Texas Association of Sports Officials - Football
Amarillo Chapter


 

 Make Up Test
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  1. First‑and‑Ten on A8.  With 0:58 remaining in the first half, QBA11 pitches back to Back A22 at the A5 and A22 muffs the ball.  Back A43 recovers the ball in the end zone and runs to the A5 where he hands the ball forward to Back A34.  A34 muffs the ball and A34 then recovers the ball in the end zone (0:53) and runs to the A20 (0:51).  What is the down and distance and when does the clock start (Ready or on the Snap)

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  1. Third‑and‑Seven on A5.  QBA11 drops back in the pocket into the end zone, but can’t find an open receiver, so he hands the ball forward to Tackle A78, who has turned and taken two steps into the backfield, who then runs to the A19 where he fumbles the ball.   B58 recovers the ball at the A22 and runs to the A6 where he fumbles the ball.  A64 recovers the ball at the A3.  During B58’s run B89 held A69 in the end zone.

 

  1. A33 is wearing a bandanna under his helmet, with part of the

bandanna protruding from underneath the back of the helmet.  RULING:  Legal as long as the majority of the bandanna is under the helmet.

True                            False

  1. As tight end A88 leaves the line of scrimmage, he is blocked by B76 at the knee in an attempt to restrict A88’s path. After a short delay and while B76 maintains contact, B53 blocks A88 at the knee.  RULING:  Illegal block- Not enough time between first block and second block to be legal.

 

True                             False

 

  1. Fourth and goal on Team B’s five-yard line. A55’s legal snap is muffed by A12

      and a player of Team B recovers and advances the ball. RULING:  Ball continues

      in play. The snap is a backward pass and may be advanced by the defense.

 

      True                             False

     

  1. A Team A player interferes with the opportunity to catch a kick (not a try) during a down in which time expires. What is penalty?  Is the period extended?

 

  1. Team A fumbles or the ball is loose after a backward pass. Several players dive on the ball, creating a “pile.’’.  The covering official signals Team A’s ball and the result is not a first down.  RULING: The covering official(s) shall stop the clock.  When does the clock restart?

 

 

 

 

 

8.         Before the snap, a legal substitute of either team running from the bench requests

a timeout from any official before being within the nine-yard marks. He does not request a timeout again before the ball is snapped. RULING: Timeout request not granted (Rule 7-1-3-a-2).

 

True                 False

 

9.         A1 enters from outside his team area. RULING: Illegal substitution.Dead-ball foul. Penalty—Five yards from the succeeding spot.

 

True                 False

 

10.       On third down (no change of team possession), runner A27 goes out of bounds or

Team A’s legal forward pass falls incomplete. During this interval between owns, there is no other referee’s timeout.  Before the fourth-down snap, substitute B75 enters the game and then departs without remaining in the game for one play. RULING: Dead Ball foul.  Penalty—five yards from the previous spot.

 

True                False

 

  1.  Kicker A1 kicks off before the referee has declared the ball ready for play. `   

RULING: Dead-ball foul. Penalty—Five yards from the succeeding spot. The ball does not become alive, and all action should be stopped immediately by the game officials.

 

            True                             False

           

  1. Team A’s fourth-down legal forward pass strikes the ground after it touches an originally ineligible receiver who is illegally beyond the neutral zone. RULING: Penalty—Five yards from the previous spot. Team B’s ball, first and 10, if the penalty is declined (Rule 7-3-10).

 

True                 False

 

  1. First and 10 for Team A. A Team A runner gains seven yards, then deliberately advances the ball after it is declared dead.   What is the ruling?

 

  1. Team A’s ball on Team B’s 30-yard line. Third and four. A Team A runner goes out of bounds on the 18-yard line. Team B commits a foul immediately after the ball is out of bounds. RULING: First and goal for Team A at the nine-yard line.   When does the clock start?

 

 

 

 

  1. On fourth and five, Team A gains six yards and is awarded a new series. After the ball is made ready for play and before the snap, A55 commits a personal foul/  What is the ruling?

 

 

  1. A free kick from Team A’s 40-yard line, untouched by Team B, goes out of bounds between the goal lines, and Team A was offside.  RULING: Team B has these options: it may accept a five-yard penalty at the previous spot with Team A re-kicking from the 35-yard

 

True                 False

 

  1. A free kick in flight strikes a Team B player who is in his end zone, and the ball then goes out of bounds at the three-yard line. RULING:  Team B’s ball, first and 10, on the 20 yard line

 

True                 False

 

  1. On a free kick, catch interference occurs. The ball subsequently goes out of bounds between the goal lines untouched by Team B.  RULING: Two fouls by Team A. Team B may accept or decline either penalty: for kick-catch interference or for the free kick out of bounds.

 

True                 False

 

  1. A Team B player who has made a fair catch is tackled after he has carried the ball more than two steps. RULING: Foul by the catcher. Penalty—Five yards from the succeeding spot.

 

True                 False

 

  1. A1 or B1 signals for a fair catch beyond the neutral zone during a kick that does not cross the neutral zone.  RULING:  The ball is dead since a fair catch was signaled for. 

 

True                 False

 

  1. Eligible A88 voluntarily goes out of bounds, returns, and is the first player to touch the legal forward pass. This touching by A88 occurs in Team B’s end zone. RULING: Illegal touching. Penalty—5 yards from the previous spot loss of down.

 

True                 False

 

 

 

 

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