NFHS SOCCER EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 - 2027
Team A is in the lead during the last five minutes of the game. Team
B has a substitute who has reported to the official area and is ready
to substitute. Team A then sends a player to report to the official
area and is ready to substitute. The ball goes out of play and Team
B is awarded a throw-in. The official shall:
C. Stop the clock for the substitutions.
On a corner kick, the defending team should be positioned 10 yards
away from the:
C. Corner arc.
During play, player A1 appears injured. The referee whistles to stop
play. When is the player required to leave the field?
A. The player must leave the field because play was stopped for an
injury.
The home team and the visiting team are both wearing white shorts.
B. This is permitted.
During the taking of a penalty kick, kicker B2 plays the ball
backward to teammate B5 who shoots and scores a goal. What is the
correct restart?
C. An indirect free kick for the defending team.
Coach A is observed using a vape pen on the sideline but 50 feet
from a player.
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, NFHS SOCCER EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 - 2027
B. This is not allowed in any circumstance.
In an attempt to play the ball, the player in red goes down and traps
the ball between the legs preventing the player in white from
making a play on the ball. The referee should:
D. Award an indirect free kick to the team in white for the dangerous
play by red.
The referee shall signal an indirect free kick by raising an arm
above their head. How long is this signal to be maintained after the
ball is kicked?
D. B or C.
Before the game, the referee inflates the game balls to 11 psi per the
manufacturer's recommendation of 10 to 12 psi. The visiting team's
coach complains that the balls are too hard. What should the referee
do?
A. Deflate the balls to the minimum pressure allowed by rule: 8.5 psi.
A player's jersey may include which of the following optional items
within size restrictions?
D. All of the above.
The goalkeeper comes outside the penalty area to challenge the
player in white on a breakaway. The goalkeeper makes contact with
the player in white causing him to fall. The referee should:
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 - 2027
Team A is in the lead during the last five minutes of the game. Team
B has a substitute who has reported to the official area and is ready
to substitute. Team A then sends a player to report to the official
area and is ready to substitute. The ball goes out of play and Team
B is awarded a throw-in. The official shall:
C. Stop the clock for the substitutions.
On a corner kick, the defending team should be positioned 10 yards
away from the:
C. Corner arc.
During play, player A1 appears injured. The referee whistles to stop
play. When is the player required to leave the field?
A. The player must leave the field because play was stopped for an
injury.
The home team and the visiting team are both wearing white shorts.
B. This is permitted.
During the taking of a penalty kick, kicker B2 plays the ball
backward to teammate B5 who shoots and scores a goal. What is the
correct restart?
C. An indirect free kick for the defending team.
Coach A is observed using a vape pen on the sideline but 50 feet
from a player.
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, NFHS SOCCER EXAM LATEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2026 - 2027
B. This is not allowed in any circumstance.
In an attempt to play the ball, the player in red goes down and traps
the ball between the legs preventing the player in white from
making a play on the ball. The referee should:
D. Award an indirect free kick to the team in white for the dangerous
play by red.
The referee shall signal an indirect free kick by raising an arm
above their head. How long is this signal to be maintained after the
ball is kicked?
D. B or C.
Before the game, the referee inflates the game balls to 11 psi per the
manufacturer's recommendation of 10 to 12 psi. The visiting team's
coach complains that the balls are too hard. What should the referee
do?
A. Deflate the balls to the minimum pressure allowed by rule: 8.5 psi.
A player's jersey may include which of the following optional items
within size restrictions?
D. All of the above.
The goalkeeper comes outside the penalty area to challenge the
player in white on a breakaway. The goalkeeper makes contact with
the player in white causing him to fall. The referee should:
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