NFHS Football STUDY QUESTIONS
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Part I: True / False & Scenario Questions
1. (Rule 2-17-2) 1/10, A-20. At the snap, offensive guard A66 and defensive tackle B75 are
both on their lines of scrimmage and inside the free-blocking zone. Before the ball leaves the
free-blocking zone, A66 blocks B75 below the waist from the front inside the zone.
• Answer: Legal Play
• Rationale: Under Rule 2-17-2, blocking below the waist is legal within the free-blocking
zone provided both players are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap,
and the contact occurs inside the zone before the ball leaves the zone.
2. (Rule 2-17-4) 1/10, A-30. Quarterback A12 takes the snap, rolls out to his right, and exits
the free-blocking zone with the ball. Defensive end B77 is still in the zone when offensive
lineman A55 blocks B77 in the back inside the zone.
• Answer: Illegal Block in the Back (Foul by Team A)
• Rationale: According to Rule 2-17-4, the free-blocking zone disintegrates, and all
exceptions for blocking in the back or below the waist cease, the instant the ball leaves
the zone. A55's block in the back after the ball left the zone is illegal.
3. (Rule 2-9-3) While K1's punt is in flight, receiver R80 extends one arm straight up above his
head and sways it laterally side-to-side before catching the kick at the R-25.
• Answer: True (Valid Fair Catch Signal)
• Rationale: Rule 2-9-3 defines a valid fair catch signal as the extending and lateral waving
of one arm at full length above the head by any Team R player prior to the catch.
4. (Rule 2-9-4c) K1's punt strikes the ground at the R-30 and bounces high into the air. While
the ball is loose on the bounce at the R-20, R18 waves his hand laterally above his head to
signal for a fair catch.
, • Answer: Invalid Fair Catch Signal
• Rationale: Under Rule 2-9-4c, any fair catch signal given after the kick has touched the
ground is an invalid fair catch signal (resulting in a 5-yard penalty from the spot of the
foul).
5. (Rules 2-13-1, 2-13-3 & 8-5-3a) 4/8, K-40. K1 punts the ball deep toward Team R's goal line.
R22 attempts to catch the kick at the R-4 but muffs it into his own end zone. K33 falls on the
ball in Team R's end zone.
• Answer: Touchback (Team R's ball, 1/10 at R-20)
• Rationale: Under Rule 2-13-3, a muff of a kick in flight does not impart a new force; the
kick remains the origin of force that propelled the ball into the end zone. Under Rule 8-
5-3a and Rule 6-3-1, any scrimmage kick entering R's end zone is dead immediately
upon crossing the goal line plane, resulting in an automatic touchback.
6. (Rule 2-20-2) Receiver A88 leaps into the air to catch a forward pass. While A88 is airborne
and defenseless, linebacker B52 lowers his shoulder and forcibly strikes A88 in the neck and
head area.
• Answer: Targeting / Personal Foul (15-Yard Penalty & Disqualification if Flagrant)
• Rationale: Rule 2-20-2 defines targeting as taking aim and initiating contact against an
opponent above the shoulders with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow, or shoulders.
Initiating such contact against a defenseless receiver (Rule 2-32-16b) is an illegal
personal foul (Rule 9-4-3m).
7. (Rule 2-24-10 & 6-1-11) On a kickoff, K4 drives the ball directly into the ground off the tee.
The ball strikes the ground once and bounces high into the air in the manner of a pop-up kick.
• Answer: Illegal Free Kick / Pop-Up Kick (Dead-Ball Foul)
• Rationale: Rule 2-24-10 defines a pop-up kick as a free kick driven immediately into the
ground that strikes once and goes high in the air. Under Rule 6-1-11, executing a pop-up
kick is illegal and results in a dead-ball foul penalized 5 yards from the previous spot.
8. (Rule 2-14-1 & 7-2-5a) Team A breaks the huddle and lines up at the snap with six players
legally positioned on the line of scrimmage and four backs in the backfield.
• Answer: Illegal Formation (Foul at the Snap)
• Rationale: Rule 2-14-1 and Rule 7-2-5a mandate that a legal scrimmage formation
requires a minimum of seven Team A players legally on their line of scrimmage at the
snap. Six players on the line is an illegal formation (5-yard penalty).
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Part I: True / False & Scenario Questions
1. (Rule 2-17-2) 1/10, A-20. At the snap, offensive guard A66 and defensive tackle B75 are
both on their lines of scrimmage and inside the free-blocking zone. Before the ball leaves the
free-blocking zone, A66 blocks B75 below the waist from the front inside the zone.
• Answer: Legal Play
• Rationale: Under Rule 2-17-2, blocking below the waist is legal within the free-blocking
zone provided both players are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap,
and the contact occurs inside the zone before the ball leaves the zone.
2. (Rule 2-17-4) 1/10, A-30. Quarterback A12 takes the snap, rolls out to his right, and exits
the free-blocking zone with the ball. Defensive end B77 is still in the zone when offensive
lineman A55 blocks B77 in the back inside the zone.
• Answer: Illegal Block in the Back (Foul by Team A)
• Rationale: According to Rule 2-17-4, the free-blocking zone disintegrates, and all
exceptions for blocking in the back or below the waist cease, the instant the ball leaves
the zone. A55's block in the back after the ball left the zone is illegal.
3. (Rule 2-9-3) While K1's punt is in flight, receiver R80 extends one arm straight up above his
head and sways it laterally side-to-side before catching the kick at the R-25.
• Answer: True (Valid Fair Catch Signal)
• Rationale: Rule 2-9-3 defines a valid fair catch signal as the extending and lateral waving
of one arm at full length above the head by any Team R player prior to the catch.
4. (Rule 2-9-4c) K1's punt strikes the ground at the R-30 and bounces high into the air. While
the ball is loose on the bounce at the R-20, R18 waves his hand laterally above his head to
signal for a fair catch.
, • Answer: Invalid Fair Catch Signal
• Rationale: Under Rule 2-9-4c, any fair catch signal given after the kick has touched the
ground is an invalid fair catch signal (resulting in a 5-yard penalty from the spot of the
foul).
5. (Rules 2-13-1, 2-13-3 & 8-5-3a) 4/8, K-40. K1 punts the ball deep toward Team R's goal line.
R22 attempts to catch the kick at the R-4 but muffs it into his own end zone. K33 falls on the
ball in Team R's end zone.
• Answer: Touchback (Team R's ball, 1/10 at R-20)
• Rationale: Under Rule 2-13-3, a muff of a kick in flight does not impart a new force; the
kick remains the origin of force that propelled the ball into the end zone. Under Rule 8-
5-3a and Rule 6-3-1, any scrimmage kick entering R's end zone is dead immediately
upon crossing the goal line plane, resulting in an automatic touchback.
6. (Rule 2-20-2) Receiver A88 leaps into the air to catch a forward pass. While A88 is airborne
and defenseless, linebacker B52 lowers his shoulder and forcibly strikes A88 in the neck and
head area.
• Answer: Targeting / Personal Foul (15-Yard Penalty & Disqualification if Flagrant)
• Rationale: Rule 2-20-2 defines targeting as taking aim and initiating contact against an
opponent above the shoulders with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow, or shoulders.
Initiating such contact against a defenseless receiver (Rule 2-32-16b) is an illegal
personal foul (Rule 9-4-3m).
7. (Rule 2-24-10 & 6-1-11) On a kickoff, K4 drives the ball directly into the ground off the tee.
The ball strikes the ground once and bounces high into the air in the manner of a pop-up kick.
• Answer: Illegal Free Kick / Pop-Up Kick (Dead-Ball Foul)
• Rationale: Rule 2-24-10 defines a pop-up kick as a free kick driven immediately into the
ground that strikes once and goes high in the air. Under Rule 6-1-11, executing a pop-up
kick is illegal and results in a dead-ball foul penalized 5 yards from the previous spot.
8. (Rule 2-14-1 & 7-2-5a) Team A breaks the huddle and lines up at the snap with six players
legally positioned on the line of scrimmage and four backs in the backfield.
• Answer: Illegal Formation (Foul at the Snap)
• Rationale: Rule 2-14-1 and Rule 7-2-5a mandate that a legal scrimmage formation
requires a minimum of seven Team A players legally on their line of scrimmage at the
snap. Six players on the line is an illegal formation (5-yard penalty).
