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| The ball is ____ during the interval between downs. |
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| A ball becomes live when the ball has been legally _____ or _____ and |
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snapped;
free kicked;
a down is in progress. |
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| ... pass, fumble or a kick. |
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| Any loose ball continues to be a loose ball until ... |
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| ... a player secures possession of it or until it becomes dead by rule, whichever comes first. |
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| Batting is ______ slapping or striking the ball with the arm or hand. |
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| Legal closed- or cupped-hand blocking techniques meet what three requirements? |
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1. The elbows may be inside or outside the shoulders.
2. The hands must be closed or cupped with the palms not facing the opponent.
3. The forearms are extended no more than 45 degrees from the body. |
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| Legal open-hand blocking technique requires the hands be (in advance of / behind) the elbows. |
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| Legal open-hand blocking technique requires the hands be (inside / outside) the frame of the blocker's body |
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| Legal open-hand blocking technique requires the hands be (inside / outside) the frame of the opponent's body |
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| If the forearms of a blocker are extended beyond ___ degrees, the hands must be ___ for the block to be legal. |
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Locking hands is:
A) legal for any type of block.
B) legal only in the free-blocking zone.
C) legal only during the initial charge of a block.
D) always an illegal blocking technique. |
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| D) always an illegal blocking technique. |
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| (T/F): Contact with an opponent’s hand(s) below the waist that continues into the body below the waist is considered blocking below the waist. |
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| (T/F): Contact with an opponent’s hand(s) above the waist that continues into the body below the waist is considered blocking below the waist. |
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| The determining body part for a chop block is the (waist/thigh/knee). |
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| (T/F) A delay between the high and low blocks of a 2-on-1 block is required for a chop block to be called. |
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| _______ occurs when one player grasps or encircles a teammate just prior to or while blocking an opponent. |
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| For a simultaneous catch of a pass to be ruled, what must be true? |
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| Both players must be inbounds. |
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| The determining body part for clipping is the (waist/thigh/knee). |
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| When the contact is ruled to be from behind, and the game official has question as to the initial point of contact, it shall be ruled ... |
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| How many coaches are allowed to participate in an outside-the-9-yard-mark conference? |
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| How many coaches are allowed to participate in a between-the-9-yard-marks conference? |
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| When does a scrimmage down begin? |
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| When does a free-kick down begin? |
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| When the ball becomes dead. |
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| For the purposes of enforcing encroachment restrictions, an entering substitute is not considered to be a player until he is ... |
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| ... on his team's side of the neutral zone. |
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| An invalid fair-catch signal is a signal by a receiver (before/after) the kick is caught or recovered. |
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| An illegal fair-catch signal is a signal by a receiver (before/after) the kick is caught or recovered. |
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An invalid fair-catch signal is a signal given:
A)_________ or:
B)_________ or:
C)_________. |
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a. That does not meet the requirements of a valid signal.
b. After the kick has touched a receiver.
c. After the kick has touched the ground. |
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| What is part of the field, but not part of the field of play? |
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| (T/F) Fighting requires the active participation of at least two people. |
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| What are the requirements for K's touching the ball on a scrimmage kick to be ruled first-touching? |
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1-The kick crosses the expanded neutral zone,
2-R is NOT first to touch the ball past the expanded neutral zone, and
3-the ball has NOT come to rest. |
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| (T/F) K is first to touch the ball on a free kick after it has traveled 12 yards. This is first-touching. |
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| The muffing or batting of a pass, kick or fumble in flight (is/is not) considered a new force. |
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| Force is only a consideration when the ball moves from ____ to ____ |
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the field of play;
the end zone. |
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| A1 is running for an apparent touchdown. Before reaching the goal line, B1 punches the ball loose, and the ball rolls into the end zone. Who is responsible for the force that put the ball into the end zone? |
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| For a field goal formation (holder with a knee on the ground) to be considered a scrimmage kick formation, how far back does the holder need to be? |
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| For a field goal formation (holder with a knee on the ground) to be considered a scrimmage kick formation, how far back does the kicker need to be? |
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| Three yards or fewer from the holder. |
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| For a punt formation to be considered a scrimmage kick formation, how far back does the punter need to be? |
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| On a free kick play, who is allowed to be beyond the kicker's restraining line at the time of the kick? |
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| An airborne receiver secures a pass at the B-10 and is immediately driven backwards so that he first contacts the ground in-bounds at the B-13, where he is downed. What is the progress spot? |
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| An airborne receiver secures a pass at the B-10 and his own momentum takes him backwards so that he first contacts the ground in-bounds at the B-13, where he is downed. What is the progress spot? |
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| What is required for post-scrimmage kick penalty enforcement to be an option? |
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The foul occurs:
1. During a scrimmage kick play, other than a try or successful field goal.
2. During a scrimmage kick play in which the ball crosses the expanded neutral zone.
3. Beyond the expanded neutral zone.
4. Before the end of a kick.
5. And K will not be next to put the ball in play. |
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| one or more live-ball fouls (other than nonplayer or unsportsmanlike) are committed by each team at such a time that the penalties offset. |
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| two or more live-ball fouls (other than nonplayer or unsportsmanlike) are committed during the same down by the same team at such a time that the offended team is permitted a choice of penalties. |
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| What are the dimensions of the free-blocking zone? |
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| laterally 4 yards either side of the spot of the snap and 3 yards behind each line of scrimmage. (Total area: 8yds x 6yds) |
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| Assuming the contact is in the free-blocking zone, which type(s) of blocking (below the waist, clip, or in the back) does NOT require the defender to be on the line of scrimmage to be legal? |
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| Blocking in the back only. |
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| (T/F) A dropped backward pass is considered a fumble. |
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| (T/F) A dropped handoff attempt is considered a fumble. |
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| (T/F) Butt blocking is an act committed against a non-runner. |
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| (T/F) Face tackling is the same as butt blocking, except the act is initiated against a runner. |
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| (T/F) Spearing can only be committed against a runner. |
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| (T/F) Targeting can be initiated with the helmet, shoulders, forearm, elbow OR fist. |
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| (T/F) The foul for targeting requires that the recipient of the hit be a defenseless player. |
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| (T/F) Hurdling can be called if the opponent has only one knee on the ground. |
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| (T/F) A drop kick may be used for the free kick following any score. |
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| A fumble is illegally kicked. The new status of the ball is a ______ |
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| For a defensive player to be considered on his line of scrimmage, he must be within (1 step / 1 yard / 2 yards / 3 yards) of his line of scrimmage at the snap |
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| (T/F) A bat is considered a muff. |
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| (T/F) A player, touching another player who is out of bounds, is himself out of bounds. |
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| (T/F) A player touching the goal post is out of bounds. |
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| A game field has the old-style goal posts (the posts are grounded on the end-line). A receiver, with his back touching the goal post and both feet in bounds, catches a pass. Ruling? |
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| Incomplete pass. The receiver is out of bounds. |
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| (T/F) A player who touches a game official standing on the sideline is considered out of bounds. |
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| (T/F) A loose ball that touches a game official standing on the sideline is considered out of bounds. |
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| (T/F) A person must make contact with either a player or the ball to be ruled as participating in the play. |
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| (T/F) A person must have an influence on a play to be ruled as participating in the play. |
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| For a pass that flies backwards to be ruled a forward pass, the passer's arm must be contacted while moving forward. |
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| False. Contact with any part of the passer's body will suffice, provided the passer's arm was moving forward at the moment of contact. |
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| The kicker of a free kick remains a kicker until one of what three things happens? |
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1) He has advanced 5 yards beyond his free-kick line
2) The kick has touched the ground.
3) The kick has touched any other player. |
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| A passer remains a passer until one of what two things happens? |
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1) The pass ends
2) He moves to participate in the play. |
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| Is a player who fakes receiving a pass considered a runner? |
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| The "run-after-the-catch" by a receiver on a pass play is considered a (running play / loose ball play). |
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| The quarterback rolling out before passing the ball is considered a (running play / loose ball play). |
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| (T/F) A loose ball is always in team possession. |
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| Who has team possession of a kicked ball? |
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| (T/F) Rule 2-37 (definition of a rule) clarifies certain assumptions to be made. |
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| The difference between a motion and a shift is that, in a shift, the moving player does what before the snap? |
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| (T/F) In a snap, the movement must be a quick and continuous backward motion of the ball during which the ball passes between the snapper's legs and immediately leaves the hand(s) of the snapper and touches a back or the ground before it touches an A lineman. |
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| False. The snap DOES NOT need to pass between the snappers legs. |
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| (T/F) The basic spot is always the spot of penalty enforcement. |
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| The PSK spot is the spot where ... |
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| ... the scrimmage kick ends. |
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| (T/F) While the team designated as being on offense may change during a down, team A will remain team A throughout the down. |
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| (T/F) A forward pass in flight that touches an in-bounds game official is considered dead. |
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| (T/F) A forward pass in flight that touches an official standing on the sideline is considered dead. |
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| (T/F) For a player to be ruled as being tripped, contact must be below the knee. |
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