2024 TCAOA Week 1 Rules Quiz

On the opening kickoff of the game, the kick lands at the R 30-yard line and then bounces off the knee of R18. K44 recovers the ball at the 30 and runs out of bounds at the 10 yard line.

• The ball becomes dead as soon as K recovers. K's ball at the 30.

• First touching by K at the 30. R's ball at the 30.

• Kick-catching interference by K. R may take the ball at the 30 yard line or accept a 15 yard penalty from that spot.

• K's ball at the 10 yard line, first and goal

Answer explanation

6.1.6 K may catch or recover a free kick, but the ball becomes dead when he does. Any K player may recover a free kick when it has touched the ground and cross the plane of R's free-kick line

In Q4, K has a free kick after they scored a touchdown. K9 sets the ball down on the ground, just touching the 40 yard line, with the long axis parallel to the line. He does this so he can kick a slow ground ball that is spinning, so his team can recover.

• Legal kick

• Illegal kick as the ball must be on a tee for a free kick

• Illegal kick as the ball must be positioned upright for a free kick

• Illegal kick unless another player is holding the ball in a stationary position.

Answer explanation

2.24.7 a place kick just requires the ball to be in a fixed position on the ground or on a tee

On the opening kickoff, K9 kicks the ball directly out of bounds at the R 36 yard line, untouched by any R player. Provided they do not want K to re-kick, what is the following is best available option for R supported by the rules?

• The 41, which is 5 yards from the succeeding spot

• The 40, which is 5 yards from the 35 yard line

• The 35 yard line, which is 25 yards from the previous spot

• The 36 yard line, where the kick went out of bounds

Answer explanation

6.1.9 A Free Kick shall not be kicked out of bounds between the goal lines untouched by R. R has the following options:

o   Accept a 5 yard penalty from the previous spot and K rekicks

o   Accept a 5 yard penalty from the succeeding spot

o   Put the ball in play 25 yards from the previous spot

o   Decline the penalty and take it where it went out – which IS NORMALLY NOT THE BEST OPTION

To start the game, K is going to try a surprise onside kick. K9 is lined up 8 yards behind the free kick line. However K28 comes from the side and kicks a slow rolling ball that the receiving team recovers after it goes 15 yards.

• Dead ball foul at time of the kick. 5 yard penalty from the previous spot and re-kick

• Team R's ball at the spot of recovery - their own 45.

• Team R's ball at the spot of recovery plus a 5 yard penalty. They will have first and 10 at midfield

• Team R's ball at the previous spot, plus a 5 yard penalty. They will have first and 10 at team K's 35.

Answer explanation

6.1.3b If one K player is more than 5 yards behind the free kick line and any other player kicks the ball, it is a foul.

On the opening kickoff, K9 kicks a high, short kick. K23 races down the field and catches the kick at team R's 40 yard line. There were no players from R within 10 yards of this spot. K23 is then tackled at the 5 yard line.

• Kick catching interference. R may choose to take the ball at K's 45 yard line.

• Kick catching interference. R may choose to take the ball at their own 20 yard line.

• First touching by K. R may take the ball at the spot of first touching.

• Legal play, but the ball is dead as soon as K catches it. K's ball first and 10.

Answer explanation

6.5.6 K shall not touch the ball while any free kick is in flight beyond the neutral zone. For kick catching interference, R may accept a 15 yard penalty from the spot of the interference.

Down 7 points late in the game, Team K tries an onside kick. They kick a slow rolling ball. K34 and K55 run in front of the ball by 5 yards and block R88 at the team R 48 yard line. The Receiving team recovers the ball at midfield.

• Illegal block on K. R may keep the ball and have the penalty enforced from the succeeding spot.

• Illegal block on K. Dead ball foul as soon as the block is made. K will re-kick after the 10 yard enforcement.

• Legal play as the block was not in the neutral zone.

• Illegal block on K. This is Loose-ball play and thus R's only option if they accept the penalty is 10 yards from the previous spot and re-kick

Answer explanation

9.3.7 K shall not block an opponent until the legal free-kick has traveled 10 yards.

10.4.2 exception allows R to enforce this from the succeeding spot.