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 blocker may not initiate contact
with his arm or hand against an opponent above the opponent's shoulder, but he may use his hand or
arm to break a fall or maintain his balance.
Offensive players blocking hands - correct answer may also use his hands or arms: a.
When he is a runner, to ward off or push any player. b. During a kick, to ward off an opponent who is
attempting to block him. c. To push, pull or ward off an opponent when the ball is loose if he may legally
touch or possess the ball if such contact is not pass interference, a personal foul or illegal use of hands.
Defensive blocking - correct answer Use unlocked hands, hand or arm to ward off
an opponent who is blocking him or is attempting to block him. b. Push, pull or ward off an opponent in
an actual attempt to get at the runner or a loose ball if such contact is not pass interference, a personal
foul or illegal use of hands.
Blocking article 6 - correct answer When a player on defense uses a hand or arm,
the hand must be in advance of the elbow at the time of the contact and at the shoulder or below unless
the opponent squats, ducks or submarines.
Blocking below the waist article 7 - correct answer 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.
Chop block article 8 - correct answer is a combination block by two or more
teammates against an opponent other than the runner, with or without delay, where one of the blocks
is low (at the knee or below) and one of the blocks is high (above the knee) ( Table 9-3-6 ).
Interlock block article 9 - correct answer occurs when one player grasps or encircles
a teammate just prior to or while blocking an opponent.
Blindside block article 10 - correct answer is a block against an opponent other than
the runner, who does not see the blocker approaching.
, Section 4 article 1 Catch - correct answer is the act of establishing player possession
of a live ball which is in flight, and first contacting the ground inbounds while maintaining possession of
the ball or having the forward progress of the player in possession stopped while the opponent is
carrying the player who is in possession and inbounds.
Catching article 2 and article 3 - correct answer Catching is always preceded by
touching the ball; thus, if touching causes the ball to become dead, securing possession of the ball has
no significance. ART. 3 . . . A simultaneous catch or recovery is a catch or recovery in which there is joint
possession of a live ball by opposing players who are inbounds.
Section 5 article 1 clipping / blocking - correct answer a block against an opponent
when the initial contact is from behind, at or below the waist, and not against a player who is a runner
or pretending to be a runner.
section 5 article 2 blocking in the back - correct answer is a block against an
opponent when the initial contact is in the opponent's back, inside the shoulders and below the helmet
and above the waist, and not against a player who is a runner or pretending to be a runner.
Section 7 article 1 loss of down and article 2 - correct answer 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). A down ends when the ball next becomes dead.
ART. 2 . . . Loss of a down is the loss of the right to replay a down.
Section 8 Encroachment - correct answer occurs when a player is illegally in the
neutral zone during the time interval starting when the ball is marked ready for play and until the ball is
snapped or free kicked as in 6-1-3a or 6-1-3b . For the purposes of enforcing encroachment restrictions,
an entering substitute is not considered to be a player until he is on his team's side of the neutral zone.
Encroachment also occurs when a player violates the free kick restrictions as in 6-1-4 .
Section 9 article 1 fair catch - correct answer A fair catch is a catch by a receiver of a
free kick in or beyond the neutral zone to the receiver's goal line, or of a scrimmage kick beyond the
neutral zone to the receiver's goal line, after a valid signal, under conditions in which the receiver
forfeits the right to advance the ball in return for protection from being blocked or tackled by an
opponent.
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