2025-2026 NFHS SOCCER TEST EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
DuringVtheVtakingVofVaVpenaltyVkick,VA7VusesVseveralVstutter-
stepsVbutVdoesVnotVinterruptVtheVapproachVtoVtheVball.VTheVballVentersVtheVgoal.VTheVrefereeVshould:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVAllowVtheVgoalVandVrestartVwithVaVkickoffVbyVtheVdefendingVteam.
DuringVtheirVinspectionVofVtheVfield,VtheVrefereesVnoteVthatVtheVfieldVhasVmultipleVlinesVofVdifferentVcolorV
andVtheVsoccerVfieldVareasVcontrastVinVcolorVtoVtheVotherVmarkings.VTheVrefereesVshould:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVBeginVtheVcontestVasVthisVisVpermittedVbyVruleV1-2-1
DuringVinspectionVofVtheVgameVballsVsuppliedVbyVtheVhomeVteam,VtheVrefereesVnoteVthatVtheVballsVdoVnot
VhaveVtheVNFHSVAuthenticatingVMark.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVThisVisVnotVpermitted.VIfVneitherVteamVhasVthreeVsimilarVqualityVgameVballsVwithVtheV
NFHSVAuthenticatingVMark,VtheVgameVmayVbeginVwithVballsVchosenVbyVtheVrefereeVfromVthoseVavailable.V
2-1;V2-2-5
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVrequiredVtoVbeVsubmittedVonVaVteamVrosterV-
Vnumbers,VfirstVname,VlastVnameVorVposition?V-VCORRECTVANSWERSVPlayer'sVpositionV-V3-1-3
BeforeVtheVgame,VtheVrefereeVobservesVB4VwearingVsoft-paddedVheadgear.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVB4VmayVparticipateV-V4-2-9
BeforeVtheVgameVbegins,VtheVheadVrefereeVmustVverifyVwithVeachVheadVcoachVwhetherVtheirVplayersVareV
properlyVandVlegallyVequipped.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVItVisVtheVheadVcoachesVresponsibilityVthatVtheirVteamVisVproperlyVandVlegallyVequippe
d.V4-3;V5-2-2d(4)
BeforeVtheVgame,VtheVTeamVAVheadVcoachVinformsVtheVrefereeVthatVA15VwillVbeVwearingVaVhockey-
styleVmask,VdueVtoVanVinjuryVsheVreceivedVinVaVgameVtheVpreviousVweek.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVThisVisVnotVpermitted.V4-2-8;V4.2.1VSituationVG
, 8.VDuringVtheVpregameVinspection,VtheVofficialVnotesVthatVtheVvisitingVteam'sVplayersVareVwearingVwhiteVs
ocksVwithVvisibleVblackVelectricalVtapeVaroundVtheVtopVofVtheirVsocksVinVhonorVofVaVschoolmateVwhoVhasVdi
ed.VTheVofficialVshould:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVNotVpermitVplayersVwithVblackVtapeVtoVplayVuntilVitVisVcorrected.V-V4-1-1b
ItVisVrecommendedVthatVsubstitutes:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVWearVdistinguishingVpinniesVwhenVwarmingVupVoutsideVtheVteamVarea.V-V4-1-3
TheVgoalkeeperVmustVhaveVaVnumberVonVtheVbackVofVtheVjerseyVandVonVtheVfrontVofVtheVjerseyVorVpants.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVThisVisVrequired.V-V4-1-1h(1)
TheVhomeVteamVandVtheVvisitingVteamVareVbothVwearingVblueVshorts.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVThisVisVpermitted.V-V4-1-1a
TheVvisitingVteamVarrivesVatVtheVgameVsiteVwearingVwhiteVuniformVtopsVandVyellowVsocks.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVTheVvisitingVteamVshouldVchangeVtoVwhiteVsocks.VIfVunableVtoVcorrect,VtheVgameVsha
llVbeVplayedVandVtheVrefereeVmustVnotifyVtheVstateVassociationVfollowingVtheVgame.V-V4.1.1VSituationVG
AnVidentifiableVsupporterVofVtheVhomeVteamVseatedVinVtheVdesignatedVspectatorVareaVisVscreamingVprofa
nitiesVatVtheVnearestVassistantVrefereeVinVdisagreementVwithVaVdecisionVaboutVoffsideVmadeVbyVtheVassist
antVreferee.VTheVrefereeVshould:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVStopVplayVandVrequestVthatVtheVhomeVschoolVadministrationVtakeVappropriateVactio
n.V-V5-3-2e
B14VtakesVaVshotVonVgoal,VwithVgoalkeeperVA1VoutVofVposition.VA3,Vhowever,VextendsVherVarmVintoVtheVpa
thVofVtheVball,VdeflectingVitVtoVB9.VB9VshootsVandVtheVballVentersVtheVgoal.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVTheVrefereeVshouldVallowVtheVgoalVandVcautionVA3VforVunsportingVconduct.V-
V5.3.1VSituationVA;V12-8-1f
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
DuringVtheVtakingVofVaVpenaltyVkick,VA7VusesVseveralVstutter-
stepsVbutVdoesVnotVinterruptVtheVapproachVtoVtheVball.VTheVballVentersVtheVgoal.VTheVrefereeVshould:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVAllowVtheVgoalVandVrestartVwithVaVkickoffVbyVtheVdefendingVteam.
DuringVtheirVinspectionVofVtheVfield,VtheVrefereesVnoteVthatVtheVfieldVhasVmultipleVlinesVofVdifferentVcolorV
andVtheVsoccerVfieldVareasVcontrastVinVcolorVtoVtheVotherVmarkings.VTheVrefereesVshould:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVBeginVtheVcontestVasVthisVisVpermittedVbyVruleV1-2-1
DuringVinspectionVofVtheVgameVballsVsuppliedVbyVtheVhomeVteam,VtheVrefereesVnoteVthatVtheVballsVdoVnot
VhaveVtheVNFHSVAuthenticatingVMark.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVThisVisVnotVpermitted.VIfVneitherVteamVhasVthreeVsimilarVqualityVgameVballsVwithVtheV
NFHSVAuthenticatingVMark,VtheVgameVmayVbeginVwithVballsVchosenVbyVtheVrefereeVfromVthoseVavailable.V
2-1;V2-2-5
WhichVofVtheVfollowingVisVnotVrequiredVtoVbeVsubmittedVonVaVteamVrosterV-
Vnumbers,VfirstVname,VlastVnameVorVposition?V-VCORRECTVANSWERSVPlayer'sVpositionV-V3-1-3
BeforeVtheVgame,VtheVrefereeVobservesVB4VwearingVsoft-paddedVheadgear.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVB4VmayVparticipateV-V4-2-9
BeforeVtheVgameVbegins,VtheVheadVrefereeVmustVverifyVwithVeachVheadVcoachVwhetherVtheirVplayersVareV
properlyVandVlegallyVequipped.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVItVisVtheVheadVcoachesVresponsibilityVthatVtheirVteamVisVproperlyVandVlegallyVequippe
d.V4-3;V5-2-2d(4)
BeforeVtheVgame,VtheVTeamVAVheadVcoachVinformsVtheVrefereeVthatVA15VwillVbeVwearingVaVhockey-
styleVmask,VdueVtoVanVinjuryVsheVreceivedVinVaVgameVtheVpreviousVweek.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVThisVisVnotVpermitted.V4-2-8;V4.2.1VSituationVG
, 8.VDuringVtheVpregameVinspection,VtheVofficialVnotesVthatVtheVvisitingVteam'sVplayersVareVwearingVwhiteVs
ocksVwithVvisibleVblackVelectricalVtapeVaroundVtheVtopVofVtheirVsocksVinVhonorVofVaVschoolmateVwhoVhasVdi
ed.VTheVofficialVshould:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVNotVpermitVplayersVwithVblackVtapeVtoVplayVuntilVitVisVcorrected.V-V4-1-1b
ItVisVrecommendedVthatVsubstitutes:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVWearVdistinguishingVpinniesVwhenVwarmingVupVoutsideVtheVteamVarea.V-V4-1-3
TheVgoalkeeperVmustVhaveVaVnumberVonVtheVbackVofVtheVjerseyVandVonVtheVfrontVofVtheVjerseyVorVpants.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVThisVisVrequired.V-V4-1-1h(1)
TheVhomeVteamVandVtheVvisitingVteamVareVbothVwearingVblueVshorts.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVThisVisVpermitted.V-V4-1-1a
TheVvisitingVteamVarrivesVatVtheVgameVsiteVwearingVwhiteVuniformVtopsVandVyellowVsocks.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVTheVvisitingVteamVshouldVchangeVtoVwhiteVsocks.VIfVunableVtoVcorrect,VtheVgameVsha
llVbeVplayedVandVtheVrefereeVmustVnotifyVtheVstateVassociationVfollowingVtheVgame.V-V4.1.1VSituationVG
AnVidentifiableVsupporterVofVtheVhomeVteamVseatedVinVtheVdesignatedVspectatorVareaVisVscreamingVprofa
nitiesVatVtheVnearestVassistantVrefereeVinVdisagreementVwithVaVdecisionVaboutVoffsideVmadeVbyVtheVassist
antVreferee.VTheVrefereeVshould:V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVStopVplayVandVrequestVthatVtheVhomeVschoolVadministrationVtakeVappropriateVactio
n.V-V5-3-2e
B14VtakesVaVshotVonVgoal,VwithVgoalkeeperVA1VoutVofVposition.VA3,Vhowever,VextendsVherVarmVintoVtheVpa
thVofVtheVball,VdeflectingVitVtoVB9.VB9VshootsVandVtheVballVentersVtheVgoal.V-
VCORRECTVANSWERSVTheVrefereeVshouldVallowVtheVgoalVandVcautionVA3VforVunsportingVconduct.V-
V5.3.1VSituationVA;V12-8-1f