CH 6 Flashcards

The Kicking Game

1
Q

A free kick ends as soon as the ball is touched beyond the neutral zone.

A

False

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2
Q

For a kickoff, the ball may be held in position on a kicking tee by a place kick holder.

A

true

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3
Q

On a free kick, the ball remains dead until it crosses the Receiving Teams free kick line.

A

false

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4
Q

A kick ends when a new force is applied after it has touched the ground.

A

false

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5
Q

For any free kick a free-kick-line, corresponding to a scrimmage line, is established for each team.

A

true

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6
Q

When a punt is used following a safety, the kick must be made from within two steps beyond the Kicking Team’s free kick line.

A

false

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7
Q

It is a free-kick infraction if five the Receiving Team players are not within five yards of Receiving Team’s free-kick line after the ready-for-play signal and until the kick.

A

false

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8
Q

On a kick off, it is a free kick infraction when, after the ball has been declared ready-for-play, a player other than the kicker or holder is beyond his free kick line.

A

true

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9
Q

If the holder is to the right of the kicker and there are only three other players to the right of the kicker, the formation is legal.

A

true

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10
Q

It is illegal if all Kicking Team players are not within five yards of Kicking Team’s free-kick line after the ready-for-play signal and until the kick.

A

false

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11
Q

If K61 block R43 into the ball in the neutral zone during a free kick and K52 recovers, the ball belongs to Kicking Team.

A

false

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12
Q

Any kicker may recover a free kick if it has touched the ground and has also gone beyond the plane of Receiving Team’s free kick line.

A

true

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13
Q

The kicker may not advance a recovered free kick.

A

true

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14
Q

The down is ended when the kickers catch or recover a free kick anywhere.

A

true

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15
Q

The first touching of a grounded free kick by K11 is ignored if it occurs within the neutral zone.

A

false

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16
Q

On a kickoff, it is a new series for Receiving Team at the spot of first touching if that spot is chosen by Receiving Team.

A

true

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17
Q

If K 20’s kickoff from his 40 yard line goes out bounds untouched at Receiving Team’s five yard line, Receiving Team may choose to take the ball on Receiving Teams 40 yard line.

A

false

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18
Q

It is a foul if a free kick goes out of bounds between the goal lines last touched by Kicking Team following touching by Receiving Team.

A

false

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19
Q

If R2 muffs a kickoff at his five yard line and it is caught in flight by K32 in the end zone, it is a touchdown for Kicking Team.

A

false

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20
Q

A legal, free or scrimmage kick that is not a scoring attempt does not become dead until the ball touches something after it is behind Receiving Team’s goal-line plane.

A

false

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21
Q

If a free kick goes out of bounds untouched at Receiving Teams 25 yard line and Receiving Team declines the penalty option of putting the ball in play at inbounds spot, 25 yards beyond the previous spot, the ball must be placed at the inbounds spot on Receiving Teams 25 yard line.

A

false

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22
Q

A free kick which goes out of bounds belongs to the kicking team.

A

false

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23
Q

A pop-up kick is a free kick in which the kicker drives the ball immediately into the ground, he ball strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of a ball kicked directly off the tee.

A

true

24
Q

The kicker or place kick holder may be blocked as soon as a free kick touches the ground or any other player.

A

true

25
Q

A legal scrimmage kick can only be made from behind the neutral zone before team possession has changed.

A

false

26
Q

It is not necessary to be in a scrimmage kick formation to execute a legal scrimmage kick.

A

true

27
Q

A new series is always awarded to Receiving Team if K41 recovers a blocked punt behind the line and is downed there.

A

false

28
Q

During a field goal attempt, the ball becomes dead when the kick is blocked behind the neutral zone.

A

false

29
Q

Receiving Team may recover a punt anywhere between the goal lines and advance.

A

true

30
Q

A punt recovered behind the line may be advanced by another team.

A

true

31
Q

If on third down, K72 recovers a blocked kick behind the neutral zone, it is fourth down for Kicking Team a the spot of recovery.

A

true

32
Q

If R40 signals for a fair catch beyond the neutral zone, but he muffs the scrimmage kick, K15 may recover beyond the neutral zone and advance.

A

false

33
Q

If R45 is blocked into a grounded scrimmage kick beyond the neutral zone by K21 and K32 recovers after this touching by R45, the ball belongs to Kicking Team.

A

false

34
Q

During a scrimmage kick, touching by Receiving Team is ignored if the ball is muffed into R33 by K55, but it will be first touching.

A

true

35
Q

If there is first touching of a scrimmage kick, Receiving Team will always have the opportunity of taking the results of the play or the ball at the spot of first touching regardless of whether Receiving Team fouls during the down or not.

A

false

36
Q

Touching of a low scrimmage kick is ignored if it occurs in the expanded neutral zone or behind Team K’s line.

A

true

37
Q

If on third down, K20’s blocked scrimmage kick goes out of bounds behind the line, it is fourth down for Kicking Team at the inbounds spot.

A

false

38
Q

If a scrimmage kick becomes dead inbounds with no player in possession, it belongs to Receiving Team.

A

true

39
Q

It is a safety if R44, in an effort to block K10’s field goal attempt, leaps high in the end zone and tips the ball between the uprights above the crossbar.

A

false

40
Q

Only one receiver may give a fair catch signal during a down.

A

false

41
Q

A receiver who has given a fair catch signal shall not block until the kick has ended.

A

true

42
Q

If R34 makes a fair catch and is then tackled by K25, it is a dead-ball foul.

A

true

43
Q

A fair catch can be made anywhere between the goal line.

A

false

44
Q

A fair catch of a free kick cannot be made in the neutral zone.

A

false

45
Q

Only the receiver who gives a valid signal is entitled to protection.

A

true

46
Q

It is a fair catch when R46 gives a valid signal and R36 catches the scrimmage kick beyond the neutral zone.

A

false

47
Q

When R28 signals for a fair catch, and the kick is caught by R22, the ball remains alive as it is not a fair catch.

A

false

48
Q

K41 can commit kick catching interference without making physical contact with the ball or R22.

A

true

49
Q

During a scrimmage kick beyond the neutral zone, a player of Receiving Team who gives a valid fair catch signal before the ball hits the ground must be given an unimpeded opportunity to catch the kick even after the receiver muffs the kick.

A

false

50
Q

If K81 is first touch a free kick in flight, it is kick-catching interference whether the touching is in or beyond the neutral zone.

A

true

51
Q

If R45 is blocked into a grounded scrimmage kick beyond the neutral zone by K21 and K32 recovers after this touching by R45, the ball belongs to Kicking Team.

A

false

52
Q

During a scrimmage kick, if a kicking team member contacts the receiver as a result of being legally blocked by Receiving Team player into the receiver, there is no foul for interference.

A

true

53
Q

Kicking Team may bat a scrimmage kick in flight beyond the neutral zone if no player of Receiving Team is in position to catch the ball.

A

true

54
Q

If K88 interferes with a kick catch, Receiving Team may choose an awarded fair catch plus penalizes Kicking Team 15 yards from the spot of the foul.

A

true

55
Q

No player of Receiving Team may advance the ball after a valid, invalid, or illegal fair catch signal.

A

false

56
Q

It is touchback if a punt lands a Receiving Team’s 10 yard line and bounces to the three yard line where R42 recovers it and his momentum takes him into the end zone where his tackled.

A

false

57
Q

If the runner is hit and fumbles and the loose ball is illegally kicked, the ball is treated as a kick.

A

false