WorksheetsSFOA Football Rules Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
When a play ends inbounds and makes the line-to-gain, when does the Referee signal the ECO to start the game clock?
When the down box is set
When the chains are set
When the ball is spotted by the Umpire
Immediately after the read-for-play signal by the Referee
Illegal batting and illegal kicking penalties are ______ yards.
5
10
15
Loss of down
If team K fouls from the start of a kick down until the the kick ends, and the foul is not kick-catching interference, team R may chose to have the penalty enforced from the succeeding spot.
True
False
At the snap, team A has six on the line and 4 in the backfield. The penalty is ________________
Illegal formation, dead ball and 5 yards from previous spot
Illegal formation, live fall and 5 yards from previous spot
Illegal substitution, dead ball and 5 yards from previous spot
No penalty
It is legal for the defense to trip the runner who has the ball as a way to tackle him/her.
True
False
It is a horse-collar foul if the defender grabs the name plate of the runner and pulls him/her down (backward or sideward) to the ground.
True
False
In order for the momentum exception to be in force, the ball must remain in the end zone.
True
False
During an incomplete pass play, A67 is flagged for holding and B accepts the penalty. When does the game clock start?
When the Referee blows the ready-for-play
When the Umpire spots the ball
At the snap
A7 throws an incomplete pass. When does the play clock start?
When the Referee gives the ready-for-play
When the Umpire spots the ball
Immediately when the ball is declared dead
The play clock is turned off whenever the ready-for-play is whistled with less than _____ seconds remaining in any quarter and the game is clock is running.
40
39
35
25
