NFHS Soccer Rules exam 2025 with 100%
correct answers {GRADED A}
7.1.1 What is the duration of the game? - CORRECT ANSWER 2 x 40
minute (or 4 x 20 minute quarters) halves or 80 minutes for high
school. 60 minutes total is recommended for junior high school.
7.1.2 Can the game be shortened? ...
7.1.1 What is the duration of the game? - CORRECT ANSWER 2 x 40
minute (or 4 x 20 minute quarters) halves or 80 minutes for high
school. 60 minutes total is recommended for junior high school.
7.1.2 Can the game be shortened? - CORRECT ANSWER If the officials,
or both coaches, agree the game can be shortened. This decision must
occur before the second half is started.
7.1.3 What happens if the game is suspended for weather or other
reason? - CORRECT ANSWER If it is before the end of the first half the
game may be replayed from the beginning of the game or from the
point at which it was suspended. If the game was suspended after the
end of the first half the game is oficially ended and the score is
recorded.
Block - CORRECT ANSWER Illegal personal contact which impedes the
progress of an opponent with or without the ball
Charge - CORRECT ANSWER illegal personal contact caused by
pushing or moving into an opponents torso
Basket interference - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Touches the ball or any
part of the basket (including the net) while the ball is on or within
either basket
2. touches the ball while any part of the ball is within the imaginary
cylinder
3. Touches th ball outside the cylinder while reaching through the
basket from below
4. pulls down a movable ring so that it contacts the ball before the ring
returns to it's original position
,Correctable Errors - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Failure to award a merited
free throw
- If the error is a free throw by the wrong player, or at the wrong
basket, or the awarding of an unmerited free throw, the free throw and
the activities during it, other than unsporting fouls shall be cancelled
2. Awarding an unmerited free throw
3. Permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw
4. Awarding a free throw at the wrong basket
5. counting or cancelling a score
Airborne shooter - CORRECT ANSWER A player who has released the
ball on a try for a goal or has tapped the ball and has not returned to
the floor
Player control - CORRECT ANSWER When he/she is holding or dribbling
a live ball. There is no player control when, during a jump ball, a
jumper catches the ball prior to touch the floor or a non-jumper or
during an interrupted dribble.
Team Control - CORRECT ANSWER -when a player of the team is in
control
-when a live ball is being passed among teammates
-when a player on the team has disposal for a throw-in
Team control ends - CORRECT ANSWER - The ball is inflight during a
try or tap for goal
-An opponent secures the ball
-The ball becomes dead
Player control foul - CORRECT ANSWER A common foul committed by a
player who is in control of the ball or by an airborne shooter
Team-control foul - CORRECT ANSWER A common foul committed by a
member of the team that has control (including a member or the
,throw-in team from the start of the throw-in until player control is
obtained)
Double Foul - CORRECT ANSWER A situation which two opponents
commit personal fouls against each other at approximately the same
time.
Double technical foul - CORRECT ANSWER A situation in which two
opponents commit technical fouls against each other at the same time
-- Record it in book. Poss. gets ball
legal guarding position - CORRECT ANSWER - Both feet touching
playing court
- The front of the guards torso must be facing the opponent
Maintaining legal guarding position - CORRECT ANSWER - The guard
may have one or both feet on the playing court or be airborne provided
he or she is inbound status
- Not required to be facing the opponent
-May move laterally or obliquely to maintain position, provided it is not
toward the opponent when contact occurs
-May raise hands or jump within his/her own vertical plane
- may turn or duck to absorb the shock of imminent contact
- If opponent is airborne, defender must have obtained legal guarding
position before the opponent left the floor
Use of hands and arms - CORRECT ANSWER - It is not legal to hands
and arms or hips and shoulders to force his way through a screen or to
hold a screener and then push him aside in order to maintain or regain
guarding position
When to blow on incidental contact - CORRECT ANSWER When an
opponent from behind or from a position in which they have no
reasonable chance of making a play on the ball without making
contact with the opponent, the responsibility is on the player in the
unfavorable position and must be called a foul
, A1 is fouled and entilited to two free throws. However the officials
indicate a one and one bonus situation. The first attempt is
unsuccessful; b4 rebounds the ball and passes it to B2. The error is
discovered wit B2 in poss. near mid-court - CORRECT ANSWER The
error is discovered within the correctable error timeframe. A1 gets
awarded unmerited free throw and play continues at POI.
A1 is fouled. Team A is awarded the ball out of bounds. The foul was
Team B's 7th foul and should've been a one and one bonus situation
for Team A. Team A scores on the ensuing throw-in. As the ball passes
through the net, the officials are notified of the error - CORRECT
ANSWER The error is discovered within the correctable error time
frame. Count the basket by Team A, award their merited one and one
free throws and continue with POI after the scored basket by A.
An airborne hooter is still in player control once they release a try -
CORRECT ANSWER False - you can commit a player control foul, but
aren't in player control
A-1 has an AP throw in, A-1 violates on the throw-in. The trail official
rules a throw in violation and Team B will be awarded the next AP
arrow - CORRECT ANSWER True - AP arrow reverses when throw-in
ends and/or throw in team violates
When does a dribble begin? - CORRECT ANSWER When you bat, throw,
or push the ball to the floor
What is the penalty if A-1 punches B-1 while the ball is dead? -
CORRECT ANSWER Technical flagrant foul - 2 shots and ball at div.
line
Airborne player A-1 is near the end line and request a time out. the
lead official denies the request - CORRECT ANSWER False - PC =
Timeout
A-1 throws a pass to A-3, while the pass is in flight, A-4 request a time
out and the center official grants the time out. Handle the situation -
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