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New freestyle rules for 2010
Please post this.
There are three changes dealing with the boundary line. The boundary line is now
in.
1. Your opponent must step completely over the line to be out. 1 point return to
standing.
2. While on your back your head must be completely over the line to be out. No
penalty if do to wrestling. Caution and 2 if a flee and return to par-tar
3. If the bottom wrestler crawls over the line it is fleeing the mat. Caution
and 1 return to standing.
In Wrestling,
Jay Terry
USWOA officials,
As we enter 2010 and get started with our competitions, there seems to be some
confusion as to the intent and meaning of certain rules.
1. While in the standing position, the foot of a wrestler must be COMPLETELY
out of bounds in order for a point to be given. the old rule was that the foot
had to touch the line to initiate the point.
2. The mat chairman cannot initiate a fall situation but he MUST confirm the
fall. if the referee and judge call the fall and the mat chairman disagrees, the
referee must not stop the match. therefore, eye contact with the mat chairman is
imperative.
3. In a Freestyle match, if the score is 0-0 and time is counting down, the
official must look for center mat position and who is maintaining it. As the
early European tours have indicated, FILA, the international governing body of
wrestling is looking for more scoring. In this case if one wrestler is backing
up and blocking or hanging on the wrist or hand, a caution and a point will be
called for fleeing the hold. (remember, we no longer have a passivity call).
This situation usually occurs in scoreless periods near the time completion.
4. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the same situation occurs but more tolerance is
needed by the official because of the shorter time in the period. Also, in
Greco, in a clinch situation when there is no score, do not bring the wrestlers
to their feet with 10-15 seconds left in the clinch if one wrestler is
aggressively working to score.
From USWOA
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