NFHS SOCCER RULES QUIZ EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
7.1.1PWhatPisPthePdurationPofPthePgame?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSP2PxP40PminuteP(orP4PxP20PminutePquarters)PhalvesPorP80PminutesPforPhighPschool.P60P
minutesPtotalPisPrecommendedPforPjuniorPhighPschool.
7.1.2PCanPthePgamePbePshortened?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPIfPthePofficials,PorPbothPcoaches,PagreePthePgamePcanPbePshortened.PThisPdecisionPmu
stPoccurPbeforePthePsecondPhalfPisPstarted.
7.1.3PWhatPhappensPifPthePgamePisPsuspendedPforPweatherPorPotherPreason?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPIfPitPisPbeforePthePendPofPthePfirstPhalfPthePgamePmayPbePreplayedPfromPthePbeginning
PofPthePgamePorPfromPthePpointPatPwhichPitPwasPsuspended.PIfPthePgamePwasPsuspendedPafterPthePendPofPt
hePfirstPhalfPthePgamePisPoficiallyPendedPandPthePscorePisPrecorded.
7.1.4PWhatPisPthePonlyPreasonPthatPthePgamePwillPcontinuePafterPthePtimePonPthePclockPhasPexpired?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPTimePisPupPwhenPthePtimePonPthePclockPhasPexpired.PThePonlyPreasonPtoPextendPthePg
amePisPifPaPpenaltyPkickPhasPbeenPawardedPforPaPdefensivePpenaltyPthatPoccuredPinPthePpenaltyPareaPbefor
ePthePtimePhasPexpired.
7.1.5PIsPtherePaPmercyPrule?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPAPmercyPrulePisPallowedPifPagreedPuponPatPthePstatePlevel.PThisPgoalPdifferentalPrulePa
ppliesPatPanyPtimePafterPthePfirstPhalfPisPover.PMichigan'sPmercyPrulePforPinstancePisP8.
7.2.1PWhatPintervalsParePallowedPbetweenPhalftimePperiods?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPThePDEFAULTPhalftimePintervalPisP10PminutesPunlessPopposingPcoachesPmutuallyPagr
eePtoPaPdifferentPlength.PNotePthatPquartersParePallowedP(seePsectionP7.2.2).PNotPsurePifPthisPhasPtoPbePagr
eedPuponPbeforePthePgamePorPnot.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
7.1.1PWhatPisPthePdurationPofPthePgame?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSP2PxP40PminuteP(orP4PxP20PminutePquarters)PhalvesPorP80PminutesPforPhighPschool.P60P
minutesPtotalPisPrecommendedPforPjuniorPhighPschool.
7.1.2PCanPthePgamePbePshortened?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPIfPthePofficials,PorPbothPcoaches,PagreePthePgamePcanPbePshortened.PThisPdecisionPmu
stPoccurPbeforePthePsecondPhalfPisPstarted.
7.1.3PWhatPhappensPifPthePgamePisPsuspendedPforPweatherPorPotherPreason?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPIfPitPisPbeforePthePendPofPthePfirstPhalfPthePgamePmayPbePreplayedPfromPthePbeginning
PofPthePgamePorPfromPthePpointPatPwhichPitPwasPsuspended.PIfPthePgamePwasPsuspendedPafterPthePendPofPt
hePfirstPhalfPthePgamePisPoficiallyPendedPandPthePscorePisPrecorded.
7.1.4PWhatPisPthePonlyPreasonPthatPthePgamePwillPcontinuePafterPthePtimePonPthePclockPhasPexpired?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPTimePisPupPwhenPthePtimePonPthePclockPhasPexpired.PThePonlyPreasonPtoPextendPthePg
amePisPifPaPpenaltyPkickPhasPbeenPawardedPforPaPdefensivePpenaltyPthatPoccuredPinPthePpenaltyPareaPbefor
ePthePtimePhasPexpired.
7.1.5PIsPtherePaPmercyPrule?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPAPmercyPrulePisPallowedPifPagreedPuponPatPthePstatePlevel.PThisPgoalPdifferentalPrulePa
ppliesPatPanyPtimePafterPthePfirstPhalfPisPover.PMichigan'sPmercyPrulePforPinstancePisP8.
7.2.1PWhatPintervalsParePallowedPbetweenPhalftimePperiods?P-
PCORRECTPANSWERSPThePDEFAULTPhalftimePintervalPisP10PminutesPunlessPopposingPcoachesPmutuallyPagr
eePtoPaPdifferentPlength.PNotePthatPquartersParePallowedP(seePsectionP7.2.2).PNotPsurePifPthisPhasPtoPbePagr
eedPuponPbeforePthePgamePorPnot.