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9th grade and above inflation pressure - CORRECT ANSWER Inflation pressure 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 psi 8th grade and below inflation pressure - CORRECT ANSWER 12 1/2 to 13 1/2 psi Dead ball is - CORRECT ANSWER is a ball not in play. The ball is dead during the interval between downs. Live ball - CORRECT ANSWER is a ball in play. A ball becomes live when the ball has been legally snapped or free kicked and a down is in progress. Loose ball is - CORRECT ANSWER is a pass, fumble or a kick. The terms "pass," "fumble" and "kick" are sometimes used as abbreviations when the ball is loose following the acts of passing, fumbling or kicking the ball. A loose ball which has not yet touched the ground is in flight. A grounded loose ball is one which has touched the ground. Any loose ball continues to be a loose ball until a player secures possession of it or until it becomes dead by rule, whichever comes first. Batting is - CORRECT ANSWER is intentionally slapping or striking the ball with the arm or hand. Blocking - CORRECT ANSWER obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of the blocker's body. ART. 2 . . . In blocking, a player may contact opponents with the arms or hands provided the technique is legal. The legal techniques are as follows: a. Closed or cupped hand technique: 1. The elbows may be inside or outside the shoulders. 2. The hands must be closed or cupped with the palms not facing the opponent. 3. The forearms are extended no more than 45 degrees from the body. b. Open hand technique. The hand(s) shall be: 1. In advance of the elbow. 2. Inside the frame of the blocker's body; the frame of the blocker's body is the front of the body at or below the shoulders. 3. Inside the frame of the opponent's body, except when the opponent turns his back to the blocker during the block or after the blocker is committed to his charge. The frame of the opponent's body is at the shoulders or below other than the back. 4. At or below the shoulders of the blocker and the opponent, except when the opponent squats, ducks or submarines during the block or after the blocker is committed to his charge. 5. Open, when the palm(s) are facing the frame of the opponent or when the forearms are extended beyond the 45 degree angle from the body. Blockers hands - CORRECT ANSWER The blocker's hand(s) may not be locked nor may he swing, throw or flip the elbow or forearm so that it is moving faster than the blocker's shoulders at the time the elbow, forearm or shoulder contacts the opponent. The