NFHS Football UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers | A+ Verified | 2026
• Dead ball is . CORRECT ANSWER: is a ball not in play. The ball is dead during
the interval between downs.
• Live ball . CORRECT ANSWER: is a ball in play. A ball becomes live when the
ball has been legally snapped or free kicked and a down is in progress.
• Loose ball is . CORRECT ANSWER: is a pass, fumble or a kick. The terms
"pass," "fumble" and "kick" are sometimes used as abbreviations when the ball is
loose following the acts of passing, fumbling or kicking the ball. A loose ball
which has not yet touched the ground is in flight. A grounded loose ball is one
which has touched the ground. Any loose ball continues to be a loose ball until a
player secures possession of it or until it becomes dead by rule, whichever comes
first.
• Batting is . CORRECT ANSWER: is intentionally slapping or striking the ball
with the arm or hand.
• Blocking . CORRECT ANSWER: obstructing an opponent by contacting him
with any part of the blocker's body. ART. 2 . . . In blocking, a player may contact
opponents with the arms or hands provided the technique is legal. The legal
techniques are as follows: a. Closed or cupped hand technique: 1. The elbows may
be inside or outside the shoulders. 2. The hands must be closed or cupped with the
palms not facing the opponent. 3. The forearms are extended no more than 45
degrees from the body. b. Open hand technique. The hand(s) shall be: 1. In
advance of the elbow. 2. Inside the frame of the blocker's body; the frame of the
blocker's body is the front of the body at or below the shoulders. 3. Inside the
frame of the opponent's body, except when the opponent turns his back to the
blocker during the block or after the blocker is committed to his charge. The frame
of the opponent's body is at the shoulders or below other than the back. 4. At or
below the shoulders of the blocker and the opponent, except when the opponent
,squats, ducks or submarines during the block or after the blocker is committed to
his charge. 5. Open, when the palm(s) are facing the frame of the opponent or
when the forearms are extended beyond the 45 degree angle from the body.
• Blockers hands . CORRECT ANSWER: The blocker's hand(s) may not be
locked nor may he swing, throw or flip the elbow or forearm so that it is moving
faster than the blocker's shoulders at the time the elbow, forearm or shoulder
contacts the opponent. The blocker may not initiate contact with his arm or hand
against an opponent above the opponent's shoulder, but he may use his hand or arm
to break a fall or maintain his balance.
• Offensive players blocking hands . CORRECT ANSWER: may also use his
hands or arms: a. When he is a runner, to ward off or push any player. b. During a
kick, to ward off an opponent who is attempting to block him. c. To push, pull or
ward off an opponent when the ball is loose if he may legally touch or possess the
ball if such contact is not pass interference, a personal foul or illegal use of hands.
• Defensive blocking . CORRECT ANSWER: Use unlocked hands, hand or arm to
ward off an opponent who is blocking him or is attempting to block him. b. Push,
pull or ward off an opponent in an actual attempt to get at the runner or a loose ball
if such contact is not pass interference, a personal foul or illegal use of hands.
• Blocking article 6 . CORRECT ANSWER: When a player on defense uses a
hand or arm, the hand must be in advance of the elbow at the time of the contact
and at the shoulder or below unless the opponent squats, ducks or submarines.
• Blocking below the waist article 7 . CORRECT ANSWER: is making initial
contact below the waist from the front or side against an opponent other than a
runner. Contact with an opponent's hand(s) below the waist that continues into the
body below the waist is considered blocking below the waist. Blocking below the
waist applies only when the opponent has one or both feet on the ground.
, • Chop block article 8 . CORRECT ANSWER: is a combination block by two or
more teammates against an opponent other than the runner, with or without delay,
where one of the blocks is low (at the knee or below) and one of the blocks is high
(above the knee) ( Table 9-3-6 ).
• Interlock block article 9 . CORRECT ANSWER: occurs when one player grasps
or encircles a teammate just prior to or while blocking an opponent.
• Blindside block article 10 . CORRECT ANSWER: is a block against an
opponent other than the runner, who does not see the blocker approaching.
• Section 4 article 1 Catch . CORRECT ANSWER: is the act of establishing
player possession of a live ball which is in flight, and first contacting the ground
inbounds while maintaining possession of the ball or having the forward progress
of the player in possession stopped while the opponent is carrying the player who
is in possession and inbounds.
• Catching article 2 and article 3 . CORRECT ANSWER: Catching is always
preceded by touching the ball; thus, if touching causes the ball to become dead,
securing possession of the ball has no significance. ART. 3 . . . A simultaneous
catch or recovery is a catch or recovery in which there is joint possession of a live
ball by opposing players who are inbounds.
• Section 5 article 1 clipping / blocking . CORRECT ANSWER: a block against
an opponent when the initial contact is from behind, at or below the waist, and not
against a player who is a runner or pretending to be a runner.
• section 5 article 2 blocking in the back . CORRECT ANSWER: is a block
against an opponent when the initial contact is in the opponent's back, inside the
shoulders and below the helmet and above the waist, and not against a player who
is a runner or pretending to be a runner.
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• Dead ball is . CORRECT ANSWER: is a ball not in play. The ball is dead during
the interval between downs.
• Live ball . CORRECT ANSWER: is a ball in play. A ball becomes live when the
ball has been legally snapped or free kicked and a down is in progress.
• Loose ball is . CORRECT ANSWER: is a pass, fumble or a kick. The terms
"pass," "fumble" and "kick" are sometimes used as abbreviations when the ball is
loose following the acts of passing, fumbling or kicking the ball. A loose ball
which has not yet touched the ground is in flight. A grounded loose ball is one
which has touched the ground. Any loose ball continues to be a loose ball until a
player secures possession of it or until it becomes dead by rule, whichever comes
first.
• Batting is . CORRECT ANSWER: is intentionally slapping or striking the ball
with the arm or hand.
• Blocking . CORRECT ANSWER: obstructing an opponent by contacting him
with any part of the blocker's body. ART. 2 . . . In blocking, a player may contact
opponents with the arms or hands provided the technique is legal. The legal
techniques are as follows: a. Closed or cupped hand technique: 1. The elbows may
be inside or outside the shoulders. 2. The hands must be closed or cupped with the
palms not facing the opponent. 3. The forearms are extended no more than 45
degrees from the body. b. Open hand technique. The hand(s) shall be: 1. In
advance of the elbow. 2. Inside the frame of the blocker's body; the frame of the
blocker's body is the front of the body at or below the shoulders. 3. Inside the
frame of the opponent's body, except when the opponent turns his back to the
blocker during the block or after the blocker is committed to his charge. The frame
of the opponent's body is at the shoulders or below other than the back. 4. At or
below the shoulders of the blocker and the opponent, except when the opponent
,squats, ducks or submarines during the block or after the blocker is committed to
his charge. 5. Open, when the palm(s) are facing the frame of the opponent or
when the forearms are extended beyond the 45 degree angle from the body.
• Blockers hands . CORRECT ANSWER: The blocker's hand(s) may not be
locked nor may he swing, throw or flip the elbow or forearm so that it is moving
faster than the blocker's shoulders at the time the elbow, forearm or shoulder
contacts the opponent. The blocker may not initiate contact with his arm or hand
against an opponent above the opponent's shoulder, but he may use his hand or arm
to break a fall or maintain his balance.
• Offensive players blocking hands . CORRECT ANSWER: may also use his
hands or arms: a. When he is a runner, to ward off or push any player. b. During a
kick, to ward off an opponent who is attempting to block him. c. To push, pull or
ward off an opponent when the ball is loose if he may legally touch or possess the
ball if such contact is not pass interference, a personal foul or illegal use of hands.
• Defensive blocking . CORRECT ANSWER: Use unlocked hands, hand or arm to
ward off an opponent who is blocking him or is attempting to block him. b. Push,
pull or ward off an opponent in an actual attempt to get at the runner or a loose ball
if such contact is not pass interference, a personal foul or illegal use of hands.
• Blocking article 6 . CORRECT ANSWER: When a player on defense uses a
hand or arm, the hand must be in advance of the elbow at the time of the contact
and at the shoulder or below unless the opponent squats, ducks or submarines.
• Blocking below the waist article 7 . CORRECT ANSWER: is making initial
contact below the waist from the front or side against an opponent other than a
runner. Contact with an opponent's hand(s) below the waist that continues into the
body below the waist is considered blocking below the waist. Blocking below the
waist applies only when the opponent has one or both feet on the ground.
, • Chop block article 8 . CORRECT ANSWER: is a combination block by two or
more teammates against an opponent other than the runner, with or without delay,
where one of the blocks is low (at the knee or below) and one of the blocks is high
(above the knee) ( Table 9-3-6 ).
• Interlock block article 9 . CORRECT ANSWER: occurs when one player grasps
or encircles a teammate just prior to or while blocking an opponent.
• Blindside block article 10 . CORRECT ANSWER: is a block against an
opponent other than the runner, who does not see the blocker approaching.
• Section 4 article 1 Catch . CORRECT ANSWER: is the act of establishing
player possession of a live ball which is in flight, and first contacting the ground
inbounds while maintaining possession of the ball or having the forward progress
of the player in possession stopped while the opponent is carrying the player who
is in possession and inbounds.
• Catching article 2 and article 3 . CORRECT ANSWER: Catching is always
preceded by touching the ball; thus, if touching causes the ball to become dead,
securing possession of the ball has no significance. ART. 3 . . . A simultaneous
catch or recovery is a catch or recovery in which there is joint possession of a live
ball by opposing players who are inbounds.
• Section 5 article 1 clipping / blocking . CORRECT ANSWER: a block against
an opponent when the initial contact is from behind, at or below the waist, and not
against a player who is a runner or pretending to be a runner.
• section 5 article 2 blocking in the back . CORRECT ANSWER: is a block
against an opponent when the initial contact is in the opponent's back, inside the
shoulders and below the helmet and above the waist, and not against a player who
is a runner or pretending to be a runner.
