NFHS SOCCER FINAL PAPER 2026 EXAM
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
●● What happens when a direct free kick is awarded to Team B for a
foul by Team A?
Answer: Neither teams' substitutes are allowed to enter the game.
●● What is true about substitutions during a penalty kick?
Answer: A substitute entering the game cannot take the penalty kick.
●● What should the referee do if Player B6 is wearing illegal
equipment?
Answer: At the next stoppage, caution (yellow card) B6.
●● When can Player A10 re-enter the field after correcting equipment?
Answer: A10 can return at the next dead ball.
●● What should the referee do if a player has a glucose monitor outside
their jersey?
Answer: Instruct the player to leave the field of play at the next stoppage
as this is illegal equipment.
, ●● What is not permitted during halftime?
Answer: A coach, player, or team personnel confronting an official
without permission.
●● What should the referee do if a teammate moves into the opponent's
half before a kickoff?
Answer: This is illegal, order the kickoff to be retaken.
●● What is the correct call if Player A10 scores directly from a dropped
ball?
Answer: No goal; the ball must touch another player before a goal can
be scored from a dropped ball.
●● What should the referee do if Player A6 removes the corner flag
before taking the corner kick?
Answer: Illegal, order the flag to be replaced and retake the corner kick.
●● What should the referee do if the goalkeeper kicks the ball directly to
an opponent during a goal kick?
Answer: Allow play to continue. This is legal.
●● What is the proper restart if Player A takes a penalty kick and the ball
deflates before entering the goal?
Answer: Award a drop ball to the goalkeeper.
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
●● What happens when a direct free kick is awarded to Team B for a
foul by Team A?
Answer: Neither teams' substitutes are allowed to enter the game.
●● What is true about substitutions during a penalty kick?
Answer: A substitute entering the game cannot take the penalty kick.
●● What should the referee do if Player B6 is wearing illegal
equipment?
Answer: At the next stoppage, caution (yellow card) B6.
●● When can Player A10 re-enter the field after correcting equipment?
Answer: A10 can return at the next dead ball.
●● What should the referee do if a player has a glucose monitor outside
their jersey?
Answer: Instruct the player to leave the field of play at the next stoppage
as this is illegal equipment.
, ●● What is not permitted during halftime?
Answer: A coach, player, or team personnel confronting an official
without permission.
●● What should the referee do if a teammate moves into the opponent's
half before a kickoff?
Answer: This is illegal, order the kickoff to be retaken.
●● What is the correct call if Player A10 scores directly from a dropped
ball?
Answer: No goal; the ball must touch another player before a goal can
be scored from a dropped ball.
●● What should the referee do if Player A6 removes the corner flag
before taking the corner kick?
Answer: Illegal, order the flag to be replaced and retake the corner kick.
●● What should the referee do if the goalkeeper kicks the ball directly to
an opponent during a goal kick?
Answer: Allow play to continue. This is legal.
●● What is the proper restart if Player A takes a penalty kick and the ball
deflates before entering the goal?
Answer: Award a drop ball to the goalkeeper.
