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NFHS SOCCER CERTIFICATION TEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
A10 is in an offside position. Player A9 plays the ball and
defender B12 is struck by the ball in the leg. The ball
inadvertently goes toward A10. The official shall: -
ANSWER- B. Penalize A10 for being offside and restart
with an indirect free kick for Team B.
Player A1 passes the ball to A3 using the shoulder area
above the armpit. The referee should: - ANSWER- C.
Allow play to continue.
Team A is in the lead during the last five minutes of the
game. Team B has a substitute who has reported to the
official area and is ready to substitute. Team A then sends
a player to report to the official area and is ready to
substitute. The ball goes out of play and Team B is
awarded a throw-in. The official shall: - ANSWER- C.
Stop the clock for the substitutions.
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On a corner kick, the defending team should be positioned
10 yards away from the: - ANSWER- C. Corner arc.
During play, player A1 appears injured. The referee
whistles to stop play. When is the player required to leave
the field? - ANSWER- A. The player must leave the field
because play was stopped for an injury.
The home team and the visiting team are both wearing
white shorts. - ANSWER- B. This is permitted.
During the taking of a penalty kick, kicker B2 plays the
ball backward to teammate B5 who shoots and scores a
goal. What is the correct restart? - ANSWER- C. An
indirect free kick for the defending team.
Coach A is observed using a vape pen on the sideline but
50 feet from a player. - ANSWER- B. This is not allowed
in any circumstance.
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In an attempt to play the ball, the player in red goes down
and traps the ball between the legs preventing the player
in white from making a play on the ball. The referee
should: - ANSWER- D. Award an indirect free kick to the
team in white for the dangerous play by red.
The referee shall signal an indirect free kick by raising an
arm above their head. How long is this signal to be
maintained after the ball is kicked? - ANSWER- D. B or
C.
Before the game, the referee inflates the game balls to 11
psi per the manufacturer's recommendation of 10 to 12
psi. The visiting team's coach complains that the balls are
too hard. What should the referee do? - ANSWER- A.
Deflate the balls to the minimum pressure allowed by
rule: 8.5 psi.
A player's jersey may include which of the following
optional items within size restrictions? - ANSWER- D.
All of the above.
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The goalkeeper comes outside the penalty area to
challenge the player in white on a breakaway. The
goalkeeper makes contact with the player in white causing
him to fall. The referee should: - ANSWER- C. Award
white a direct free kick and caution the goalkeeper for
stopping a promising attack.
A player from Team B kicks the ball toward a teammate.
The ball strikes the hand of a player from Team A whose
back is to the kicker and holding their hands at their side.
The referee should: - ANSWER- D. Allow play to
continue as no foul occurred.
A forfeit will be scored 1-0 except when: - ANSWER- B.
Team A is ahead 5-0 and Team B can no longer play.
Each team shall submit a team roster. Which of the
following is not permitted once the game starts? -
ANSWER- C. Add bench personnel to the roster.
The referee observes Player A1 wearing socks with the
foot cut off. - ANSWER- C. This is legal as long as the
NFHS SOCCER CERTIFICATION TEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW!!
A10 is in an offside position. Player A9 plays the ball and
defender B12 is struck by the ball in the leg. The ball
inadvertently goes toward A10. The official shall: -
ANSWER- B. Penalize A10 for being offside and restart
with an indirect free kick for Team B.
Player A1 passes the ball to A3 using the shoulder area
above the armpit. The referee should: - ANSWER- C.
Allow play to continue.
Team A is in the lead during the last five minutes of the
game. Team B has a substitute who has reported to the
official area and is ready to substitute. Team A then sends
a player to report to the official area and is ready to
substitute. The ball goes out of play and Team B is
awarded a throw-in. The official shall: - ANSWER- C.
Stop the clock for the substitutions.
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On a corner kick, the defending team should be positioned
10 yards away from the: - ANSWER- C. Corner arc.
During play, player A1 appears injured. The referee
whistles to stop play. When is the player required to leave
the field? - ANSWER- A. The player must leave the field
because play was stopped for an injury.
The home team and the visiting team are both wearing
white shorts. - ANSWER- B. This is permitted.
During the taking of a penalty kick, kicker B2 plays the
ball backward to teammate B5 who shoots and scores a
goal. What is the correct restart? - ANSWER- C. An
indirect free kick for the defending team.
Coach A is observed using a vape pen on the sideline but
50 feet from a player. - ANSWER- B. This is not allowed
in any circumstance.
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In an attempt to play the ball, the player in red goes down
and traps the ball between the legs preventing the player
in white from making a play on the ball. The referee
should: - ANSWER- D. Award an indirect free kick to the
team in white for the dangerous play by red.
The referee shall signal an indirect free kick by raising an
arm above their head. How long is this signal to be
maintained after the ball is kicked? - ANSWER- D. B or
C.
Before the game, the referee inflates the game balls to 11
psi per the manufacturer's recommendation of 10 to 12
psi. The visiting team's coach complains that the balls are
too hard. What should the referee do? - ANSWER- A.
Deflate the balls to the minimum pressure allowed by
rule: 8.5 psi.
A player's jersey may include which of the following
optional items within size restrictions? - ANSWER- D.
All of the above.
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The goalkeeper comes outside the penalty area to
challenge the player in white on a breakaway. The
goalkeeper makes contact with the player in white causing
him to fall. The referee should: - ANSWER- C. Award
white a direct free kick and caution the goalkeeper for
stopping a promising attack.
A player from Team B kicks the ball toward a teammate.
The ball strikes the hand of a player from Team A whose
back is to the kicker and holding their hands at their side.
The referee should: - ANSWER- D. Allow play to
continue as no foul occurred.
A forfeit will be scored 1-0 except when: - ANSWER- B.
Team A is ahead 5-0 and Team B can no longer play.
Each team shall submit a team roster. Which of the
following is not permitted once the game starts? -
ANSWER- C. Add bench personnel to the roster.
The referee observes Player A1 wearing socks with the
foot cut off. - ANSWER- C. This is legal as long as the
