Football Exam Study Questions with Complete Solutions 2023 Targeting is an act by any player who takes aim and initiates contact against an opponent above the shoulders with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow or shoulders.T/F - Correct Answer True No defensive player shall commit any illegal personal contact foul listed in rule 9-4-3 against the passer. T/F - Correct Answer True The game officials shall assume authority for the contest, including penalizing unsportsmanlike acts, 15 minutes prior to the scheduled game time - an earlier time if required by the state association. T/F - Correct Answer False 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. T/F - Correct Answer False 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. T/F - Correct Answer True Illegal helmet contact may not be judged a flagrant act by the game official. T/F - Correct Answer False No player or nonplayer shall make any other contact with an opponent, including a defenseless player, which is deemed unnecessary or excessive and which incites roughness. T/F - Correct Answer True 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. T/F - Correct Answer Tru A defenseless player is a player who, because of his physical position and focus of concentration, is especially vulnerable to injury. T/F - Correct Answer True When the ball is loose following an illegal kick, it does not retain the same status as prior to the illegal kick. T/F - Correct Answer False If a free kick goes out of bounds between the goal lines touched inbounds by R, the ball is put in play by R at the inbounds spot. T/F - Correct Answer True Blocking is obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of the blocker's body. T/F - Correct Answer True Initial force results from a carry, fumble, kick, pass, snap or muff. T/F - Correct Answer False 1 / 2
Any act that is clearly intended to cause B to encroach is an unsportsmanlike foul. T/F - Correct Answer False At the time the ball is kicked, at least four K players must be on each side of the kicker.T/F - Correct Answer True 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. T/F - Correct Answer True 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. T/F - Correct Answer True A free kick must be used following a safety. T/F - Correct Answer True Ball-colored helmets are legal player equipment. T/F - Correct Answer False If the helmet comes completely off during subsequent dead-ball action related to the down, and is not directly attributable to a foul by the opponent, the player must leave the game for at least one down (unless halftime or overtime intermission occurs). T/F - Correct Answer True If a player does not have a helmet that met the NOCSAE test standards when manufactured, he may participate, but a 5-yard penalty shall be enforced. T/F - Correct Answer False When any required equipment is missing, correction must be made before participation.T/F - Correct Answer True Between the first and second periods and between the third and fourth periods, the teams may or may not change goals. T/F - Correct Answer False If there was an inadvertent whistle during the last timed down of the period, the period is not extended by an untimed down. T/F - Correct Answer True A period shall not be extended by an untimed down if, during a down in which time expires, fouls for which enforcement, by rule, result in a safety. T/F - Correct Answer True State high school associations may determine the length of halftimes, provided it is not less than 10 minutes and not more than 20 minutes. T/F - Correct Answer True
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