2012 NFHS Football Exam - Part I

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The game officials retain clerical authority over the game through the completion of any reports, including those imposing disqualifications that are responsive to actions occurring while the game officials had jurisdiction.
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NOTE: In the exam situations, A—refers to the offensive team and B—refers to their opponents the defensive team. K—refers to the kicking team and R—refers to the receiving team. A1, B1, K1 and R1 are players of these teams. If team possession changes during the down, each team retains its identity. In kicking situations, it is not during a try and no fair-catch signal has been given unless specified. Unless stated, acts occur while: the ball is inbounds; a forward pass is legal; any out-of-bounds is between the goal lines. Line means scrimmage line. Reference to a foul is to a player foul which is not unsportsmanlike. There is no foul or change of possession, unless it is mentioned, and penalties are considered accepted for enforcement.

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2012 NFHS Football Exam - Part I

The game officials retain clerical authority over the game through the completion of any reports, including those imposing disqualifications that are responsive to actions occurring while the game officials had jurisdiction.

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The helmet shall be secured by a properly fastened chin strap with at least four attachment points.

The kicking tee may not elevate the ball more than 2 inches above the ground.

After the passer has clearly released the ball from in or behind the neutral zone, Team B must make a definite effort to avoid charging into the passer.

No replaced player, substitute, coach, athletic trainer or other attendant shall hinder an opponent, touch the ball, influence the play or otherwise participate.

Each team is allowed three charged time-outs per half.

A television time-out is not charged to either team.

Touching is any contact with the ball either by touching it or being touched by it.

A penalty is a result imposed by rule against a team or team member that has committed a foul.

Dead-ball fouls are administered separately and in order of their occurrence.

Play cards may be attached to the pants.

If any player's helmet comes off during the down, and it is not due to a foul by the opponent, that player must leave the game for at least one down (unless halftime or an overtime intermission occurs).

Jerseys shall be long enough to reach the top of the pants.

The game officials are responsible for ensuring that there is a three-minute warm-up period posted on the clock and that the clock starts immediately after the halftime intermission expires.

No player or nonplayer shall grasp an opponent's tooth and mouth protector attached to the face mask.

No series can ever start on a down other than first.

A catch is the act of establishing player possession of a live ball which is in flight, and first contacting the ground inbounds while maintaining possession of the ball.

If a false start causes B to encroach, only the false start is penalized.

The re-entry of a disqualified player is an illegal participation foul.

If time for any period expires during a down, play shall continue until the down ends.

Blocking in the back is permitted in the free-blocking zone when the following conditions are met:

No receiver may advance the ball after a valid or invalid fair-catch signal by any R player.

It is a safety if A1’s backward pass enters the end zone and touches the ground out of bounds behind A’s goal line.

The clock shall start with the snap or when any free kick is touched, other than first touching by K, if the clock was stopped because a fair catch is made.

An official’s time-out shall be declared to permit prompt repair of equipment that becomes illegal or defective during use.

A passer continues to be a passer until the legal forward pass ends or until he moves to participate in the play.

If a dead-ball foul occurs after time expires for any period, the penalty shall be measured from the succeeding spot unless Rule 8-2-5 applies.

Unused second half time-outs can be used in overtime.

Blocking by a player either on offense or defense is illegal when it is:

It is a safety when a player on offense commits any foul for which the penalty is accepted and enforcement is from a spot in his end zone.

The team whose goal line is involved shall put the ball in play anywhere between the hash marks on its 20-yard line by a snap after a touchback and by a free kick after a safety.

Contact with an opponent's hand(s) below the waist that continues into the body below the waist is considered blocking below the waist.

Players of the same team can participate during the same down while wearing identical numbers.

An offensive player cannot commit a spearing foul.

An offensive player may push, pull or lift the runner to assist his forward progress.

The penalty for a chop block is 5 yards.

Fouls that occur after an inadvertent whistle can only be dead-ball fouls.

Possession of a live ball in the opponent’s end zone is always a touchdown.

It is a foul when the helmet comes completely off of a player who is in possession of the ball.

Advertising and/or commercial markings may be placed on the field of play by home management, but the markings cannot obstruct the yard lines, hash marks or nine-yard marks (seven-yard marks for nine-, eight- and six-player).

The head coach of each team is not responsible for his team being on the field for the mandatory three-minute warm-up period after halftime intermission.

If K1 holds R1 in K’s end zone to prevent R1 from recovering a blocked punt, it will be a safety if R accepts the penalty.

It is a touchback when A1 fumbles on B’s 2-yard line and the ball goes into B’s end zone and out-of-bounds there.

If B1 intercepts a forward pass in B’s end zone and begins to return, but is tackled in the end zone, it is a touchback.

It is not a touchdown when a runner advances from the field of play so that the ball penetrates the vertical plane of the opponent's goal line.

A measurement may be requested by the captain prior to the ball being marked-ready-for play, but it may be denied if, in the __________ opinion, it is obvious the line to gain has or has not been reached.

Unless a valid fair-catch signal is given, a fair catch cannot be made.

Protests of NFHS rules are not recognized.

Before the ready-for-play signal, A may designate the spot from which the ball is put in play anywhere between the hash marks.