Rules:
·The main point of the sport of wrestling is to put your opponent on his back (to pin your opponent). A pin is when you put your opponent on his/her back with both shoulders of your opponent in contact with the mat for two seconds. When you pin your opponent, the match is over and you are the winner. If nobody gets pinned, the winner is the wrestler who has scored the most points during the match.
Five ways to score points in a wrestling match:
Takedown (2 points): For taking your opponent down to the mat and controlling him/her.
· Escape (1 point): For getting away or getting to a neutral position when your opponent has you down on the mat.
· Reversal (2 points): When your opponent has you down on the mat and you come from underneath and gain control of your opponent.
· Near Fall (2 or 3 points): When you almost, but not quite, get your opponent pinned. A near fall is when both shoulders are held for two seconds within four inches of the mat.
v When one shoulder touches the mat and the other shoulder is at a 45 degree angle coming down to the mat.
v Or when the wrestler is held in a high bridge or back on both elbows.
v If a near fall lasts for two seconds, you get 2 points. If a near fall lasts for 5 seconds, you get 3 points.
· Penalty Points (1 or 2 points): Your opponent is awarded points if you commit: Illegal Holds, Technical Violations, Unnecessary Roughness, Bad Sportsmanship, Stalling, or an Incorrect Starting Position.
v Illegal Holds - The referee will penalize you without warning. There are holds called "potentially dangerous holds" where the referee might make you let go but will not penalize you for it.
v Technical Violations: Going off the mat or forcing your opponent off the mat to avoid wrestling, (fleeing the mat).
Ø Grabbing clothing, the mat, or the headgear
Ø Locked or overlapped hands: If you are down on the mat in control of your opponent, you cannot lock or overlap your hands, fingers, or arms around your opponent's body or both legs.
Ø Leaving the mat during the match without the referee's permission.
Ø Reporting to the mat not properly equipped, not ready to wrestle, or equipment that is detected as being illegal after the match has started
v Unnecessary roughness
v Bad Sportsmanship
v Flagrant Misconduct: Really bad or immoral behavior.
v Stalling: You get one warning before you are penalized and points are awarded.
v Incorrect starting position: You get two cautions before points are awarded.
Ø The first and second time you are penalized, your opponent is awarded 1 point. The third time you are penalized, your opponent is awarded 2 points. The fourth time you are penalized, you are disqualified.
These rules apply to the type of wrestling done in the United States in College, High School, Junior High, Middle School, and most youth wrestling.
Five ways to score points in a wrestling match:
Takedown (2 points): For taking your opponent down to the mat and controlling him/her.
· Escape (1 point): For getting away or getting to a neutral position when your opponent has you down on the mat.
· Reversal (2 points): When your opponent has you down on the mat and you come from underneath and gain control of your opponent.
· Near Fall (2 or 3 points): When you almost, but not quite, get your opponent pinned. A near fall is when both shoulders are held for two seconds within four inches of the mat.
v When one shoulder touches the mat and the other shoulder is at a 45 degree angle coming down to the mat.
v Or when the wrestler is held in a high bridge or back on both elbows.
v If a near fall lasts for two seconds, you get 2 points. If a near fall lasts for 5 seconds, you get 3 points.
· Penalty Points (1 or 2 points): Your opponent is awarded points if you commit: Illegal Holds, Technical Violations, Unnecessary Roughness, Bad Sportsmanship, Stalling, or an Incorrect Starting Position.
v Illegal Holds - The referee will penalize you without warning. There are holds called "potentially dangerous holds" where the referee might make you let go but will not penalize you for it.
v Technical Violations: Going off the mat or forcing your opponent off the mat to avoid wrestling, (fleeing the mat).
Ø Grabbing clothing, the mat, or the headgear
Ø Locked or overlapped hands: If you are down on the mat in control of your opponent, you cannot lock or overlap your hands, fingers, or arms around your opponent's body or both legs.
Ø Leaving the mat during the match without the referee's permission.
Ø Reporting to the mat not properly equipped, not ready to wrestle, or equipment that is detected as being illegal after the match has started
v Unnecessary roughness
v Bad Sportsmanship
v Flagrant Misconduct: Really bad or immoral behavior.
v Stalling: You get one warning before you are penalized and points are awarded.
v Incorrect starting position: You get two cautions before points are awarded.
Ø The first and second time you are penalized, your opponent is awarded 1 point. The third time you are penalized, your opponent is awarded 2 points. The fourth time you are penalized, you are disqualified.
These rules apply to the type of wrestling done in the United States in College, High School, Junior High, Middle School, and most youth wrestling.