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Summary of Rule Changes for 25-26

Posted by Stripes McGee on 6/14/2025, 11:03 am

Here's a summary of the rule changes (I'm sure our wonderful BTB will want them spelled out completely, but...)

-Random draw is no longer required for dual meets, coaches can agree to go "old school" (lightest to heaviest).

-Clarified that leg sleeves no longer require a pad.

-Clarified that when giving the chance to pin after a tech fall has been achieved, the match ends when they come out of near-fall criteria (the old rules were "pinning situation" or "danger" in layman's terms and last year's update wasn't consistent).

-Clarified that the "leg cradle" counts as a body lock - it's always been called this way, but the rules clarify it.

-The rules clarify language on the illegal "leg block" or "cut back"

-Uniform markings clarified, this is mostly an administrative update to make all of the sports consistent.

-Some referee signals were clarified, which nobody except us refs will care about :D

I was hoping the "out of bounds" would bring in language about the cylinder instead of "point of contact" but alas, no change there.