NFHS - OFFICIATING SOCCER FOULS AND
MISCONDUCT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
AMfoulMcanMonlyMoccurMunderMtheMfollowingMcircumstances:M-MCORRECTMANSWERSMAM&MB
TheMgoalkeeperMinMpossessionMofMtheMballMfollowingManMattackMhasMhowMlongMtoMreleaseMtheMballMbackM
intoMplay:M-MCORRECTMANSWERSM6Mseconds
AMplayerMisMhitMinMtheMarmMbyMtheMballMduringMplay.MTheMplayerMwasMretreatingMatMtheMtheMtimeMandMm
adeMnoMattemptMtoMdeflectMtheMballMfromMit'sMoriginalMpath.MTheMrefereeMshould:M-
MCORRECTMANSWERSMAllowMplayMtoMcontinue
AMplayerMisM"charged"MinMaMfairMmannerMbutMtheMballMisMnotMwithinMplayingMdistance.MTheMrefereeMshou
ldMrespondMby:M-MCORRECTMANSWERSMAdministeringMIndirectMfreeMkick
WhatMdoesMtheMrefereeMdoMifMtheMgoalkeeperMhandlesMtheMballMdirectlyMfromMaMthrow-
inMfromMaMteammate?M-MCORRECTMANSWERSMAnMindirectMfree-
kickMisMgivenMtoMtheMopponentsMfromMtheMspotMwhereMheMhandledMtheMball.
AMgoalkeeperMinMhisMpenaltyMareaMholdsMtheMballMinMhisMhandsMthenMplacesMitMonMtheMground.MHeMthen
MdribblesMtheMballMoutsideMtheMpenaltyMare.MHeMthenMdecidesMtoMre-
enterMtheMpenaltyMareaMandMtouchesMtheMballMagainMwithMhisMhands.MWhatMactionMshouldMtheMrefereeM
takeMinMthisMsituation?M-MCORRECTMANSWERSMAnMindirectMfreeMkickMisMawardedMtoMtheMopposingMteam
AMplayerMverballyMdistractsManMopponentMduringMaMthrow-in.MTheMrefereeMshould:M-
MCORRECTMANSWERSMAwardMaMdirectMfreeMkickMandMcautionMtheMplayerMresponsibleMforMverballyMdistra
ctingMtheMopponent.
MISCONDUCT EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
AMfoulMcanMonlyMoccurMunderMtheMfollowingMcircumstances:M-MCORRECTMANSWERSMAM&MB
TheMgoalkeeperMinMpossessionMofMtheMballMfollowingManMattackMhasMhowMlongMtoMreleaseMtheMballMbackM
intoMplay:M-MCORRECTMANSWERSM6Mseconds
AMplayerMisMhitMinMtheMarmMbyMtheMballMduringMplay.MTheMplayerMwasMretreatingMatMtheMtheMtimeMandMm
adeMnoMattemptMtoMdeflectMtheMballMfromMit'sMoriginalMpath.MTheMrefereeMshould:M-
MCORRECTMANSWERSMAllowMplayMtoMcontinue
AMplayerMisM"charged"MinMaMfairMmannerMbutMtheMballMisMnotMwithinMplayingMdistance.MTheMrefereeMshou
ldMrespondMby:M-MCORRECTMANSWERSMAdministeringMIndirectMfreeMkick
WhatMdoesMtheMrefereeMdoMifMtheMgoalkeeperMhandlesMtheMballMdirectlyMfromMaMthrow-
inMfromMaMteammate?M-MCORRECTMANSWERSMAnMindirectMfree-
kickMisMgivenMtoMtheMopponentsMfromMtheMspotMwhereMheMhandledMtheMball.
AMgoalkeeperMinMhisMpenaltyMareaMholdsMtheMballMinMhisMhandsMthenMplacesMitMonMtheMground.MHeMthen
MdribblesMtheMballMoutsideMtheMpenaltyMare.MHeMthenMdecidesMtoMre-
enterMtheMpenaltyMareaMandMtouchesMtheMballMagainMwithMhisMhands.MWhatMactionMshouldMtheMrefereeM
takeMinMthisMsituation?M-MCORRECTMANSWERSMAnMindirectMfreeMkickMisMawardedMtoMtheMopposingMteam
AMplayerMverballyMdistractsManMopponentMduringMaMthrow-in.MTheMrefereeMshould:M-
MCORRECTMANSWERSMAwardMaMdirectMfreeMkickMandMcautionMtheMplayerMresponsibleMforMverballyMdistra
ctingMtheMopponent.