Officials Certification

1.

1 point

Choose the penaltys that are a mark off of 10 yards.

Illegal Formation

Jumping & Diving

Flag Guarding/Charging

Pass Interference

Roughing the Passer

Offsides

Holding

Illegal Pass Rush

Block in the Back

2.

1 point

A dead ball foul is marked from the line of scrimmage.

True

False

3.

1 point

How many players can a team have on the field?

6

7

8

4.

1 point

On a punt, offensive and defensive players may move at the snap of the ball.

True

False

5.

1 point

Choose the penalties that come with a loss of down.

Illegal Contact

Holding

Jumping & Diving

Illegal Forward Pass

Flag Guarding

Pass Interference

Charging

6.

1 point

Choose the penalties that come with automatic first downs.

Personal Fouls

Flag Guarding

Illegal Contact

Roughing the Passer

7.

1 point

Choose the penaltys that are a mark off of 15 yards.

Roughing the Passer

Illegal Player

Flag Gaurding

Illegally Fastening a Flag

Pass Interference

Personal Foul

8.

1 point

Choose the reasons for the clock to stop in the final 2 minutes of the second half.

Penalty & Administration

Out-of-bounds

Touchback

Sack

Team time-out

First Down

Safety

Touchdown

9.

1 point

Flag guarding is a loss of down penalty.

True

False

10.

1 point

The defense is not allowed to rush the "A" gap on field goal attempts.

True

False

11.

1 point

There are no fumbles in Flag Football.

True

False

12.

1 point

Loss of Down penalties will always be applied before the decision to award a 1st down.

True

False

13.

1 point

Punts are allowed.

True

False

14.

1 point

If a players flag comes off on it's own, that player needs to be touched to be considered down.

True

False

15.

1 point

Possessions start on the 30 yard line at the beginning of each half and after scores.

True

False

16.

1 point

Where is an onside PAT attempted from?

10 yard line

20 yard line

30 yard line

50 yard line

17.

1 point

Situation: An offensive player is driven out of bounds by a defensive player 10 yards down field. The offensive player comes back in bounds and catches the pass for a touchdown. What would you call?

Illegal contact on the defense. Offense can accept the penalty or the touchdown.

Pass interference on the defense. 15 yard penalty from the line of scrimmage and repeat the down.

Touchdown. All the action was legal.

Illegal contact on the defense and illegal touching on the offense. Penalties offset. Replay the down.

18.

1 point

How many seconds are on the play clock?

25

30

35

19.

1 point

Situation: An inadvertent whistle is blown while an offensive player is carrying the ball at the opponents 10 yard line. The defense stops, but the offensive player continues and scores a touchdown. What is the call?

The offense has the choice between a touchdown or replaying the down.

The defense has the choice between a touchdown or replaying the down.

The offense has the choice between replaying the down or continuing the drive from the point where the whistle blew.

The officials have the choice of awarding the touchdown, replaying the down or spotting the ball where the whistle blew.

20.

1 point

Where is a 2 point PAT attempted from?

5 yard line

10 yard line

30 yard line

21.

1 point

How many yards from the line of scrimmage is considered the "bump and run" zone?

10

There is no contact allowed down field

5

7

23.

1 point

How many timeouts per half do each team get?

2

1

3

24.

1 point

Choose all the dead ball penaltys.

Offsides

Illegal Participation

Illegal Snap

False Start False Start False Start

Encroachment

Not Having Minimum players on the Line

Delay of Game

Illegal Motion

25.

1 point

Situation: At the opening coin toss Team A's captain wins and chooses defense. Team B's captain chooses the direction he wants his offense to go. Who chooses first in the second half?

Team A. Since they choose defense in the first half they get the ball to start the second half.

Team B. Team A Choose defense in the first half.

26.

1 point

There is NO intentional grounding.

True

False

27.

1 point

Lineman are not eligible receivers.

True

False

28.

1 point

Where would the next possession begin after an onside PAT?

50 yard line

20 yard line

30 yard line

29.

1 point

How many players must the offense have on the line of scrimmage at the snap?

5

4

6

8

30.

1 point

The line of scrimmage will be where the flag is pulled, not where the ball is.

True

False

31.

1 point

On a dead ball penalty you would blow the whistle, throw your flag straight up in air, and stop the play.

True

False

32.

1 point

The clock stops at the 2 minute warning in both the first half and second half.

True

False

33.

1 point

Situation: it's 4th and 10 from the 50 yard line. The offense commits flag guarding at the opponents 35 yard line before having his flags pulled at the opponents 20 yard line. What is the call?

Ignore the flag guarding because the first down was achieved and the offense has first and goal from the 20 yard line.

Mark off the 10 yards from the spot of the foul, the 35 yard line, and the offense has first and 5 from the opponents 45 yard line.

Mark off the 10 yards before awarding the first down. Since the offense had not gained the first down after the enforcement of the penalty, it is a turnover on downs and the opponents start at their 45 yard line.

Mark off the 10 yards from the opponents 20 yard line and the offense has first and goal from the 30 yard line.

34.

1 point

If a snap from center hits the ground before the quarterback catches it, where is the ball spotted?

Where the quarterback is first touched.

Where the ball hits the ground.

The original line of scrimmage.

35.

1 point

On a punt both teams are required to have at least four players on the line of scrimmage prior to the snap of the ball.

True

False

36.

1 point

Flag guarding is enforced from the original line of scrimmage.

True

False

37.

1 point

On a live ball penalty you would throw your flag at the spot of the foul and let the play continue.

True

False

38.

1 point

Teams may only block with open hands.

True

False

39.

1 point

Never blow your whistle on a live ball foul.

True

False

40.

1 point

How many minutes are in a half?

15 minutes

20 minutes

22 minutes

25 minutes