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NFHS Football Signals

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this signal?

a)

Ball ready for play

*Untimed down

b)

Start Clock

*Untimed down

c)

First Down

d)

Inadvertent whistle

2.

What is this signal?

a)

Ball ready for play

*Untimed down

b)

Start Clock

*Untimed down

c)

First Down

d)

Inadvertent whistle

3.

What is this signal?

a)

Ball ready for play

*Untimed down

b)

Start Clock

c)

First Down

d)

Inadvertent whistle

4.

What is this signal?

a)

Ball ready for play

*Untimed down

b)

Start Clock

c)

First Down

d)

Inadvertent whistle

5.

What is this signal?

a)

Time Out

b)

Incomplete Foward Pass

c)

Unsportsmanlike conduct

d)

TV/Radio Time out

6.

What is this signal?

a)

Time Out

b)

Incomplete Forward Pass

c)

Unsportsmanlike conduct

d)

TV/Radio Time out

7.

What is this signal?

a)

Touchdown, Field goal, Point(s) after touchdown

b)

Illegal Partipation

c)

Safety

d)

Encroachment

8.

What is this signal?

a)

Touchdown, Field goal, Point(s) after touchdown

b)

Illegal Partipation

c)

Safety

d)

Encroachment

9.

What is this signal?

a)

Touchdown, Field goal, Point(s) after touchdown

b)

Illegal Partipation

c)

Safety

d)

Encroachment

10.

What is this signal?

a)

Touchdown, Field goal, Point(s) after touchdown

b)

Illegal Partipation

c)

Safety

d)

Encroachment

11.

What is this signal? (Arm is moving side to side in a waving motion)

a)

Dead ball foul, Touchback

b)

Ball ready to play

c)

Illegal helmet contact

d)

Disqualification

12.

What is this signal?

a)

Dead ball foul, Touchback

b)

Loss of Down

c)

Illegal horse-collar tackle

d)

Illegal helmet contact

13.

What is this signal?

a)

Illegal shift (2 hands)

b)

Illegal shift (1 hand)

c)

Incomplete forward pass, penalty declined, no play, no score, Toss option deferred

d)

Time-out

14.

What is this signal?

a)

Illegal shift (2 hands), Illegal shift (1 hand)

b)

Forward pass interference, Kick catching interference

c)

Incomplete forward pass, penalty declined, no play, no score, Toss option deferred

d)

Time-out

15.

What is this signal?

a)

Illegal shift (2 hands), Illegal shift (1 hand)

b)

Forward pass interference, Kick catching interference

c)

Incomplete forward pass, penalty declined, no play, no score, Toss option deferred

d)

Time-out

16.

What is this signal?

a)

First touching, illegal touching

b)

Illegal shift (1 hand)

c)

Legal touching of a forward pass or scrimmage kick

d)

Intentional grounding

17.

What is this signal?

a)

First touching, illegal touching

b)

Illegal shift (1 hand)

c)

Legal touching of a forward pass or scrimmage kick

d)

Intentional grounding

18.

What is this signal?

a)

First touching, illegal touching

b)

Disregard flag

c)

End of period

d)

Disqualification

19.

What is this signal?

a)

First touching, illegal touching

b)

Disregard flag

c)

End of period

d)

Disqualification

20.

What is this signal?

a)

First touching, illegal touching

b)

Disregard flag

c)

End of period

d)

Disqualification

21.

What is this signal?

a)

Substitution infraction

b)

Unsportsmanlike conduct, Noncontact foul

c)

Helping runner, interlocked blocking

d)

Sideline warning

22.

What is this signal?

a)

Substitution infraction

b)

Unsportsmanlike conduct, Noncontact foul

c)

Helping runner, interlocked blocking

d)

Sideline warning

23.

What is this signal?

a)

Time-out

b)

First touching, illegal touching

c)

Invalid fair catch, illegal fair catch

d)

Sideline interference (face pressbox)

24.

What is this signal?

a)

Time-out

b)

First touching, illegal touching

c)

Invalid fair catch, illegal fair catch

d)

Sideline interference (face pressbox)

25.

What is this signal?

a)

Time-out

b)

First touching, illegal touching

c)

Invalid fair catch, illegal fair catch

d)

Sideline interference (face pressbox)

26.

What is this signal?

a)

Start clock

b)

End of Period

c)

Roughing Passer

d)

Reset play clock to 25

27.

What is this signal?

a)

Start clock

b)

End of Period

c)

Roughing Passer

d)

Reset play clock to 25

28.

What is this signal?

a)

Start clock

b)

False Start, Illegal formation

c)

Substitution

d)

Reset play clock to 25

29.

What is this signal?

a)

Illegal Block

b)

False Start, Illegal formation

c)

Delay of game

d)

Reset play clock to 25

30.

What is this signal?

a)

Loss of Down

b)

Sideline interference

c)

Delay of game

d)

Substitution Infraction

31.

What is this signal?

a)

Loss of Down

b)

Personal Foul

c)

Delay of game

d)

Disconcerting Act

32.

What is this signal?

a)

Loss of Down

b)

Personal Foul

c)

Illegal helmet contact

d)

Illegal horse-collar tackle

33.

What is this signal?

a)

Loss of Down

b)

Personal Foul

c)

Illegal helmet contact

d)

Illegal horse-collar tackle

34.

What is this signal?

a)

Illegal Blindside

b)

Invalid fair catch

c)

Illegal helmet contact

d)

Illegal horse-collar tackle

35.

What is this signal?

a)

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Non-contact foul

b)

Personal Foul

c)

Chop Block

d)

Stop Clock

36.

What is this signal?

a)

Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Non-contact foul

b)

Personal Foul

c)

Chop Block

d)

Stop Clock

37.

What is this signal?

a)

Illegal block

b)

Personal Foul

c)

Holding/obstruction Illegal use of hands/arms

d)

Clipping

38.

What is this signal?

a)

Running into the kicker or holder

b)

Illegal batting/kicking (Followed by pointing toward toe for kicking)

c)

Tripping

d)

Clipping

39.

What is this signal?

a)

Running into the kicker or holer

b)

Illegal batting/kicking (Followed by pointing toward toe for kicking)

c)

Tripping

d)

Clipping

40.

What is this signal?

a)

Running into the kicker or holer

b)

Illegal batting/kicking (Followed by pointing toward toe for kicking)

c)

Tripping

d)

Clipping

41.

What is this signal?

a)

Intentional grounding

b)

Illegal block

c)

Holding/obstruction Illegal use of hands/arms

d)

Illegal pass/forward handling (face press box)

42.

What is this signal?

a)

Intentional grounding

b)

Illegal block

c)

Holding/obstruction Illegal use of hands/arms

d)

Illegal pass/forward handling (face press box)

43.

What is this signal?

a)

Ineligible downfield on pass

b)

Illegal helmet contact/targeting

c)

Disconcerting act

d)

Illegal block

44.

What is this signal?

a)

Clipping

b)

Blocking below the waist

c)

Tripping

d)

Chop block

45.

What is this signal?

a)

Clipping

b)

Blocking below the waist

c)

Tripping

d)

Chop block

46.

What is this signal?

a)

Clipping

b)

Blocking below the waist

c)

Tripping

d)

Chop block

47.

What is this signal?

a)

Holding/obstruction illegal use of hands/arms

b)

Illegal helmet contact/targeting

c)

Grasping face mask or helmet opening

d)

Disregard flag