On Line Quiz

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Back In The Saddle
Are questions 40 and 44 supposed to be identical?

Don't know if they're supposed to be but they are.

[Rick Vietti]

I will double check that also. I got the questions and answers from an officials association web site. I have last years test at home and I will double check that also.

Thanks

[Rick Vietti]

Originally posted by BktBallRef
Well, you tell me if they missed them.

If a player is blocked OOB by an opponent, he may at the first opportunity come back inbounds and legally participate.

If a kick becomes dead in R's end zone, it is always a touchback.

Whatcha think?

My take on these 2 questions are that the answers are correct but they are in the usual Fed confusion

The first question is almost a direct quote from the rule book with the exception of using may instead of shall.
Answer True.

The second question about the kick is False because the rule refers to scrimmage kicks or free kicks that are not scoring attempts.
I guess the trick to that question is that a 'try' would not be a touchback under any circumstance, but it is still a scrimmage kick.

[JRutledge]

Originally posted by BktBallRef

Rick, that's the last place you should ever go for answers to an NFHS exam!

I have been saying this for years. Our state throws out 2-3 questions on every single test, in every single sport I officiate. But I guess we all need a test to prove our ability on the court?

Peace

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by JRutledge

I have been saying this for years. Our state throws out 2-3 questions on every single test, in every single sport I officiate. But I guess we all need a test to prove our ability on the court?

Peace

No, you've been saying that passing an exam does not make one a great official. And no one disagrees with that. however, this has absolutely nothing to do with that. This is simply another case where the Fed made typographical errors on the answer key. It's simply a indication that they make mistakes.

[BktBallRef]

Originally posted by Rick Vietti

My take on these 2 questions are that the answers are correct but they are in the usual Fed confusion

The first question is almost a direct quote from the rule book with the exception of using may instead of shall.
Answer True.

The second question about the kick is False because the rule refers to scrimmage kicks or free kicks that are not scoring attempts.
I guess the trick to that question is that a 'try' would not be a touchback under any circumstance, but it is still a scrimmage kick.

The first question is defintely True, but the Fed has it as False. The second question, I'm not sure what they're looking for here. They have it as False and what you point out about the try is correct. But it doesn't seem to fit the question or the reference that they offered.

[Nevadaref]

Originally posted by JRutledge


I have been saying this for years. Our state throws out 2-3 questions on every single test, in every single sport I officiate. But I guess we all need a test to prove our ability on the court?

Peace

Rut,
I think we need a test to prove that the officials study and know the rules. That's all.
Nothing is worse than working with a partner who screws up the game with a call or two because he doesn't know the correct rule.