NFHS - OFFICIATING SOCCER FOULS
AND MISCONDUCT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
AUfoulUcanUonlyUoccurUunderUtheUfollowingUcircumstances:U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-AU&UB
TheUgoalkeeperUinUpossessionUofUtheUballUfollowingUanUattackUhasUhowUlongUtoUreleaseUtheUballUb
ackUintoUplay:U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-6Useconds
AUplayerUisUhitUinUtheUarmUbyUtheUballUduringUplay.UTheUplayerUwasUretreatingUatUtheUtheUtimeUandU
madeUnoUattemptUtoUdeflectUtheUballUfromUit'sUoriginalUpath.UTheUrefereeUshould:U-
UCORRECTUANSWERS-AllowUplayUtoUcontinue
AUplayerUisU"charged"UinUaUfairUmannerUbutUtheUballUisUnotUwithinUplayingUdistance.UTheUrefereeUsh
ouldUrespondUby:U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-AdministeringUIndirectUfreeUkick
WhatUdoesUtheUrefereeUdoUifUtheUgoalkeeperUhandlesUtheUballUdirectlyUfromUaUthrow-
inUfromUaUteammate?U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-AnUindirectUfree-
kickUisUgivenUtoUtheUopponentsUfromUtheUspotUwhereUheUhandledUtheUball.
AUgoalkeeperUinUhisUpenaltyUareaUholdsUtheUballUinUhisUhandsUthenUplacesUitUonUtheUground.UHeUth
enUdribblesUtheUballUoutsideUtheUpenaltyUare.UHeUthenUdecidesUtoUre-
enterUtheUpenaltyUareaUandUtouchesUtheUballUagainUwithUhisUhands.UWhatUactionUshouldUtheUrefer
eeUtakeUinUthisUsituation?U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-
AnUindirectUfreeUkickUisUawardedUtoUtheUopposingUteam
AUplayerUverballyUdistractsUanUopponentUduringUaUthrow-in.UTheUrefereeUshould:U-
UCORRECTUANSWERS-
AwardUaUdirectUfreeUkickUandUcautionUtheUplayerUresponsibleUforUverballyUdistractingUtheUoppone
nt.
AND MISCONDUCT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
AUfoulUcanUonlyUoccurUunderUtheUfollowingUcircumstances:U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-AU&UB
TheUgoalkeeperUinUpossessionUofUtheUballUfollowingUanUattackUhasUhowUlongUtoUreleaseUtheUballUb
ackUintoUplay:U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-6Useconds
AUplayerUisUhitUinUtheUarmUbyUtheUballUduringUplay.UTheUplayerUwasUretreatingUatUtheUtheUtimeUandU
madeUnoUattemptUtoUdeflectUtheUballUfromUit'sUoriginalUpath.UTheUrefereeUshould:U-
UCORRECTUANSWERS-AllowUplayUtoUcontinue
AUplayerUisU"charged"UinUaUfairUmannerUbutUtheUballUisUnotUwithinUplayingUdistance.UTheUrefereeUsh
ouldUrespondUby:U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-AdministeringUIndirectUfreeUkick
WhatUdoesUtheUrefereeUdoUifUtheUgoalkeeperUhandlesUtheUballUdirectlyUfromUaUthrow-
inUfromUaUteammate?U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-AnUindirectUfree-
kickUisUgivenUtoUtheUopponentsUfromUtheUspotUwhereUheUhandledUtheUball.
AUgoalkeeperUinUhisUpenaltyUareaUholdsUtheUballUinUhisUhandsUthenUplacesUitUonUtheUground.UHeUth
enUdribblesUtheUballUoutsideUtheUpenaltyUare.UHeUthenUdecidesUtoUre-
enterUtheUpenaltyUareaUandUtouchesUtheUballUagainUwithUhisUhands.UWhatUactionUshouldUtheUrefer
eeUtakeUinUthisUsituation?U-UCORRECTUANSWERS-
AnUindirectUfreeUkickUisUawardedUtoUtheUopposingUteam
AUplayerUverballyUdistractsUanUopponentUduringUaUthrow-in.UTheUrefereeUshould:U-
UCORRECTUANSWERS-
AwardUaUdirectUfreeUkickUandUcautionUtheUplayerUresponsibleUforUverballyUdistractingUtheUoppone
nt.