NFHS FOOTBALL EXAM 2023 LATEST EDITION
VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS| REAL
EXAM| ALREADY GRADED A| GUARANTEED
PASS|2023/2024
It is possible for a Team B player to clip.
True: 2-5-1; 2-17-3
9-3-5: A player shall not clip or block an opponent in the back except using hands or arms to
contact an opponent above the waist in warding off a blocker, or when attempting to reach a
runner, or catch or recover a loose ball which he may legally touch or possess.
The restriction on prohibiting blocking below the waist is in effect even though the opponent has
both feet off the ground when contacted by the blocker.
True: 2-3-7
Blocking below the waist is making initial contact below the waist from the front or side against
an opponent other than a runner. Contact with an opponent’s hand(s) below the waist that
continues into the body below the waist is considered blocking below the waist. Blocking below
the waist applies only when the opponent has one or both feet on the ground.
A block in the back is defined as a block with contact inside the shoulders, below the helmet and
above the waist.
False: 2-5-2
Blocking in the back is a block against an opponent when the initial contact is in the opponent’s
back, inside the shouldlers and below the helmet and above the waist, and not against a player
who is a runner or pretending to be a runner.
The ball becomes dead when any loose ball is simultaneously caught or recovered by opponents.
True: 4-2-2 e(1)
When an illegal forward pass strikes the ground, the ball does not become dead.
False: 4-2-2c; 7-5-5; Table 7-5-4, 5
The field of play is the area within the boundary lines including the end zones.
True :2-10-2
A defensive player is considered to be on his scrimmage line when he is within 1 yard of his line
of scrimmage at the snap.
True: 2-25-3
For a kickoff, the ball may be held in position on a kicking tee by a place-kick holder.
True: 2-24-7
The ball also may be held in position on the ground or on a kicking tee by a place-kick holder
who shall be a teammate of the kicker.
When an airborne player makes a catch, forward progress is the furthest point of advancement
after he possesses the ball if contacted by a defender.
True: 2-15-2
The neutral zone is established after the snapper has made final adjustment to the ball.
False: 2-15-2
The neutral zone is established when the ball is marked ready for play.
A forward pass has gone beyond the neutral zone if at any time during the pass, some part of the
ball is beyond the neutral zone.
False: 2-31-3
….the entire ball is beyond the neutral zone.
A foul is a rule infraction for which a penalty is prescribed.
True: 2-16-1
A down begins when the ball is marked ready-for-play.
False: 2-7-1
A down is action which starts with a legal snap (beginning a scrimmage down) or when the ball
is kicked on a free kick (beginning a free kick down).
2-35: Ready for play signifies the referee has signaled the ball may be put in play by a snap or
free kick and the 25-second count is to begin.
If a double foul occurs during a down, the number of the next down is not the same as that of the
down in which the foul occurred.
False: 5-2-1
…the number of the next down is the same as that of the down in which the foul occurred.
A 4-inch-wide broken restraining line shall be placed around the outside of the field, at least 2
yards from the sidelines and end lines, as an extension of the line limiting the team box area,
except in stadiums where the total playing enclosure does not permit.
True: 1-2-3d
A ball without stripes is legal for use if both coaches agree to use it.
False: 1-3-1c