2019 Quiz 2 - Whistle Quiz

This week’s Whistle quiz is prepared by Greg Bartemes in association with Beau Rugg and Dr. Bruce Maurer. Click here to view a PDF of the quiz along with the answers.

NFHS Rules

  1. K is in position for the opening KO of the season. Their formation has a player more than 10 YDS behind the ball, 4 players to the left all in front of the 35 YL and 6 players to the right all in front of the 35 YL. The R blows the ready-for-play and the apparent kicker approaches the ball when the first player to the right cuts in front and attempts an onside kick which goes OOB short of the 50 YL. The officiating crew offered the RT the 4 options for a free kick OOB.

  2. K is in position for the opening KO of the season. Their formation has all 11 players less than 5 yds from their FK line, 4 players to the left and 6 players to the right of the kicker. The R blows the ready-for-play and the apparent kicker approaches the ball when the first player to the left cuts in front and attempts an onside kick. The BJ immediately blows his whistle and throws his flag shutting the kick down.

  3. K is in position for a KO after a score, which tied the game early in the 4th qtr. Their formation has all 11 players less than 5 YDS from their FK line, 4 players to the left and 6 players to the right of the kicker. The R blows the ready-for-play and K1 approaches the ball and attempts to onside kick by driving the ball into the ground and up in the air toward one of his 6 teammates on his right. The U immediately blows his whistle and throws his flag shutting the kick down.

  4. K is in position for a KO. The R blows the ready-for-play and the apparent kicker approaches the ball and kicks it downfield near the far sideline. R1 gets in position to catch the kick with one foot inbounds and the other on the sideline. R1 reaches through the SL and catches the kick in flight. The LJ comes up the SL and blows the play dead, ruling R1 OOB and placing the ball at that OOB spot R’s ball 1/10.

  5. K is in position for a KO after a score, which tied the game late in the 4th qtr. K1 attempts an onside kick by kicking the ball slightly over the first row of RT players near the SL. K2 sprints between the RT players, dives and catches the kick in the air at R’s 47 YL. The Crew awarded K the ball since it traveled the necessary 10 YDS past RT’s free kick line.

  6. With 12 seconds left in the 2nd qtr. K is punting from their end zone. R1 is in position to catch the kick at K’s 30 YL when the kick in flight hits K2 on the shoulder. The BJ flags K2 for KCI. RT accepts the option of 15 YDS from the spot of the foul, and the awarded FC, then chooses to snap with 7 seconds on the game clock. B3 then commits DPI on an incomplete pass in the end zone. The Crew enforces the DPI penalty when A’s head coach asks the LJ if he can now FK for points since there is only 1 second on the game clock. The LJ said it was too late since they have run a play.

  7. With 8 seconds left in the 2nd qtr. K is punting from their end zone. R1 is in position to catch the kick at K’s 30 YL when the kick in flight hits K2 on the shoulder. The BJ flags K2 for KCI. RT accepts the option of 15 YDS from the spot of the foul and the awarded FC then request a time out to decide on snapping or a FK with 3 seconds left on the game clock. The officiating crew grants the TO.

OHSAA Mechanics

  1. During the pregame head coach meeting, the LJ asked if his kicker can reach the end zone. The coach said he’s not a very strong kicker and will be kicking to the open spots. Based on the coach’s opinion, the HL and LJ decide to change their KOM IP to -10YL for the opening KO.

  2. When the HL went over to talk with the chain crew, they told him they were local new Class 2 officials. Since it was a cooler night all 3 had the older 1” striped reversible jackets, since they were all licensed officials the HL thought it would be fine if they wore the jackets with the stripes exposed.

OHSAA Regulations

  1. Twenty minutes prior to KO the play clock & game clock operators meet with the Crew in their locker room. The play clock operator stated that he’s not too sure about the new 40-second play clock rules and was wondering if the BJ would operate the play clock on the field. This way he could watch and learn and be able to operate the play clock on his own next week.