NFHS Football Official Signals Exam 2024/2025 Questions With Completed & Verified Solutions.

NFHS Football Official Signals

Ball ready for play


Untimed down


Start clock


Time out- Discretionary or injury time-out
(followed by tapping hands on chest)


TV/radio time-out


Touchdown, Field goal, Point(s) after touchdown


Safety
Referee gives this signal


Dead ball foul


Touchback
(move side to side)- Referee gives this signal on free kicks; Deep wings or Back judge on
scrimmage kicks; any official on scrimmage plays.


First down


Loss of down
Loss of the right to replay a down


Incomplete forward pass, Penalty declined, No play, no score, Toss option deferred

, Legal touching of forward pass or scrimmage kick


Inadvertent whistle


Disregard flag


End of period
Referee raises ball


Sideline warning
no yardage penalty


First touching
not a penalty


Illegal touching
5 yards and loss of down


Reset play clock to 25 seconds
(Use one hand)


Reset play clock to 40 seconds
(Use both hands to have play clock reset to 40 seconds)


Encroachment
Dead ball foul- 5 yards


False start
Dead ball foul- 5 yards


Illegal formation
Live ball foul- 5 yards