PENALTY ENFORCEMENT
BASIC RULES/EXPECTATIONS
100

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE FOUL THAT OCCURS DURING THE DOWN?

LIVE BALL FOUL

100

WHERE DOES EACH TEAM'S POSSESSION START FROM AFTER AN OPPOSING TEAM'S TOUCHDOWN?

14 YARD LINE

200

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE SPOT A PENALTY IS ENFORCED FROM?

BASIC SPOT

200

HOW MANY POINTS DOES A TEAM GET AFTER A TOUCHDOWN WHEN THEY GO FOR THE EXTRA POINT AT THE 10 YARD LINE?

2 POINTS

300

WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF PLAYS?

LOOSE BALL AND RUNNING

300

TEAM A FUMBLES THE BALL AT THE 1 YARD LINE JUST BEFORE CROSSING THE GOAL LINE FOR A TOUCHDOWN. TEAM B PICKS THE BALL UP AND RUNS IT BACK 79 YARDS TO THEIR ENDZONE FOR A TOUCHDOWN. DOES THE TOUCHDOWN COUNT? WHY OR WHY NOT? WHERE IS THE BALL SPOTTED?

NO THE TOUCHDOWN DOES NOT COUNT. THE BALL REMAINS WITH TEAM A AT THE 1 YARD LINE WHERE THEY FUMBLED THE BALL.

400

WHERE IS A RUNNING PLAY PENALTY ON THE DEFENSE ENFORCED FROM?

END OF THE RUN

400

WHEN DOES THE CLOCK STOP?

LAST 2 MINUTES OF EACH HALF

500

TEAM A SNAPS THE BALL AND THROWS A PASS THAT IS CAUGHT FOR 20 YARDS BEFORE THE RUNNER IS DEFLAGGED. WHILE THE QUARTERBACK THROWS THE BALL DOWNFIELD, PLAYER A1 IS CALLED FOR HOLDING DEFENDER B2 BEHIND THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. WHERE IS THIS PENALTY ENFORCED FROM AND WHY?

THE PENALTY IS ENFORCED FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL BECAUSE PLAYER A1 COMMITTED THE FOUL BEHIND THE BASIC SPOT OF ENFORCEMENT.

500

HOW MANY PLAYERS ARE NEEDED FROM EACH TEAM IN ORDER TO START A GAME?

4 PLAYERS

600

PLAYER A1 DROPS BACK TO PASS. AFTER HE THROWS THE BALL, PLAYER B2 RUNS INTO PLAYER A1 AND KNOCKS HIM TO THE GROUND. WHAT PENALTY DID PLAYER B2 COMMIT AND WHERE IS THE PENALTY ENFORCED FROM?

ROUGHING THE PASSER; PREVIOUS SPOT

600

WHICH OFFICIAL ON THE FIELD IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING THE GAME CLOCK?

BACK JUDGE

700

PLAYER A1 RECEIVES THE SNAP AND RUNS 20 YARDS DOWN FIELD. PLAYER A1 FLAG GUARDS AND RUNS FOR 20 MORE YARDS BEFORE BEING DEFLAGGED. WHAT PENALTY DID PLAYER A1 COMMIT, WHERE IS THE PENALTY ENFORCED FROM AND WHY?

FLAG GUARDING, SPOT OF THE FOUL, BECAUSE THE FOUL WAS COMMITTED BEHIND THE BASIC SPOT OF ENFORCEMENT (ALL BUT ON PRINCIPLE)

700

WHICH OFFICIAL ON THE FIELD IS RESPONSIBLE WHERE THE PLAY IS DEAD AND THE NEXT PLAY IS SPOTTED?

LINE JUDGE

800

PLAYER B2 COMMITS PASS INTERFERENCE ON PLAYER A2. WHAT TYPE OF PLAY IS THIS AND WHERE IS THE PENALTY ENFORCED FROM?

LOOSE BALL PLAY, PREVIOUS SPOT

800

HOW MANY YARDS IS IT BETWEEN EACH ZONE LINE TO GAIN?

20 YARDS

900

WHAT DOES THE ACRONYM SAWS STAND FOR?

SIGNAL

ASK

WALK OFF YARDAGE

SPEAK

900

WHEN DOES YOUR AUTHORITY AS AN OFFICIAL BEGIN?

AT THE TIME OF ARRIVAL