2012 NFHS Football Exam - Part II

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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 Read morea 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 II

An official's time-out (which is not charged to either team) occurs, and the player shall be replaced for at least one down, unless halftime or an overtime intermission occurs, when a player's helmet comes completely off during the down without being directly attributable to a foul by an opponent.

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

Play cards may be worn on the wrist or arm.

LAN phones and/or headsets may be used by coaches, other nonplayers and players; however, players may use LAN phones and/or headsets only during authorized outside nine-yard mark conferences.

The horse-collar foul is not enforced as a live-ball foul.

If during an unsuccessful try, a foul by B/R occurs, and the penalty is accepted, the offended captain shall then choose to replay the down after enforcement, or to decline the distance penalty for the foul and replay the down from the previous spot.

Grasping the tooth and mouth protector attached to the face mask is not a foul.

No member of the kicking team shall initiate contact (block) with an opponent until the legal kick has traveled 10 yards, or the kicking team is eligible to recover a free kicked ball.

Advertising and/or commercial markings may obstruct the yard lines, hash marks or nine-yard marks (seven-yard marks for nine-, eight- and six-player).

Holding an unauthorized conference is considered unsportsmanlike conduct and carries a 15-yard penalty.

An authorized conference is permitted during the intermission between periods.

It is illegal for any player to accidentally slap a loose ball with the arm or hand.

A backward pass in flight may be batted in any direction by the passing team.

Batting a scrimmage kick in or behind the neutral zone by R, in an effort to block the kick, is legal.

B1 may not legally bat a ball that is in possession of A1.

The blocker is allowed to lock his hands in certain situations.

It is possible for a Team B player to clip.

The runner may be legally clipped.

A block in the back is defined as a block with contact inside the shoulders, below the helmet and above the waist.

The ball becomes dead when any loose ball is simultaneously caught or recovered by opponents.

When an illegal forward pass strikes the ground, the ball does not become dead.

The field of play is the area within the boundary lines including the end zones.

A defensive player is considered to be on his team's scrimmage line when he is within 1 yard of the line of scrimmage at the snap.

For a kickoff, the ball may be held in position on a kicking tee by a place-kick holder.

A fumble is the touching of a loose ball by a player in an unsuccessful attempt to secure possession.

The neutral zone is established after the snapper has made final adjustment of the ball.

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.

A foul is a rule infraction for which a penalty is prescribed.

A down begins when the ball is marked ready-for-play.

If a double foul occurs during a down, the number of the next down is not the same as that of the down in which the foul occurred.

The goal shall be positioned with the inside edge of the crossbar in the same vertical plane at the inside edge of the end line.

A ball without any stripes is legal for use if both coaches agree to use it.

All line-to-gain and down-indicator rods must have flat lower ends covered by a protective cap.

It is recommended that goal lines be marked in a color that contrasts with other field markings.

The uprights shall extend a maximum of 10 feet above the crossbar.

The goal-line pylons may be any color as long as they are the same color.

Failure to properly wear required equipment during a down is a foul that carries a 5-yard penalty.

Knee braces can be worn over the pants.

Prior to the game, the head coach shall be responsible for verifying – to the referee only – that all of his team’s players are equipped in compliance with the rules.

Players of the same team shall not participate during the same down while wearing identical numbers.

If there is a question regarding legality of a player’s equipment, the referee makes the final decision.

A tooth and mouth protector must be worn and must be completely white or clear.

The pants must cover the knee pads.

Hip pads, tailbone protector, knee pads and thigh guards may not be altered from the manufacturer’s original design/production.

If a player refuses to comply with a game official’s directive, the player will be disqualified.

It is legal for an opponent to throw himself against the back of the runner’s legs.

All dead-ball fouls are enforced separately and in the order in which they occurred.

Illegal motion is a foul at the snap.

An attempt by B to interfere with A’s signals prior to the snap is a live-ball foul.

It is legal to grasp the opponent's chin strap.