PRST 3081 - NFHS Football Exam
False The ball can have commercial advertising added to the
surface of one of the panels.
False A player or nonplayer can trip an opponent.
True A player is no longer defenseless once the player's physical
position and focus of concentration no longer makes the
player especially vulnerable to injury.
False A Team B player may use locked hands to ward off an
opponent who is blocking him or attempting to block him.
False A punt may be used as a free kick following a fair catch
True A foul is a rule infraction for which a penalty is prescribed.
True Items that are attached to the tooth and mouth protector that
do not serve a purpose and function in protecting the teeth or
mouth will not be allowed starting in 2026.
True A down ends when the ball next becomes dead.
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False An invalid fair-catch signal may be given by a member of the
kicking team.
False A fair catch can be made in or behind K's neutral zone.
True 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.
True Contacting the opponent's face mask with the hand is not a
face-mask unless the face mask is grasped.
False If B1 clips A1 and B2 piles on after A2 is tackled, it is a multiple
foul.
False Towels have to be the same solid color for each player if
worn.
True An offensive player (except the runner) shall not grasp or
encircle any teammate to form interlocked blocking.
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False The ball can have commercial advertising added to the
surface of one of the panels.
False A player or nonplayer can trip an opponent.
True A player is no longer defenseless once the player's physical
position and focus of concentration no longer makes the
player especially vulnerable to injury.
False A Team B player may use locked hands to ward off an
opponent who is blocking him or attempting to block him.
False A punt may be used as a free kick following a fair catch
True A foul is a rule infraction for which a penalty is prescribed.
True Items that are attached to the tooth and mouth protector that
do not serve a purpose and function in protecting the teeth or
mouth will not be allowed starting in 2026.
True A down ends when the ball next becomes dead.
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False An invalid fair-catch signal may be given by a member of the
kicking team.
False A fair catch can be made in or behind K's neutral zone.
True 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.
True Contacting the opponent's face mask with the hand is not a
face-mask unless the face mask is grasped.
False If B1 clips A1 and B2 piles on after A2 is tackled, it is a multiple
foul.
False Towels have to be the same solid color for each player if
worn.
True An offensive player (except the runner) shall not grasp or
encircle any teammate to form interlocked blocking.
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