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.  The time periods for bouts shall be as follows:
     a.  If a contestant competes in only one bout per contest, 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 are three 1 minute periods.  
There must be a one hour rest period between bouts.

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.

Game Rules

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.

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.  The early winter squad lists are to be sent by the 1st of December, the late winter lists by the 15th of February or prior to the first match whichever is sooner.  Please see that this is done without fail!

2.  Promotion - In the early winter season, a wrestler is considered to have completed 50% of the modified schedule on December 24th and may not be moved to a higher level after that date.

3.  Teams will have side by side weigh-ins prior to the start of the meet.  In Program 2 the weigh-ins will take place prior to the individual pairings.

4.  The honor weigh-in procedure as stated in the NYSPHSAA Handbook is not in effect in Section XI modified wrestling.

5.  A dual meet contest is to be limited to two hours.

6.  Tournament competition is prohibited at the modified level.

7.  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)