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Referee Calls Word Search

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This 10-word football referee calls word search introduces students to common infractions and rules used by officials. Hidden words include pass interference, personal foul, illegal motion, and holding, covering penalties and basic football plays. Use it during a sports unit, as a free-time activity for football fans, or as a template for other sports-vocabulary puzzles.

Subject:: Sports & Physical Education
Topic:: Football
Grade Level:: 4th – 6th Grades
Updated October 2025

Word List

FIRSTDOWN
ILLEGALMOTION
PASSINTERFERENCE
FACEMASKING
HOLDING
PERSONALFOUL
TOUCHDOWN
OFFSIDE
TIMEOUT
PENALTYDECLINED

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