Part I/IHSA

[tjones1]

In Illinois, your exam was due yesterday. So today the answers and percentages were released.

I always find these stats interesting.

Our state association threw out questions 11 and 97, while question 51 seemed to stump 46% of the officials.

[falsecut]

Count me as one of those who missed #51. As usual, the reason I miss the vast majority of questions when I go through the test initially is because I'm caught up in the Clintonian "meaning of is is". It would please me greatly if the NFHS tests would test my knowledge of the rules instead of torturing the English language in the hopes of making me get it wrong.

It would also be nice if the rules concentrated on things that I am more likely to use during a game. Within the last few years, there was a question "The cross bar is ten feet off the ground as measured to the bottom of the cross bar itself". OK, so it's false since it's to the top of the cross bar, not the bottom, and I know that. But darn it, I seem to have a bad habit of forgetting my tape measure in my bag and so never get to apply that knowledge when I get on the field. What purpose does the question serve?

Does somebody know what the test creation philosophy of the NFHS is? To me, it seems like their goal many times is to trip you up, not test your knowledge of the rule and case books.

[SergioJ]

Originally Posted by tjones1

In Illinois, your exam was due yesterday. So today the answers and percentages were released.

I always find these stats interesting.

Our state association threw out questions 11 and 97, while question 51 seemed to stump 46% of the officials.

Okay, since your question numbers 11, 51 and 97 may not necessarily be the same ones as mine, could you spell out these questions? Sorry, but there is a question that I missed, and I just cannot seem to see how.

Thanks,

Serg

[falsecut]

He's referring to the NFHS part 1 which is standard nationwide I think. Don't have the questions in front of me.

[Warrenkicker]

From the standard NF Part 1 test.

11. If one coach goes to the huddle for 30 seconds, another coach may then confer for the time remaining as long as only one coach is in the huddle at any given time.

51. When his team is in scrimmage-kick formation, the snapper is given special protection from a direct charge by an opponent until the snapper blocks or further participates in the play.

97. A clock stopped during a period for an official’s time-out will start with the ready-for-play signal unless a free-kick follows.

[VALJ]

11. False. Only one coach may participate on a conference at the huddle.
51. False. Don't recall the situation, but I know I got this one wrong on the test when I said true. I think he needs to have a reasonable chance to defend himself.
97. False. It starts on the snap for a TV timeout. (Probably other situations, too.)

[Mike L]

All false
11. only one coach allowed
51. protection only for the amount of time it takes to defend himself
97. Also includes "unless B awarded a 1st down or either team a 1st after a kick", which I think you can argue the clock should've been stopped anyway and the OTO did not actually stop it, but that's the rule. But then again I guess those are considered OTO stoppages. So....

[HLin NC]

What was so hard about #11?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by Mike L

All false
11. only one coach allowed
51. protection only for the amount of time it takes to defend himself
97. Also includes "unless B awarded a 1st down or either team a 1st after a kick", which I think you can argue the clock should've been stopped anyway and the OTO did not actually stop it, but that's the rule. But then again I guess those are considered OTO stoppages. So....

97. Think punt followed by a new series for B. It's an official's time out and the clock starts on the snap. It's false.

11/51 -- the correct analysis has already been given.