NFHS FOOTBALL TEST Questions and Verified Answers DEC 2023

Blocking below the waist is permitted in the free-blocking zone when all players invloved are on the line of scrimmage and in the zone at the snap; the contact is in the zone, and the block is an immediate, initial action following the snap. T/F - T Effective with the 2024 season, the entire body of the number shall be a single solid color that clearly contrasts with the body color of the jersey. T/F - T The horse-collar foul is enforced as a live-ball foul. T/F - T By state association adoption, use of instant replay is allowed only for postseason contests. T/F - T The field of play is the area within sidelines and the goal lines. T/F - T The free-blocking zone disintegrates and the exception for an offensive lineman to block in the back is not to continue after the ball has left the zone. T/F - T When R1 gains possession of a free kick, blocking below the waist by teammates is legal. T/F - F A down ends when the live ball becomes dead. T/F - T If there is a double foul during the last timed down of a period, the period is automatically extended. T/F - T