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NFHS Soccer Officiating Exam Study Set 2026/2027
||Verified Exam!!!|| High School Soccer Rules &
Mechanics ||Verified Questions with Detailed Rule-
Based Explanations
Player in red passes the ball ahead to a teammate in an
offside position. The referee should - Answer-B. Award the
team in white an indirect free kick for the offside where the
teammate played the ball.
During a penalty kick, kicker A2 kicks the ball and it
immediately deflates. What is the appropriate restart? -
Answer-A. Retake the penalty kick.
The visiting team arrives at the game site and the
goalkeeper's jersey does not have a number. - Answer-A.
The visiting team should change to a legal goalkeeper
jersey. If unable to correct, the game shall be played and
the referee must notify the state association following the
game.
A3 is in an offside position near the edge of the penalty
arc. A2 takes a shot at goal which deflects off B2's hip to
A3 who plays the ball. The correct procedure is: - Answer-
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A. Award an indirect free kick to Team B at the spot where
A3 played the ball.
Team A is awarded an indirect free kick. Player A1 steps
on top of the ball without it moving. Player A4 then shoots
the ball directly into the opponent's goal. The referee
should: - Answer-A. Award a goal and restart the match
with a kickoff for Team B.
B2 is pulled down by the jersey by A5. The referee stops
play and awards a free kick to Team B. A5 then picks up
the ball and begins walking away with the ball yelling the
player fell down on their own. - Answer-D. The referee
should caution A5 and require A5 to leave the field of play.
During the taking of a goal kick, the goalkeeper miskicks
the ball and it travels a short distance. The goalkeeper
immediately kicks the ball again so it exits the penalty
area. What should the referee do? - Answer-D. Award an
indirect free kick to the opponent at the spot that the
goalkeeper kicked the ball a second time.
The referee observes Team A wearing red socks with
black tape applied above the ankles. What is the ruling? -
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Answer-B. Not permitted. The color of the tape must be a
similar color of the sock.
The goalkeeper, before taking a goal kick, moves from the
right side of the goal area to the left side of the goal area
before spotting the ball. - Answer-D. This is allowed, but if
this is deemed a time-wasting ploy, the referee shall stop
the clock and caution the goalkeeper.
If a goal kick is touched twice by the kicker before another
player has touched the ball, what is the proper penalty? -
Answer-C. Indirect kick from the spot of the infraction.
A10 is in an offside position. Defender B12, with time,
space and clear sight of the ball, extends their leg in an
attempt to clear the ball. The ball then inadvertently goes
toward A10. The official shall: - Answer-A. Allow play to
continue.
The hosting school schedules a junior varsity and varsity
match on the same day. After the JV match has
concluded, the visiting JV team stays to watch its varsity
team. During the match, the JV players from the spectator
stands are shouting comments containing abusive
NFHS Soccer Officiating Exam Study Set 2026/2027
||Verified Exam!!!|| High School Soccer Rules &
Mechanics ||Verified Questions with Detailed Rule-
Based Explanations
Player in red passes the ball ahead to a teammate in an
offside position. The referee should - Answer-B. Award the
team in white an indirect free kick for the offside where the
teammate played the ball.
During a penalty kick, kicker A2 kicks the ball and it
immediately deflates. What is the appropriate restart? -
Answer-A. Retake the penalty kick.
The visiting team arrives at the game site and the
goalkeeper's jersey does not have a number. - Answer-A.
The visiting team should change to a legal goalkeeper
jersey. If unable to correct, the game shall be played and
the referee must notify the state association following the
game.
A3 is in an offside position near the edge of the penalty
arc. A2 takes a shot at goal which deflects off B2's hip to
A3 who plays the ball. The correct procedure is: - Answer-
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A. Award an indirect free kick to Team B at the spot where
A3 played the ball.
Team A is awarded an indirect free kick. Player A1 steps
on top of the ball without it moving. Player A4 then shoots
the ball directly into the opponent's goal. The referee
should: - Answer-A. Award a goal and restart the match
with a kickoff for Team B.
B2 is pulled down by the jersey by A5. The referee stops
play and awards a free kick to Team B. A5 then picks up
the ball and begins walking away with the ball yelling the
player fell down on their own. - Answer-D. The referee
should caution A5 and require A5 to leave the field of play.
During the taking of a goal kick, the goalkeeper miskicks
the ball and it travels a short distance. The goalkeeper
immediately kicks the ball again so it exits the penalty
area. What should the referee do? - Answer-D. Award an
indirect free kick to the opponent at the spot that the
goalkeeper kicked the ball a second time.
The referee observes Team A wearing red socks with
black tape applied above the ankles. What is the ruling? -
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Answer-B. Not permitted. The color of the tape must be a
similar color of the sock.
The goalkeeper, before taking a goal kick, moves from the
right side of the goal area to the left side of the goal area
before spotting the ball. - Answer-D. This is allowed, but if
this is deemed a time-wasting ploy, the referee shall stop
the clock and caution the goalkeeper.
If a goal kick is touched twice by the kicker before another
player has touched the ball, what is the proper penalty? -
Answer-C. Indirect kick from the spot of the infraction.
A10 is in an offside position. Defender B12, with time,
space and clear sight of the ball, extends their leg in an
attempt to clear the ball. The ball then inadvertently goes
toward A10. The official shall: - Answer-A. Allow play to
continue.
The hosting school schedules a junior varsity and varsity
match on the same day. After the JV match has
concluded, the visiting JV team stays to watch its varsity
team. During the match, the JV players from the spectator
stands are shouting comments containing abusive
