2025 NFHS Football Exam Part 1 Updated 2024/2025 Actual Questions and answers with complete solutions

A 4-inch-wide broken restraining line shall be placed around the outside of the field, at least 2 yards from the sidelines and end lines, as an extension of the line limiting the team box area, except in stadiums where the total playing enclosure does not permit. - True: 1-2-3d A backward pass in flight may be batted in any direction by the passing team. - False: 9-7-3 Any pass in flight may be batted in any direction, by an eligible receiver unless it is a backward pass batted forward by the passing team. A backward pass out of bounds is an illegal pass. - True: 7-4-3 A ball without stripes is legal for use if both coaches agree to use it. - False: 1-3-1c A block in the back is defined as a block with contact inside the shoulders, below the helmet and above the waist. - False: 2-5-2 Blocking in the back is a block against an opponent when the initial contact is in the opponent's back, inside the shouldlers and below the helmet and above the waist, and not against a player who is a runner or pretending to be a runner. A chop block is a legal block within the 6x8-yard free-blocking zone. - False: 2-3-8 Chop block 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). 9-3-6 A player shall not chop block. A defensive player is considered to be on his scrimmage line when he is within 1 yard of his line of scrimmage at the snap. - True: 2-25-3 A disqualifying foul during the down causes the covering official to sound his whistle immediately. - False: IX-1No live-ball foul causes the covering official to sound his whistle immediately. A down begins when the ball is marked ready-for-play. - False: 2-7-1 A down is action which starts with a legal snap (beginning a scrimmage down) or when the ball is kicked on a free kick (beginning a free kick down). 2-35: Ready for play signifies the referee has signaled the ball may be put in play by a snap or free kick and the 25-second count is to begin. A forward pass has gone beyond the neutral zone if at any time during the pass, some part of the ball is beyond the neutral zone. - False: 2-31-3 ....the entire ball is beyond the neutral zone. A foul is a rule infraction for which a penalty is prescribed. - True: 2-16-1 A free kick shall not be kicked out of bounds between the goal lines untouched inbounds by R. If it is, R has the following choices: - D. Any of the above: 6-1-8 (accept a 5-yard penalty from the previous spot and have k rekick, put the ball in play at the inbounds spot 25 yards beyond the previous spot, Decline the penalty and put the ball in play at the inbounds spot) A kick ends as soon as R1 touches the kick. - False: Fund IV-1 A kick always ends as soon as any player secures possession. 2-24-2 A kick ends when a player gains possession or when the ball becomes dead while not in player possession. A loss of down is part of some 15-yard penalties, but not any 5-yard penalties. - False: 7-3-2 Penalty; 7-5-2 Penalty Both 5-yard and 15-yard penalties can also carry a loss of down. A mouth protector must be worn and must be completely white or clear. - False: 1-5-1 c(5)cThe tooth and mouth protector shall be of any readily visible color, and may not be completely white or completely clear. A multiple foul is one or more live-ball fouls by each team resulting in offsetting penalties. - False: 2-16-2e Multiple-two or more live-ball fouls (other than nonplayer or unsportsmanlike) are committed during the same down by the same team... A passer is a player who throws a legal forward pass. - True: 2-32-11 A player loses possession by either a fumble or a muff. - False: 2-18