Mandatory weighins are most often held the morning of the tournament. The complete policy for uavs is located on page 56 of the senior high handbook. School associations is the only source of official high school interpretations. For your convenience, nfhs offers rules and case books in multiple formats. The building was cleared and classes were held in the schools annex. There is this 21foot rule, which essentially talks about how an individual is a significant threat. For the most up to date version of the rule book, please visit. This is an authoritative guide to the best in wrestling officiating and will assist all officials in maintaining their. The mission of the alabama high school athletic association is to regulate and coordinate interscholastic athletic competition in an equitable manner while promoting the values of interscholastic athletics as an integral part of a students educational experience. Whether you are trying to become the next national champion, earn a spot on the varsity team, or simply win your first match, the dynamic wrestling curriculum will help. The uil and have teamed up to make results, records, team information and stats from uil sports available using maxpreps sports information system.
If wrestling is continuing during a match, then nearfall and falls should be awardedearned with no deference to the out of bounds line. The 201516 college wrestling season is about to start. Wrestling manual university interscholastic league uil. Eric russo green ankle band, wrestler, fauquier high school ms. Hair in the front shall not extend below the eyebrows. Sunday online in their schools file in the opc program within the trackwrestling website within 48 hours of the. Changes for 2015 16 changes for 2015 changes for 201516 item. Sportsmanshiptogether we make the right call zero tolerance. This rule change is intended to maintain the core values of folkstyle collegiate wrestling yet make the sport innovative, said barbee, addressing the idea that some within the college wrestling community who have lobbied for some sort of pushout rule like those featured in international style wrestling. The committee agreed that offensive wrestling should be rewarded, hopkins said. The compression shorts or shorts designed for wrestling shall be school.
The national federation of state high school associations is the only source of official high school interpretations. Wrestling coaches are required to enter each wrestlers actual weight from the first weigh. National federation of state high school associations. Underlining shows additions strikethrough shows deletions. Hopefully the color photos will highlight the situation as opposed to black and white photos. Wrestling in the international styles is the ultimate participation in the oldest sport. This rule allows for minimal disruption of the sanctity of the wrestling. These rules are to be used at all dual and multiple school. This webinar will provide comprehensive coaching education for wrestling coaches committed to expanding their knowledge in the art and science of coaching wrestling. Wrestling is continuing, as allowed by current rule, and points for escapes, reversals, etc. Description 201718 and 201819 wrestling rules and interpretations 2 year publication the ncaa produces rules of play for wrestling. Certified minimum weight using body fat composition is required. This rule proposal reinforces the importance of how wrestlers should.
Clarified when a wrestler shall be awarded penalty points. Elliot hopkins, mld, caa director of sports, sanctioning and student services brian smith wiaa assistant executive director. There are currently no upcoming events in our database for this sport. Ncaa publications 201718 and 201819 wrestling rules and. High school associations 201415 wrestling information due. If hair is longer that allowed by rule, it may be braided or rolled if it is contained in a cover so that the hair rule is satisfied. You may or may not have a match, but you need to be ready. A pin or fall is when you put your opponent on hisher back with any part of both shoulders or both shoulder blades of your opponent in contact with the mat for two seconds. Except as may be specifically noted in this rules book, the nfhs makes no recommendation. Official bylaws for wrestling minnesota state high. Inspiring individuals, encouraging excellence through education based athletics. The nfhs rules establish the baseline for folkstyle wrestling. Wrestling 225 wr strong points lynchburg brookville, va above earned a place on the alltime charts of the national high school sports record book when it scored a perfect 72 points in dual meets of 12 weight classes an accomplishment performed only 31 times in. Usa wrestling in general follows the freestyle, grecoroman, grappling, and beach wrestling rules of the international governing body, federation internationale des luttes associees, known as fila, with modifications for domestic and age group competition.
Clarified an additional potentially dangerous hold when an arm trap is applied. National high school rodeo association nhsra 20182020. Rule changes for 20072008 season for the newly minted wrestling fan or participant, the rules and regulations can be downright confusing. Police and protesters were wrestling on the ground. The coachathlete contact rules in bylaw 208 apply to wrestling coaches no matter what style of wrestling they are coaching. School team district sample school a 1653 1 school b 1653 2 host 20172018 school c 1653 3. Federation of state high school associations nfhs wrestling rules committee at its april 2. With more than 700 detailed photographs illustrating moves and countermoves, this book shows how to handle any opponent in virtually any situation. Each book contains diagrams of playing areas, official signals, and official interpretations and rulings. Make sure your behaviors meet the values of our program, whether its at school or home, in season or out of season. Illinois wrestler inspires others in comeback from injury. Winning wrestling moves provides high school and college wrestlers and their coaches with all the fundamentals and latest refinements in wrestling techniques.
Additional time given to evaluate head, neck injuries in high schoo. This website is powered by the sportsengine platform, but is owned by and subject to the colorado usa wrestling privacy policy. Nfhs wrestling rule book, rule 1, competition nfhs wrestling rule book, rule 2, equipment. March 1, 2015 must be submitted to your state association office for approval. Sportsmanshiptogether we make the right call zero tolerance regarding profanityinappropriate language. Uavs are prohibited at all wiaa indoor tournaments. Provided the clock is running, a fall or nearfall should be able to be earned. Rules and expectations the goal of our program is to produce athletes who are in superior condition and can outlast any opponent using proper technique.
High school associations 20162017 nfhs wrestling rules powerpoint b. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. New york wrestles with what to do with the 99pound weight class. Wrestling is the sixthmost popular sport for boys at the high school level with 270,163 participants in 10,488 schools during the 2012 season, according to the nfhs athletics participation survey. Most tournaments during the school season are held on sunday wrestling tournaments can last for 4 to 6 hours or longer, and can involve as many as 200 to 600 wrestlers. Elliot hopkins, mld, caa director of sports, sanctioning and student services nfhs rules book as ebooks ebooks features. Unified bowling, girls wrestling and boys volleyball become. Usa wrestling bronze level clinic april 12, 20 usaw flyer link both nights are mandatory. Wrestlers should only have a wrestling school issued. During an individual tournaments, you can text, but put your phone away while teammates are wrestling.
Wrestling practice starts november 17, 2014, with first day of competition is wednesday. Wrestlers shall wear light heelless wrestling shoes, reaching above the ankles. Unfortunatley, the nfhs does not have their rules book or case book and manual available on. Searchable highlight areas of interest make notes desktop laptop availability easy navigation adjustable viewing size. If the shoes have laces, the laces shall either be taped to the shoe or secured by a locking device on the wrestling shoe in an acceptable fashion. Bad time was clarified to include the situations where the wrong wrestler was given choice of. In addition, 8,727 girls were involved in wrestling in 1,602 high schools. The rules of wrestling explained for beginners and. Intermat wrestling new ncaa wrestling rules for 201516. Nf rule changes wvmat the west virginia wrestling page. Overview of wrestling rules the object of the sport of wrestling is to put your opponent on his back to pin your opponent. E books are available via itunes and amazon, while print publications can be purchased on. High school associations 2014 wrestling rules changes nfhs wrestling rules each state high school association adopting these nfhs wrestling rules is the sole and exclusive source of binding rules interpretations for contests involving its member schools. Clarity provided to outofbounds calls in high school wrestling.
Fear not, because youll find everything you need to know about the basics of wrestlings rules, regulations and the wrestling scoring system right here. This slide lists the rules references and a brief description to the wrestling editorial changes that were made to the 201516 nfhs wrestling rules book. Weight control program the weight control program will be as stated in rule 1, section 5 of the nfhs wrestling rule book. High school wrestling rules illustrations call the rules book. Referees should establish a protocol to permit wrestling to continue as long as the offensive wrestlers supporting parts remain. A more standardized prematch procedure requiring referees to perform skin checks or verify that skin checks had been completed onsite by an appropriate healthcare professional was approved by the national federation of state high school associations nfhs wrestling rules committee at its april 810 meeting in indianapolis. Bring your warmups, wrestling shoes, head gear, mouthpiece required if you have braces and singlet to every match. Any person having questions about the interpretation of nfhs wrestling rules should. The state of high school wrestling the nfhs wrestling rules committee is very concerned about the participation decline in high school wrestling.
In individually bracketed tournaments, the contestant representing a school shall be named by weight class prior to the conclusion of the weighin and no substitution is allowed after the conclusion of the weighin. Intermat wrestling new ncaa wrestling rules for 201516 season. We will achieve this goal through intense drilling of correct technique and focus on high percentage moves. A good book is the purest essence of the soul thomas carlyle, scottish historian and essayist when a new book is published, read an old one samuel rogers, british poet by kyle klingman twm columnist the history of wrestling in books is fascinating. No key word searches its just the rule book uploaded into a pdf format that you. Wash your wrestling shoes at least once a week, and spray the bottom of your shoes with a disinfectant daily. The blue book is a supplement to the nfhs rules book, case book and manual, and all other mhsaa approved printed materials and interpretations. Some photosillustrations are from the national federation of high school association nfhs officiating wrestling methods course as part of the nfhs officials education program with the american sport. No texting, playing games, etc during a dual match. Published by the national federation of state high school associations. This rule change would allow for fewer match interruptions.
The illustrations do not cover every situation, but they are common situations that referees should recognize. Hartford daily courant, ti connecticut historical society. National federation of state high school associations wrestling. State high school associations for the permission to use the. State tournament wrestling pairings utah high school. Please read the nfhs wrestling rule book to see rule changes for 20182019.