Ball ready for play*Untimed down
Start clock
Incomplete forw ard passPenalty declined
No play, no scor eToss option delayed
Illegal touching or30-second timeout First touching (NF)Sideline warningDisregard flag
Uncatchableforw ard pass Substitution infraction
Illegal shift - 2 handsIllegal motion - 1 hand
Loss of down
1 2 3 4 5 6
7
8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17
18 19 20 21 22
(NF) High School
First down
Ball deadTouchback (move
side to side)Safety
Offside defenseor free kick team
Encroachment (NF)
Official Football Signals
Failure to wearrequired equipment
Illegal helmetcontact
23 24 27
Illegal participation
28
Running intoor roughing kicker
or holder
Illegal fair catch signal (NF)Invalid fair catch
signal (NF)Sideline interference
Illegal battingIllegal kicking
(followed by pointingtoward toe for kicking)
29 30 31 32 33
Roughing passer Intentional grounding
34 35 36
Ineligible downfieldon pass Personal foul
37 38
ClippingBlocking below waist
Illegal block Chop block
Illegal block in the back Holding/obstructing
Illegal use of hands/arms
39 40 41 42 43
Helping runnerInterlocked blocking
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Tripping
46
Player disqualification
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Note: Signal numbers 25 and 26 are for future expansion.
Time-outDiscretionary or injury time-out
(follow by tapping handson chest)
TV/Radio time-out
TouchdownField goal
Point(s) after touchdown
Legal touching of forwardpass or scrimmage kick
Inadvertent whistle(Face Press Box) End of period
False startIllegal formation
Encroachment offense Delay of gameUnsportsmanlike conduct
Noncontact foul
Forward passinterference
Kick-catching interferenceIllegal pass
Illegal forwardhandling
Grasping face mask orhelmet opening
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