Module 4 Rules of Engagement for Defense

This module teaches the defensive rules of engagement, controlled takedowns, reading offensive intent, weapon engagement, interceptions and device-trigger consequences.

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1. What does the Payload rule emphasize?

Controlled force

Maximum force

No contact at all

Automatic scoring

2. What happens when a device activates on a ball carrier?

The play ends at that spot

The ball is advanced 10 yards

The player gets a free retry

The play continues normally

3. What happens when a device activates on a non-ball-carrier?

That player is ineligible for the rest of the play

The player becomes the ball carrier

The play is replayed

The player is awarded style points

4. Which statement about device activation is correct?

Activation on a non-ball-carrier makes that player ineligible for the rest of the play

Activation on a non-ball-carrier ends the entire game

Activation on a ball carrier makes the defense ineligible

Activation has no effect

5. When may a defender begin a defensive tackle or block?

Only after engagement has occurred

Before any engagement at all

Only after the whistle ends the play

Only if the offense is not moving

6. Which action is authorized as a controlled judo-type throwdown or grappling technique?

A controlled throwdown with grappling

A full-speed spear tackle

A weapon strike to the head

A late hit after the play ends

7. What best describes style-point recognition for a well-executed authorized martial-arts action or throwdown?

A conceptual recognition of the quality of the action

A fixed bonus of 10 points

An automatic touchdown

A penalty against the defender

8. If a receiver has hands forward and visible before the snap, what does that indicate?

The receiver is running a pass route

The receiver is preparing to kick

The receiver is acting as the ball carrier

The receiver is out of bounds

9. What does reaching back to deploy the rear-mounted saber signal?

A running or blocking action

A pass interception

A defensive timeout

A scoring celebration

10. When a fighting-staff or weapon carrier engages, what must happen before conventional hand, arm, or body contact?

Weapon-to-weapon engagement must be completed first

Hand contact must happen first

Body contact must happen first

No engagement is ever required

11. How may a defender legally bat or tip a pass?

By touching the football itself

By striking the metal rods

By using a weapon to strike the ball

By grabbing the receiver's helmet

12. What is required for an interception to count?

Some part of a hand must touch the football

Only the rods need to be touched

A shoulder must touch the ball first

A weapon must deflect the ball

13. What is the correct offensive-line engagement rule when fighting staffs are involved?

Offensive-line engagement must follow the fighting-staff engagement rule

Offensive linemen may ignore engagement rules

Only the quarterback may engage

Engagement is forbidden for the offense

14. Which defensive weapon response is appropriate based on the receiver's declared hand position?

Decide to draw weapon or not depending on whether receiver's hand moves backwards

Always use the heaviest weapon available

Ignore the hand position and strike immediately

Use no defensive response at all