1. A, 4/30, B-40. The QB is back to pass and, as he is passing the ball but before he has released it, has his face mask grasped and twisted by a defensive player. The pass is complete to an eligible receiver who is immediately downed at the B-35.
Answer: C. A, 4/15, B-25
2. K, 3/9, K-10. K quick-kicks from the K-5. The kick is short and is muffed by a receiver at the K25. The ball rolls to the K-8, where a kicker kicks it off the ground. The ball caroms off a receiver’s leg and goes out of bounds at the K-18.
Answer: D. b or c
3. It is legal for a player to execute a BSB outside the FBZ with forceful contact if initiated with open hands or initiate a screening-style block which is not forceful.
Answer: True
4. A, 2/5, A-35. An eligible receiver goes out of bounds at the A-45 to avoid contacting an official. He immediately returns inbounds at the A-48 and catches a legal forward pass at the B-45, where he is downed.
Answer: B. Illegal participation; 15 yds; ES A-35
5. Time for the first half expires as the runner advances to the B-33, where he is tackled. After the runner gets up but before the Referee holds the ball in one hand over his head, a defensive player punches the runner. The offensive team accepts the penalty.
Answer: C. The period is over; enforce the penalty on the second-half kickoff; B45 is disqualified
6. An onside kick off is attempted from the K-40, and the kick travels to the K-46, where a kicker recovers it. During the kick, no receiver blocks, and a kicker blocks a receiver at the R-49.
Answer: D. Either a or b
7. A defensive player intercepts a pass and runs it in for a TD. At the A-5, he turns back to an offensive player and holds the ball out toward an offensive player who is pursuing the interceptor. Still holding the ball out to the offensive player, the interceptor crosses the goal line.
Answer: E. Either b or c
8. The QB’s forward pass is intercepted by a defensive player and run back for a touchdown. During the runback, an offensive player uses his shoulder to blindside a defender.
Answer: E. b and c
9. A, 4/Goal at B-8. The QB throws a forward pass from the B-12. A defender intercepts the pass at the B-4, and momentum carries him into the end zone, where he fumbles the ball to the ground. An offensive player bats the ball across the end line.
Answer: C. Touchback for B, 1/10 at B-30
10. During a scrimmage play, the head linesman runs into the visiting team’s defensive coordinator in the restricted area. This is the first incident in the game.
Answer: C. 15-yard penalty, personal foul. Signal - Personal Foul & Sideline Interference
What scenarios do we mostly see interlocking blocking?
PAT's and field goals is where you will see this the most. You will see them interlock with the tackles and guards. Talk to the team. They usually don't realize it is just the guards and center.
Context (part of rule or case): b. Interlocked blocking
What are examples of this? How significant does this action need to be, to be called?
It's picking up or keeping the player from going to the ground. You don't see it very often. We don't call the push in the back unless it is a planned play.
Context (part of rule or case): Runner may not grasp a teammate
The kicker or place-kick holder of a free kick may not be blocked before:
a. He has advanced 5 yards beyond his free=kick line, or b. The kick has touched the ground or any other player. What if a K player is blocked into the kicker or place -kick holder is this still a foul?
No, if the illegal block is caused by an opponent blocking the offending player into the kicker or holder it would not be a foul
Context (part of rule or case): Section 3: Illegal Blocking
"If it is judged by the game official that this contact is excessive, but is not an act to be construed as fighting, the personal foul would result in an ejection for striking, but would not be fighting by rule." Is this about the severity of the punishment for the ejection?
Yes, this would impact the punishment the player receives for the ejection.
Context (part of rule or case): Situation C: striking an opponent when attempting to dislodge the ball
Can you explain what we should consider flagrant? I think it can be interpreted differently by each official.
Any action that poses an injury to the player. This is where you would talk to referee and let them make the final decision on whether to DQ or not.
Context (part of rule or case): .......Fouls under these articles are judged by the game official to be flagrant.
I was not aware a player could not hurdle. Any attempt to move over another player is a hurdle or is just when the defensive player is in the act of defensively attempting to stop the offensive ball carrier?
This is where it is important to read the rule book for the level you are working. All three levels of football the rule for hurdling is different. You cannot learn the rules by watching TV on Saturdays and Sundays.
Context (part of rule or case): Hurdle an opponent
Isn't it a PF to throw a helmet in any circumstances?
No taking off the helmet on the field in anger or to taunt would be considered a non-contact foul and be charged with an UNS.
Context (part of rule or case): Throw a helmet to trip an opponent
"if the penalty is accepted, enforcement is from the previous spot resulting in a first down for A from B’s 45-yard line." Isn't Roughing the passer an automatic first down? Here the wording seems to imply that it is only a first down if that is the result after penalty enforcement.
I actually looked this up to make sure it wasn't the guy who posted the rule books fault. You never know about that guy!! But it does say that in the casebook. And yes it should read automatic first down.
Context (part of rule or case): Situation B: Roughing the passer
When the ball becomes dead in possession of a player, he shall not:
a. intentionally kick the ball.
b. Spike the ball into the ground.
c. Throw the ball high into the air or from the field of play or end zone.
d, intentionally fail to place the ball on the ground or immediately return it to a nearby game official.
What about spinning the ball after a play is this a UNS as well?
Spinning the ball is an UNS.
Context (part of rule or case): Section 5: Non contact unsportsmanlike conduct by player.
Illegal Participation Table
Context (part of rule or case): Illegal participation
This is UNS under SDCFOA guidelines
As far as I know it still is. I do charge the head coach for it. IMO it is not football.
Context (part of rule or case): Situation B: Hideout play
