Football Signals

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

44

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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