Help us BTB!
Posted by Confused on 1/21/2024, 9:26 pm
BTB, need your help here! I’ve been coaching, spectating, and competing in this sport pretty much my whole life. And never have I been more confused about, and seen less consistency with, out of bounds rules. Every time I think I understand I have another ref tell me something different. Or see a different interpretation on the mat. The officials don’t know the rules, the coaches don’t, and the wrestlers certainly don’t. Fans? Most probably never understood from the start, but it kills me that something as basic as when the wrestlers are out of bounds is so poorly understood. Imagine football having that kind of uncertainty. Chaos! Can you please explain the out of bounds rules for 1) normal (non pinning) situations, and 2) pinning situations? And any other situations where the rules are different. I’d really like to understand this before post season. Though, me understanding as a coach is of limited usefulness if the refs don’t understand too.
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