WFTDA Official Rules Test (12-29-2010)

1. Gross misconduct includes which of the following?

Punching another skater

Choking another skater

Jumping on a dog pile

All of the above

2. What kind of penalty would be issued in the following scenario:A skater is called out on a penalty and she asks the referee why she’s being called off. She refuses to leave the track after the referee repeatedly calls the skater on the penalty.

Insubordination major penalty

No penalty

3. Which of the following are illegal procedure penalties?

False start

Too many skaters on the track

Improper uniform

Removing required safety equipment

All of the above

4. Which part of the body is considered an illegal blocking zone?

Chest

Upper arm

Hip

Above the shoulder

5. Which of the following must a skater do when re-entering the track from the penalty box?

Re-enter at the front of the pack

Skate onto the track immediately, regardless of where the pack is

Re-enter at the back of the pack

None of the above

6. A penalized skater’s teammates, managers, and coaches may not at any time physically enter the designated penalty box area to communicate with the penalized skater.

True

False

7. To legally regain position in the pack after having fallen behind or recovering from a fall, a skater must:

Catch up to the back of the pack by skating within the track boundaries to be considered back in play.

Wait for the pack to come back around to enter from behind.

8. Team A’s Jammer is not on the track prior to the jam starting whistle. Team A is allowed to send their Jammer from their bench onto the track to play in the in-progress jam.

True

False

9. Skaters may legally re-enter the track in front of the opponent who forced them out-of-bounds, if that opponent went out-of-bounds herself at any point after the initiating block.

True

False

10. A skater who is Lead Jammer can call off the jam as she is being removed from play due to a penalty.

True

False

11. A Blocker who lines up for a jam but is knocked out-of-bounds just prior to the first whistle may not participate in that jam.

True

False

12. How many timeouts does each team have per game?

One

Two

Three

None

13. What is the maximum number of skaters from one team that can be seated in the penalty box at one time?

Three

Four

Five

Two

14. Blockers that advance or chase the Jammer out of the Engagement Zone are considered part of and belonging to point totals of the previous (just completed) scoring pass.

True

False

15. When initiating a block, a skater must be in-bounds, but she may pick up momentum from out-of-bounds prior to returning to the track.

True

False

16. At most, how many seconds can elapse after a timeout before the next jam begins?

15

20

30

60

17. Which of the following is a “no pack” situation?

4 green Blockers are more than 10 feet away from 4 red Blockers.

4 green Blockers are more than 10 feet away from 3 red Blockers, and 1 red Blocker has been knockedout-of-bounds.

3 green Blockers and 1 red blocker are more than 10 feet from 3 red Blockers and 1 green Blocker.

All of the above

18. If a safety hazard on the track has forced a referee to whistle a jam dead after the time on the period clock has run out but not before the jam clock has run out, the Head Referee may call for an additional jam.

True

False

19. A Jammer must legally pass an on-the-track opponent to score points on players not on the track (NOTT).

True

False

20. If a referee is not sure whether an action warrants a major or expulsion, it must be called as:

No impact/No Penalty

Minor

Major

Expulsion

21. A Blocker’s proximity to other Blockers is measured by her fingertips.

True

False

22. If a skater re-enters the track from out-of-bounds in front of an opposing skater, bettering her position, she will not receive a cutting the track penalty as long as she yields the right of way.

True

False

23. Helmet Covers may be retrieved while skating in which direction?

Clockwise

Counter clockwise

Neither

24. Referees will whistle a jam dead if:

There is an injured skater on the track who cannot get up.

Green team’s Jammer is called to the box, and red team failed to field a Jammer for that jam.

Red team’s Jammer has scored 50 points in the jam (Mercy Rule).

A and B only

25. Which referees are allowed to expel a skater?

Any of the referee staff

Only the Jammer Referees

Only the Head Referee

The Jammer Referees and the Head Referee

26. What happens when a Jammer who has not been declared Lead Jammer successfully calls off the jam?

She receives a minor penalty

She receives a major penalty

The team captain receives a minor penalty

Nothing

27. What is the referee whistle signal for a major penalty?

No whistle signal

Two rapid whistle blasts

One long whistle blast

Two long whistle blasts

28. Which of the following will result in a player fouling out of a game?

Accruing more than 5 trips the penalty box in either period, or more than 10 trips in a game

Accruing 7 trips to the penalty box in a game

29. All referees must give you a warning before issuing which types of penalties:

Failure to reform the pack

Multi-Player Blocks

Use of Hands

None of the above

30. Standing during the last 10 seconds of a penalty is optional.

True

False

31. Which of the following safety gear may be removed when seated in the penalty box?

Helmet

Mouth guard

Both A and B

None of the above

32. If a skater is illegally blocked outside of the engagement zone she may legally counter-block.

True

False

33. A downed skater who slides out-of-bounds and then back in-bounds while still down may be penalized for cutting.

True

False

34. A Jammer must stay in-bounds to remain Lead Jammer.

True

False

35. If a Jammer false starts but yields advantage, she will not receive any penalty.

True

False

36. After serving a penalty, a Jammer who re-enters the track behind the pack but in front of the opposing Jammer, receives a minor penalty.

True

False

37. What kind of penalty would be issued in the following scenario:Downed skater re-entering the track causes an opposing skater to stumble but not fall or lose relative position.

No Impact/No Penalty

Minor

Major

Ejection

38. What kind of penalty would be issued in the following scenario:An in-bounds, upright, and skating skater re-enters the track from out-of-bounds in front of multiple in-bounds skaters during a no pack scenario, resulting in her having bettered her position.

Minor Cutting the Track

Major Cutting the Track

No Impact/No Penalty

Thumbs Up

39. What kind of penalty would be issued in the following scenario:A skater initiates contact or engages an opponent before the first whistle, forcing the receiving opposing skater off balance, forward or sideways, but does not cause her to lose her established starting position.

No impact/No Penalty

Minor

Major

No call, Legal scenario

40. The engagement zone includes:

20 feet behind the rearmost pack skater and 20 feet in front of the foremost pack skater.

10 feet behind the rearmost pack skater and 10 feet in front of the foremost pack skater.

20 feet in front of the foremost pack skater and 10 feet behind the rearmost pack skater.

41. If a skater jumps, it is illegal to hit her while she is in the air.

True

False

42. Who gets the penalty when a jam is called off for too many skaters on the track and the offending team did not field a Pivot, and the referees are not sure who the last Blocker on the track was.

Captain

Pivot

Closest Blocker to referee who made the call