Redding Study Guide Quiz Question

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Review test question #14 for Chapter 5 (page 51)

14.When an illegal forward pass touches the ground, the ball becomes dead.

Answer: F - 2-31-2

Shouldn't this be True, according to 7-7-5: ...A forward pass, legal or illegal, is incomplete and the ball becomes dead when the pass touches the ground or goes out of bound....

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Yes.

Redding's is great. It's not perfect.

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A couple other errors were found in the 2012 Redding NFHS study guide.
There listed and corrected below.

Errata
2012 Redding NFHS Study Guide


Chapter 5

NEW IN 2012: It is no longer a catch if the receiver is prevented from landing inbounds because of contact by an opponent unless he is caught and carried out of bounds (2-4-1). Officials do not have to judge whether the player would have returned to the ground inbounds without the opponent’s contact.

EXAMPLE 5-24: Same as the previous example, except A82 jumps straight up when he's grabbed and carried out-of-bounds. A82 lands at his (a) 37 yard line, (b) 40 yard line, or (c) 43 yard line. RULING: It does not matter where A82 lands. If the covering official determines forward progress was stopped inbounds, it is a catch where the ball was caught and the clock does not stop (4.3.3B).


Chapter 7

NEW IN 2012: If a player’s helmet comes completely off during the down and is not directly attributable to a foul by an opponent, the player must be replaced for at least one down, unless the halftime or an overtime intermission occurs (3-5-10d). It does matter if the ball becomes dead momentarily before the helmet comes off.

EXAMPLE 7-26: As B51 tackles A22 in the third quarter, B51’s helmet comes (a) partially, or (b) completely off. RULING: In (a), the clock continues to run and play proceeds. In (b), the clock is stopped and B51 must remain out of the game for one play.

EXAMPLE 7-26: During the first quarter, B51 tackles A34 and A34’s helmet comes completely off when he contacts the ground (a) in the end zone, or (b) out of bounds. RULING: The ball became dead and the down ended when A34 (a) crossed the goal line, or (b) stepped out of bounds. However in either case, A51 must remain out of the game for one play.


Chapter 8

EXAMPLE 8-5: On a kick return, R66 leads interference. He blocks K34 and the initial contact is (a) below K34's waist, (b) at waist level, but as he continues, he contacts K34's legs; (c) with K34's hands which are above his waist; or (d) with K34's hands which are below his waist. In (c) and (d), subsequent contact is at K34's knees. RULING: In (a) and (d), illegal blocks. In (b) and (c), the blocks are legal because the initial contact was not below the waist (9.3.2D).

Additional Examples:

13. K17’s onside kick is rolling free and untouched, K65 blocks R23 in the front and above his waist. At the time of K65’s block the kicked ball was on (a) Team K’s 47 yard line, or (b) Team R’s 48 yard line. RULING: An illegal block in (a), but legal in (b).





Chapter 12

If an inadvertent whistle is sounded during a scrimmage kick and after Team R has fouled, Team K may decline the penalty and replay the down, or they may have the penalty enforced using post-scrimmage kick enforcement.

EXAMPLE 12-11: Fourth and 17 at Team K's 45 yard line. During Team K's punt that crosses the neutral zone, R63 blocks below the waist five yards beyond the neutral zone. An official sounds his whistle while the kick is still in the air. RULING: Although by interpretation, post-scrimmage kick enforcement would apply the penalty for Team R's foul would be enforced from the spot of the foul. Team K will likely choose to replay the down.

An interpretation has been requested on the following.

EXAMPLE 12-12: Fourth and 12 on Team R's 45 yard line. While K8's punt is in the air, R6 blocks K4 in the back at Team R's 22 yard line. An inadvertent whistle is blown (a) before R1 touches the loose ball, or (b) after R1 recovers the kick and fumbles. RULING: If the penalty is accepted, in (a), the penalty is enforced from the previous spot. Since the whistle ended the play before the kick ended, R6's foul cannot be a post scrimmage kick foul. Team K may also choose to replay the down. In (b), the whistle also blew while the ball was loose, but after the kick ended. Thus, it is a post-scrimmage kick foul. Team R may not choose to replay the down because administration of the penalty takes precedence over the inadvertent whistle.

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Thanks!

Time to get my nose out of the books and hit the field tomorrow This studying stuff can make ya crazy