NFHS RULES FOOTBALL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.

NFHS RULES FOOTBALL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
WhatOisOtheOobjectOofOtheOgame?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
OneOteamOtoOcarryOorOpassOtheOballOacrossOtheOopponentsOgoalOlineOorOtoOkickOtheOballOthroughOt
heOopponentsOgoalObyOplaceOkickOorOdropOkick.OGameOisOwonObyOteamOthatOaccumulatesOtheOmos
tOpointsO(1-1-1)



WhatOareOtheOdimensionsOofOtheOplayingOfield?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-360ObyO160OfeetO(1-1-2)



HowOmanyOplayersOareOneededOtoOstartOaOgame?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-11OforOeachOteam

(howeverOtheOteamOmayOcontinueOwithOfewer)OForfeitOifOnotOenoughOplayersO1-
0OisOtheOscore,OoffendedOteamOwins.O(1-1-3)



WhenOmustOofficialsOtakeOauthorityOforOtheOcontests?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
30OminutesOpriorOtoOtheOscheduledOgameOtime.O(orOasOsoonOasOtheyOareOableOtoObeOpresentO(1-1-
7)



Who'sOdecisionsOareOfinalOinOallOmattersOpertainingOtoOtheOgame?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
refereeO(1-1-6)



WhenOdoesOaOgameOoffiicials'OauthorityOend?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
ThroughOtheOdurationOofOtheO4thOperiodOandOanyOovertimes,OasOwellOasOupOtoOcompletionOofOanyO
reports.O(statesOmayOintercedeOasOwell)O(1-1-8)



CanOOfficialsOuseOinstantOreplayOorOotherOmonitoringOequipment?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-NO.O(1-
1-9)

,CanOaOforfeitObeOdeclaredObyOtheOUmpire?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
NO.ORefereeOonly,OandOitOisOfinalO(1-1-10)



CanOaOteamOprotestONFHSOrules?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-NO.OTheyOareOnotOrecognizedO(1-1-11)



WhereOcanOsidelineOmarkersObeOplacedO(softOpliableOonOtheOground)O?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
NoOcloserOthanO5OyardsOtoOfromOtheOsidelinesO(1-2-2)



HowOoftenOisOaOCONTINUOUSOyardOlineOmarkingObeOusedOonOtheOfield?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
EveryO5OyardsO(howeverOitOwillOendO4OinchesOfromOtheOsideline,OexceptOtheOgoalOlineOandOendOline
)O(1-2-3aOandOb)



HowOwideOareOLineOmarkings,OhashOmarks,OsidelinesOandOrestrainingOlinesO(minimum)?O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-4OinchesO(1-2-3a,b,c,d,e)




HowOlongOareOhashOmarks?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-24OinchesO(1-2-3e)



WhatOareO"9-yard"Omarks?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
TheOmarkingsOonOtheOfieldO9OyardsOfromOtheOsideline.OIfOnumbersOareOusedOasOtheO9OyardOmark,Ot
heOTOPOofOtheOnumberOisOmeasuredOtoO9OyardsO(1-2-3f)



WhereOisOtheOteamObox?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
BetweenOtheO25OyardOlinesOonOtheOteamsOsidelines,OBEHINDOtheO2OyardObelt,OhoweverOitOmayObeO
20-45OyardOlinesOifObothOteamsOareOusingOtheOsameOsideline.O(1-2-3g)



CanOdecorativeOmarkingsObeOplacedOinOtheOend-zone?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
yes,OasOlongOasOtheyOareOnoOcloserOthanO2OfeetOfromOtheOboundaryOorOgoalOlinesO(1-2-3h)

,IsOtheOgoalOlineOconsideredOpartOofOtheOfieldOorOtheOendzone?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-End-
zoneOtoOthatOtheOverticalOplaneOofOtheOedgeOofOtheOlineOtowardOtheOfieldOofOplayOisOtheOactualOgoa
lO(1-2-3j)



WhatOisOtheOdistanceOofOtheOcenteredOline,OonOeachOendOofOtheOfieldOusedOtypicallyOforOtheOtry,Ofr
omOtheOgoalOline?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-3Oyards.OAlsoOitOisO4OinchesOwideOandO24OinchesOlongO(1-
2-3k)



WhatOareOtheOdimensionsOofOtheOpylon?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
4OinchOxO4OinchOandO18OinchesOtallO(1-2-4)



WhatOcolorOcanOtheOpylonObe?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-Red,OOrangeOorOYellowO(ROY)O1-2-4



PylonsOplacedOatOtheOgoalOlineOwhenOproperlyOplacedOareO-OinOorOoutOofObounds?O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-OUTOofOboundsO(1-2-4)




WhatOisOtheOdistanceOfromOtheObaseOofOtheOuprightOtoOtheOtopOverticalOcrossbar?O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-10OfeetO(1-2-5b)




WhatOisOtheOwidthOofOtheOCrossObarO(andOtheOwidthOofOtheOgoalOposts)?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
23OfeetO4OinchesO(1-2-5c,d



WhatOisOtheOMINIMUMOheightOofOtheOgoalOposts?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-10OfeetO(1-2-5e)



TheOgoalOpostOmustObeOcoveredOinOaOpaddedOresilient,OshockOabsorbingOmaterial.OWhatOisOtheOhei
ghtOofOtheOmaterialOonOtheOpost?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-6OfeetO(1-2-5f)



WindODirectionalOstreamersOmaybeOplacedOonOtheOgoalOposts.OWhatOcolorsOcanObeOused?O-
OCORRECTOANSWERS-Red,OOrangeOorOyellowO(ROY)O(1-2-5g)

, WhatOcolorOcanOtheOgoalOpostsObeOpainted?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-Silver,OWhiteOorOyellowO(1-2-
5g)



WhatOcolorOmustOaOfootballObeOtoObeOlegal?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-TanO(1-3-1a)



HowOmanyOlacesOonOaOlegalOfootball?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-8OorO12O(1-3-1b)



WhatOisOtheOapprovedOweightOofOaOfootball?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-14-15OouncesO(1-3-1e)



WhatOisOtheOapprovedOPSIOofOaOFootball?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-12O1/2OtoO13O1/2OPSIO(1-3-1f)



HowOmanyOgameOballsOmustOaOteamOprovideOtoOtheOrefereeOasOtheOofficialsOassumeOauthorityOofO
theOcontest?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-1OminimumO(1-3-2)



WhoOapprovesOfootballsOforOplayOinOtheOgame?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-refereeOonlyO(1-3-3)



HowOtallOmayOaOlegalOkickingOteeObe?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-noOmoreOthanO2OinchesO(1-3-4)



WhatOisOtheOlengthOofOtheOchainOusedOforOtheOline-to-gainOequipment?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
10OyardsOtoOtheOinnerOedgeOofOtheOforwardOrodO(1-3-5)



WhereOshouldOtheOofficialOline-to-
gainOequipmentObeOkeptOduringOplay?O(whereOshouldOtheOcrewOwork?)O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-
OnOtheOvisitorOsideline,O2OyardsOfromOtheOsideline.O(1-3-5b)



WhoOapprovesOtheOclockOoperators?O-OCORRECTOANSWERS-Referee.O(1-3-6)