NFHS Football Case Plays - Rule 9 (Conduct of Players and Others) Possible Questions with answers
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9.1 SITUATION:
With fourth and goal from B's 1-yard line, runner A1 is pushed at the line of scrimmage from behind by A2 in an effort by A2 to get him into the end zone. correct answers RULING: A2 has fouled by helping the runner. The foul carries a 5-yard penalty. Therefore it will be fourth and ...
NFHS Football Case Plays - Rule 9 (Conduct of Players and
Others) Possible Questions with 100% Errorless Answers.
9.1 SITUATION:
With fourth and goal from B's 1-yard line, runner A1 is pushed at the line of scrimmage from
behind by A2 in an effort by A2 to get him into the end zone. correct answers RULING: A2 has
fouled by helping the runner. The foul carries a 5-yard penalty. Therefore it will be fourth and
goal from B's 6-yard line if the penalty is accepted.
9.2.1 SITUATION A:
During a running play, blocker A1 has his hands cupped and together in front of his body with
his elbows outside his shoulders. As he approaches his opponent, he raises his hands and
forearms perpendicular to the ground to contact his opponent. correct answers RULING: If the
blocker's palms are facing the opponent, or if his forearms are extended more than 45 degrees
from his body, the hands must be open at and during contact. (2-3-2)
9.2.1 SITUATION B:
Blocker A1 has his hands and arms in legal position with the elbows outside the body and:
(a) when B1 attempts to penetrate his block in an upright position, he contacts B1 above the
shoulders with his forearm; or(b) as B2 ducks or submarines, A1 contacts him above the
shoulder with his cupped hands. correct answers RULING: In (a), it is an illegal blocking
technique because contact was made above the defensive player's shoulders while he was in a
normal upright position. In (b), the responsibility for the contact on the head of B2 is that of B2,
because he has taken evasive action to avoid the block. It is assumed contact by A1 in (b) does
not violate the provision of striking or contacting above the shoulders. (2-3-2)
9.2.1 SITUATION C:
During a scrimmage down, blocker A1 contacts B1 with open hands: (a) while his forearms are
extended more than 45 degrees from his body and the palms of his hands are toward the
defender; or (b) in a pushing action when extending his arms beyond 45 degrees from his body.
correct answers RULING: It is a legal blocking technique in both (a) or (b). (2-3-2)
9.2.1 SITUATION D:
Lineman A1 and B1 are both inside the free-blocking zone at the snap. Before the zone
disintegrates, A1 blocks B1 with open hands from behind pushing B1 with his arms fully
extended. correct answers RULING: Legal block. (2-17-3)
9.2.1 SITUATION E:
In blocking B1, A1's forearms are almost fully extended from his body and he contacts B1 with
the side of his closed hands. The palms of A1's hands are not directly facing B1. correct answers
RULING: An illegal blocking technique by A1. The hands may not be closed or cupped when
the arms are extended more than 45 degrees from the blocker's body. (2-3-2)
9.2.1 SITUATION F:
,A1 is blocking with open hands: (a) outside his own frame; or (b) outside B1's frame, during
contact. correct answers RULING: A1 is using an illegal blocking technique in both (a) and (b).
When the hands are outside the frame, as described above and grasps the opponent or his
equipment, it is a holding foul instead of illegal use of hands.
9.2.1 SITUATION G:
A1 makes legal contact on B1's chest using extended arms with open hands. B1 spins in an effort
to evade A1 and get to the passer. A1 effectively maintains contact while shifting his hands to
B1's upper arm and then directly on his back as B1 turns. A1 continues the contact and finishes
the block by forcing B1 beyond the passer. correct answers RULING: The described blocking
technique is legal.
COMMENT: In order to legally contact the back of the opponent in this situation it must either
be a continuation of contact that was legal originally, or because the opponent turned so quickly
the blocker could not stop his charge in time to avoid contact on the back. When the extended-
arms technique is used, the hands must be open on contact and remain open during the contact.
The open-hand blocking technique may be used in any situation where blocking is legal for A.
9.2.1 SITUATION H:
A1 throws a forward pass beyond the neutral zone which is touched by eligible A2 and is muffed
high into the air. While the muffed ball is in the air:
(a) ineligible A3 blocks B1 away from the ball, or(b) ineligible A3 touches the ball in an attempt
to catch it. correct answers RULING: Legal action in (a), but illegal touching in (b). After A2
touches the ball, eligible offensive team players may use hands or arms. Pass interference
restrictions for eligibles have ended. However, an ineligible Team A player may not touch the
pass until after a Team B player has touched it. The ineligibles, however, may block an opponent
to keep him from getting to the ball or to help a teammate secure possession. (2-3-4c, 7-5-9b, 7-
5-13)
9.2.1 SITUATION I:
K is attempting a try by kick. After the ball is snapped, the offensive guards and tackles each
grab the jersey of an adjacent teammate. The kick by K1 is successful. correct answers RULING:
Grabbing the jersey of an offensive teammate is considered to be the same as grasping the
teammate and it is interlocked blocking, which is a form of illegal use of hands and carries a 10-
yard penalty. Any time offensive players grasp teammates in this manner, it would have to be
considered interlocked blocking whether they grab each other at the shoulders, arms, legs,
ankles, etc.
9.2.1 SITUATION J:
On a successful try for point by kick, the interior linemen of K all reached across and grasped the
teammate immediately to their inside after the snap. correct answers RULING: Interlocked
blocking, 10-yard penalty from the spot of the foul since this spot is probably behind the basic
spot.
9.2.3 SITUATION A:
End A1 sprints from the line and then cuts sharply toward the middle of the field. A1 makes no
attempt to block defensive back B1. B1 pursues A1 and pushes him from the side using his open
, hands. Contact is made on A1's upper arm before the pass is thrown. A1 was moving away from
B1 when the contact occurred. correct answers RULING: Illegal use of hands by B1. A defender
may legally contact an eligible receiver beyond the neutral zone before the pass is in flight
provided the receiver is a potential blocker. The contact may be a block or warding off the
opponent who is attempting to block by pushing or pulling him. However, if the receiver is not
attempting to block or has gone past the yard line occupied by the defender or is moving away, it
is illegal for the defender to use hands in the manner described. In this situation, it is clear that
A1 is no longer a potential blocker on B1. (2-3-5a, 7-5-7)
9.2.3 SITUATION B:
As the offensive linemen charge on the snap of the ball, B1:
(a) grasps guard A1 by the jersey and controls him until he sees where the ball is going; or(b)
slaps A1 on the side of the helmet with an open hand and forces his head to the side with what is
commonly called the "bell ringer;" or(c) contacts A1 with one hand on his shoulder pad and the
other hand on his helmet in fighting off the block; or(d) pulls A1's shoulders to one side and
charges through in an effort to get to the runner; or(e) pulls A1's shoulders to one side so B2 may
charge through to the runner. correct answers RULING: It is holding in (a), which will result in a
10-yard penalty administered in accordance with the all-but-one principle, if accepted. In (b), it
is illegal personal contact, and (e), it is illegal use of hands by B1, which also carries a 10-yard
penalty. The action by B1 in (c) and (d) is legal.
9.2.3 SITUATION C:
Quarterback A1 drops back 15 yards and throws a legal forward pass intended for A2, who is 5
yards behind the neutral zone. Before the pass reaches A2:
(a) B1 tackles A2; or(b) B1 blocks A2. correct answers RULING: In (a), tackling A2 is a foul, as
it is a form of holding. Defensive players are prohibited from grasping an opponent other than
the runner. The foul in (a) occurs during a loose-ball play, and the 10-yard penalty will be
administered from the previous spot. In (b), the contact by B1 is not pass interference and, if the
block itself is legal, there is no infraction. (7-5-10)
9.3.2 SITUATION A:
During a running play to the left, lineman A1, who was in the free-blocking zone, crosses
through the zone and blocks B1 from the side below the waist, and away from the spot of the
snap, as the lead blocker for a reverse. B1 was also in the zone at the snap. correct answers
RULING: Illegal block by A1 because the block was below the waist outside the free-blocking
zone. (2-17-2)
9.3.2 SITUATION B:
A1 and A2 combine in blocking B1 as follows: (a) both block B1 downfield with A1 making
contact above the waist and A2 simultaneously making contact below the waist but above the
knees; or (b) both block B1 in the free-blocking zone with A1's block above the waist and A2's
block at the knees or below; or (c) A1 blocks B1 above the waist and at the same time or
thereafter, A2 blocks B1 below the waist and above the knees; or (d) both A1 and A2 block B1
below the knees from the front of B1 while in the free-blocking zone. correct answers RULING:
Illegal block below the waist by A2 in (a) since the block is not in the free-blocking zone; in (b)
illegal chop block by A2; in (c) the block by A2 is legal if the block and both blockers were on
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