-1-2
Term
Free-kick lines are always 10 yards apart.
 Definition
True

6-1-1
Term
Illegal participation can be a non-player foul.
 Definition
False

2-32-10
Term
The clock shall start with the snap, if the clock was stopped because of an inadvertent whistle.
 Definition
False

3-4-2c
Term
It is illegal participation if any player intentionally goes out of bounds and returns during the down.
 Definition
True

9-6-2a
Term
Kick-catching interference carries a 15-yard penalty plus a loss of down.
 Definition
False

6-5-6 (Pen)
Term
Following a change of possession, if an inadvertent whistle is sounded, the down must be replayed.
 Definition
False

4-2-3b
Term
A coach who has been disqualified may not have further direct or indirect contact with his/her team during the remainder of the game.
 Definition
True

9-8 (Pen)
Term
If a loss-of-down foul by A occurs during a successful try, there is no score and the down is replayed.
 Definition
True

8-3-4
Term
If a foul occurs during a running play, the basic spot is the spot where the related run ends.
 Definition
True

10-4-4
Term
If touching causes the ball to become dead, securing possession of the ball has no significance.
 Definition
True
Term
A scrimmage kick recovered in or behind the neutral zone may not be advanced by K or R.
 Definition
True

6-2-3
Term
It is not illegal participation if A1 immediately returns to the field and makes a block after being blocked or pushed out of bounds by B1.
 Definition
True

9-6-1
Term
It is illegal participation for a disqualified player to re-enter the game.
 Definition
True

9-6-4f
Term
The down is replayed if an inadvertent whistle sounds during the snap.
 Definition
True

4-2-3a
Term
A ball without any stripes is legal for use if both coaches agree to use it.
 Definition
False

1-3-1c
Term
A false start is always a dead-ball foul.
 Definition
True

7-1-7
Term
It is recommended that goal lines be marked in a color that contrasts with other field markings.
 Definition
False

1-2-3a
Term
The referee is the final judge as to the legality of the game ball.
 Definition
True

1-3-2
Term
The pylon when properly placed on the goal line is out of bounds at the intersection of the sideline and goal-line extended.
 Definition
True

1-2-4
Term
If K’s blocked punt strikes the ground and is then forced into K’s end zone by R2 and recovered there by R3, it is a touchback.
 Definition
False

2-13
Term
On kicks entering R’s end zone, the determination of force dictates whether it is a touchback or a safety.
 Definition
False

2-13-4a
Term
Possession of a live ball in the opponent's end zone is always a safety.
 Definition
False

8-2-1
Term
It is a safety if A1 retreats into A’s end zone and fumbles the ball beyond the end line.
 Definition
True

8-5-2b
Term
No single charged time-out shall exceed one minute.
 Definition
True

3-5-3
Term
The clock shall be stopped when an illegal forward pass is incomplete.
 Definition
True

3-4-4f
Term
An official’s time-out can be called for unusual heat or humidity situations.
 Definition
True

3-5-7f
Term
A clock will start with the ready-for-play following a television time-out.
 Definition
False

3-4-3f
Term
After the ball becomes dead and it appears that the ball may have reached the line-to-gain, the covering official shall stop the clock.
 Definition
True

3-5-7b
Term
After the ball goes out of bounds, the clock always starts with the ready-for-play.
 Definition
False

3-4-3a
Term
When the ball becomes dead following a fourth down, the clock must be stopped.
 Definition
True

3-5-9
Term
A signal to end a period shall be sounded when time expires (clock indicates 0:00) during the down.
 Definition
False

3-3-2
Term
If a free kick is repeated due to a foul, the clock shall start when the free kick is touched, other than first touching by K.
 Definition
True

3-4-3
Term
The batting of a pass, kick or fumble in flight is not considered a new force for judging whether a touchback or safety results.
 Definition
True

2-13-3; 8-5-1
Term
A football jersey must completely cover the shoulder pads and all pads worn above the waist on the torso.
 Definition
True

1-5-1b 1
Term
When a try is replayed, the snap may be from any point between the hash marks on the yard line through the spot of the ball.
 Definition
True

8-3-8
Term
It is a touchdown for A when a live ball in A1’s possession breaks the vertical plane of B’s goal line.
 Definition
True

8-2-1a
Term
It is a touchdown for A if A1 fumbles into B’s end zone and A2 is the last to touch the ball prior to its going out of bounds beyond the end line.
 Definition
False

8-5-3c
Term
If a touchdown is scored during the last down of the fourth period, the try shall not be attempted unless the point(s) would affect the outcome of the game or playoff qualifying.
 Definition
True

8-3-1 Exception
Term
First touching applies to K only.
 Definition
True

6-1-6; 6-2-5
Term
The top of the crossbar on the goal post shall be ____________ above the ground, measured from the base of each upright to the top of the crossbar at the intersection, or at each end of the crossbar perpendicular to the ground when a single pedestal is used.
 Definition
10 Feet

1-2-5b
Term
Yard lines shall be marked with a continuous line every 5 yards beginning and ending ______ from each sideline.
 Definition
4 Inches

1-2-3b
Term
After a team has used its permissible charged time-outs for the half, any subsequent request shall be denied unless it is for:
A. An apparently injured player who is so designated when the request is made.
B. Necessary repair to player equipment except as in 3-5-10d.
C. The review of a possible misapplication or misinterpretation of a rule.
D. Any of the above.
 Definition
D. Any of the above.

3-5-5
Term
To start each half and to resume play after a field goal or after a try, the ball shall be put in play by a ________________.
 Definition
Free Kick/Kick-Off

6-1-2
Term
Following a foul, a series of downs ends when:
A. The acceptance of the penalty includes the award of a first down.
B. Acceptance or declination of any penalty leaves A in possession beyond the line- to-gain.
C. Any of the above.
D. None of the above.
 Definition
C. Any of the above.

5-2-5a-g
Term
K’s free-kick line after a safety and no penalty is the _________________.
 Definition
20-yard line

6-1-1b
Term
The penalty for a forward pass, batted, muffed or caught by an ineligible A player who is behind, in or beyond the neutral zone is ________________________.
 Definition
Illegal Touching
Loss of 5 Yard and loss of down
7-5-13
Term
A defensive player shall not:
A. Use his hands to add momentum to the charge of a teammate who is on the line of scrimmage.
B. Use his hands or arms to hook, lock, clamp, grasp, encircle or hold in an effort to restrain an opponent other than the runner.
C. Contact an eligible receiver who is no longer a potential blocker.
D. Any of the above.
 Definition
D. Any of the above.

9-2-3a-d
Term
The enforcement spot for any foul by the defense is the ________________ when the run ends in the end zone and would result in a safety.
 Definition
Goal line

10-5-2
Term
No player or nonplayer shall:
A. Hurdle an opponent.
B. Throw a helmet to trip an opponent.
C. Initiate illegal helmet contact.
D. Any of the above.
E. None of the above.
 Definition
Any of the above.

9-4-3a-i
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