Football Signals

What is this signal?

Ball ready for play

*Untimed down

What is this signal?

Start clock

What is this signal?

Time-out

Discretionary or injury time-out

What is this signal?

TV/radio time-out

What is this signal?

Touchdown, Field Goal, Points after touchdown

What is this signal?

Safety

What is this signal?

Dead ball foul, Touchback

What is this signal?

First down

What is this signal?

Loss of down

What is this signal?

Incomplete forward pass

Penalty declined

No play, no score

Toss option deferred

What is this signal?

Legal touching of forward pass or scrimmage kick

What is this signal?

Inadvertent whistle

What is this signal?

Disregard flag

What is this signal?

End of period

What is this signal?

Sideline warning

What is this signal?

First touching

Illegal touching

What is this signal?

Reset play clock to 25 seconds

(use both hands to reset play clock to 40 seconds)

What is this signal?

Encroachment

What is this signal?

False start

Illegal formation

Free kick infraction

What is this signal?

Illegal shift (2 hands)

Illegal motion (1 hand)

What is this signal?

Delay of Game

What is this signal?

Substitution infraction

What is this signal?

Disconcerting act

What is this signal?

Illegal helmet contact

Targeting

What is this signal?

Illegal horse-collar tackle

What is this signal?

Illegal blindside block

What is this signal?

Unsportsmanlike conduct

Noncontact foul

What is this signal?

Illegal participation

What is this signal?

Sideline inference (Face press box)

What is this signal?

Running into or Roughing kicker or holder

What is this signal?

Illegal batting/kicking

(Followed by pointing toward toe for kicking)

What is this signal?

Invalid fair catch

Illegal fair catch signal

What is this signal?

Forward pass interference

Kick catching interference

What is this signal?

Roughing passer

What is this signal?

Illegal pass/forward handing (Face press box)

What is this signal?

Intentional grounding

What is this signal?

Ineligible downfield on pass

What is this signal?

Personal foul

What is this signal?

Clipping

What is this signal?

Blocking below waist

What is this signal?

Chop block

What is this signal?

Holding/ obstruction

Illegal use of hands/arms

What is this signal?

Illegal block

What is this signal?

Helping runner

Interlocked blocking

What is this signal?

Grasping face mask or helmet opening

What is this signal?

Tripping

What is this signal?

Disqualification