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WorksheetsIntro to Football Officiating Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Team K's free kick is in flight 15 yards from team K's free-kick line. K1 catches the ball.
Legal play; it's team K's ball at the spot of recovery
Legal play if no team R player is in position to catch the ball
Kick-catching interference on K1
The snap ends when:
The ball is moved from its place on the ground
The ball leaves the snapper's hand(s)
The ball touches the ground or any player
Team A scores a touchdown on the first possession of overtime. On the try, team B is flagged for roughing the kicker. The kick is successful. Which of the following is not true?
The penalty is declined by rule
Team A may accept the point and have the penalty enforced at the start of team B's overtime series
Team A may choose to have the penalty enforced from the previous spot with the down repeated
Fourth an 10 from team K's five yardline. At the snap, team K is flagged for an illegal formation. K1's punt is blocked and the ball rolls out of the back of team K's endzone.
If team R wants the two points for a safety, it must decline the penalty.
Team R can keep the two points and have the penalty enforced on the succeeding kickoff.
Fourth and 10 with the nose of the ball touching team B's 20 yardline. A1's pass is incomplete. The officials should:
Move the ball, not the chains, so that the nose of the ball is on team B's 20 yardline.
Move the chains, not the ball, so that the tail of the ball is touching team B's 20 yardline.
R1 catches a free kick and is advancing. He reaches team R's 30 yardline when he throws a forward pass in the direction of R2, who is at team R's 40 yardline. The ball hits off R2's hands and falls to the ground.
The ball should be blown dead and is treated as an incomplete forward pass.
The ball remains live and is treated as a fumble.
A1's legal forward pass is thrown in the direction of A2, who is running down the sideline in front of his team's bench. While the pass is in flight, B3 interferes with A4. The contact occurs on the opposite sideline.
No problem
B3 is guilty of pass interference
Third and one on team A's 40 yardline. A1 takes the snap, steps back one stride and places the ball on the ground about a yard behind a guard. Right tackle A2 then loops behind the line, grabs the ball and runs for a touchdown.
Legal play under all circumstances
Legal only if the referee was informed before the play
Foul; the penalty is 15 yards
Foul; the penalty is 5 yards
R1 catches a free kick at his own seven yardline and makes a spectacular run. As he nears the goalline, R1 turns and taunts the nearest pursuer. R1 scores, but before he crosses the goalline, he is flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.
If the penalty is accepted, it must be enforced on the free kick after the try.
If the penalty is accepted, it must be enforced on the try.
If the penalty is accepted, it may be enforced on the try or on the free kick after the try.
If the penalty is accepted, the touchdown is cancelled. The penalty is enforced from the spot of the foul and team R begins a new series after enforcement.
First and goal from team B's six yardline. The pylon is properly placed at team B's goalline. A1's fumble deflects off the pylon and bounces back to team B's two yardline.
The ball remains live.
The ball is dead; it will be second and goal for team A from team B's two yardline
The ball is dead; it will be first and 10 for team B from its two yardline
The ball is dead; it will be first and 10 for team B from its 20 yardline
During close line play, legal contact by guard A1 causes defensive tackle B2's helmet to come completely off his head. B2 disengages with A1 and pursues the runner several yards downfield. Offensive tackle A3 blocks B2 above the waist from the front.
Both teams have fouled
B2 should be flagged for illegal participation
A3 should be flagged for a personal foul
All of the options are correct
K1's free kick hits the ground at team R's 25 yardline. R1 goes to one knee to field the ball
R1 may advance when he recovers it even though his knee is touching the ground when he gains possession
Even if R1 rises so his knee is off the ground when he gains possession, he may not advance because his knee was at one time on the ground
If the ball contacts R1 with his knee on the ground, the ball is dead the second it touches him
None of these statements is true
K1 is running toward team R's end zone when he leaps and catches a punt. K1 is over team R's one yardline when he gains control of the ball, but he first touches the ground in team R's end zone. No player of team R is in position to catch the punt.
Team R has the choice of taking the ball at its own one yardline (the spot of first touching) or taking a touchback
Team R has no choice; it will get the ball it its own one yardline
Team R has no choice; it's a touchback
Second and 10 from team A's 30 yardline. A1's forward pass is grabbed near the sideline at team A's 40 yardline by airborne eligible A2, who jumps straight into the air. B5 then shoves A2 so he lands out of bounds beyond team A's 42 yardline.
It's a catch
It's no catch
It's a catch if the covering official believes A2 would have landed inbounds without the contact.
Team A's head coach approaches the wing official and says the headphones he is using to communicate with observers in the press box are not working.
Team B cannot use headphones until team A's headphones are working again
That is out of the officials' sphere of control
The game must be delayed until either team A's headphones are repaired or it is determined they are beyond repair
Which of the following items of player equipment must be he same color for all team members?
Socks
Pants
Facemasks
None of these
Offensive lineman A1 is engaged with defensive lineman B2 when runner A3 starts to run past them. B2 extends his leg, which contacts A3's leg and causes A3 to fall. B2 should be flagged for tripping.
True
False
After the ball is dead, the umpire notices A1 is not wearing thigh guards or knee pads.
A1 is penalized five yards and must leave the game until he has thigh guards and knee pads
A1 is penalized 15 yards and must leave the game until he has thigh guards and knee pads
Team A's head coach is penalized 15 yards and A1 must leave the game until he has thigh guards and knee pads
There is no yardage penalty must A1 must leave the game until he has thigh guards and knee pads
First and 10 for team A form its own five yardline. A1's legal forward pass is caught by A2 at team A's 23 yardline. B3 is flagged for roughing the passer. A2 advances to team A's 30 yardline and fumbles, but prone A4 recovers at his own 35 yardline.
The penalty is enforced from the previous spot.
The penalty is enforced from team A's 23 yardline
The penalty is enforced from team A's 30 yardline
The penalty is enforced from team A's 35 yardline
Fourth and goal for team A from team B's one yardline. Left guard A1 locks arms with left tackle A2 and right guard A3 locks arms with right tackle A4. The team A players then block B players.
No problem
That's a foul; the penalty is five yards
That's a foul; the penalty is 10 yards
That's a foul; the penalty is 15 yards
