MODIFIED WRESTLING
National Federation rules
Game Conditions
1. A contestant (or team) may participate in competitions not to exceed 10
points during their season. Points assessed to competitions are as
follows:
a. A 1-point meet is any competition where a
wrestler or wrestlers compete in one or two bouts.
b. A 2-point meet is any competition where a
wrestler or wrestlers compete in three bouts.
2. No contestant (or team) can accumulate more than 6 points out of the
maximum 10 points allowed via 2-point contests.
3. No contestant (or team) can accumulate more than 3 points per week.
4. There shall be no competition between wrestlers with an age difference
of more than 24 months.
5. A minimum of two nights rest between contests.
6. Program A (see below for Program A explanation):
a. All matches are 1 minute, 1 1/2 minutes, 1 1/2
minutes.
b. Exhibition matches can be 1 minute, 1 minute, 1
minute, if agreed upon by both coaches.
c. A wrestler can only have a maximum of two matches
per meet.
Program B (see below for Program B explanation):
The time periods for bouts shall be as follows:
a. If a contestant competes in one or more
contests, the time periods are:
1st period - 1 minute
2nd and 3rd periods - 1-1/2 minutes
b. If a contestant competes in two or three bouts
per contest, the time periods can be three 1-minute periods if agreed upon by
both coaches.
There
must be a 45-minute rest period between bouts. (updated 1/09)
7. Weight Control:
a. The physical education director shall certify each wrestler's weight
prior to the first match. A
contestant may not wrestle below his established class except as indicated under
b.
b. No attempt at weight reduction before the
official weigh-in is permitted except on written permission from the parents and
a written recommendation of a physician. Once a wrestler is established at
a weight, weight reduction and participation at a lower weight is
permitted only under a doctor's authorization and with the parent's permission.
c. A squad list indicating established weights for each team member, as well as birth dates and ages, shall be sent to
all opposing schools.
d. Wrestlers participating in the modified
program may progress in weight.
8. Weigh-ins on the day of a dual meet shall be established by the Section
XI Athletic Council.
9. The 3-bout (2-point multi-meet) contest cannot be conducted as the
last competition of the season. These meets must be conducted in a
round-robin format (not a bracket elimination format), with no recognition of
place winners.
10. There will be no two-pound allowance
during Modified Wresting. (App 5/18/10)
11. Coaches are encouraged to e-mail their line up to the opposing
coach the evening before the match to expedite the weigh-in process. (App
5/18/10)
Section XI Rules
1. Squad lists indicating ESTABLISHED WEIGHTS FOR EACH TEAM MEMBER as well
as birth dates, ages, and grades, shall be sent to the modified wrestling
chairman and all opposing schools. Squad lists are to be submitted by the 15th of February or
prior to the first match whichever is sooner. Please see that this is done
without fail!
2. Program A - Teams will have side by side weigh-ins prior to the start of the
meet for all team scoring wrestlers. Program B - The weigh-ins will take place prior to the individual
pairings.
3. The honor weigh-in procedure as stated in the NYSPHSAA Handbook is not
in effect in Section XI modified wrestling.
4. A dual meet contest is to be limited to two hours.
5. Tournament competition is prohibited at the modified level.
6. Preliminary Match-up: Coaches will conduct a preliminary match-up
of wrestlers. Home coaches will initiate contact three days prior to the
match. If no contact is made, the coach must ask the AD for assistance in
contacting the opponent. ADs will emphasize, with wrestling coaches, the need to
streamline the weigh-in prior to the match. Coaches will indicate the number of
bouts on the rating card in place of the score. (rev 10/21/03)
Program A
Program A is mandatory for all schools in Conference I, II and III.
Conference IV will follow Program A unless both coaches agree to follow Program
B due to low participation numbers. Athletic Directors from
Conference IV schools and/or Athletic Directors from schools participating
against Conference IV schools in Modified Wrestling shall be permitted to agree
to participate in exhibition wrestling matches based on ability, experience,
physical strength, maturity and weight, not using weight classes, with no team
scoring. (This will be an experiment for the 2009-10 and 2010-11 schools years.
A review will take place after the 2009-10 Modified Wrestling Season).
Approved 10/8/09
1. Mandatory Weight Classes: 74, 80, 86,
92, 98, 104, 110, 116, 122, 128, 134, 140, 148, and 155. Optional Weight
Class: Both coaches can elect to add an additional team scoring weight
class above 155 if both coaches agree. The weight difference of the
wrestlers cannot exceed ten pounds.
2. Wrestlers must weigh in wearing their singlet (socks optional).
3. The starting time will be 4:30 pm.
4. There will be a mandatory mat side weigh-in for the competing teams. All other matches will be exhibition using three one-minute periods.
5. Regular team scoring will be used.
6. Wrestlers counting for a team score may only wrestle at the above weight classes (no moving a wrestler to a higher weight class).
7. Exhibition matches will be established
based on ability.
Program B
1. Matching wrestlers: Both coaches will get together and match
their wrestlers. All safety measures are to be
used to equalize competition; namely, experience, physical strength and
maturity.
2. There is no limit to the number of team bouts in a contest.
3. There will be no competition between wrestlers where the weight variance
exceeds that allowed by the NYSPHSAA Program 2 game rules.
4. Multi-school contests may be conducted provided:
a. No participant competes in more matches than
allowed,
b. all rules are adhered to and,
c. no tournament competition is permitted for
teams and/or individuals.
(Revised 5/10)