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Junior High Dual meets and Tournament………Tie matches and overtime procedures………..
The ruling for a tie match at the Jr. High level. Dual meet, no overtime or score. Jr. High Dual meet tournament or team tournament; tie match will use the 1 min and 30 seconds if necessary.

Subject:
Junior High weight class eligibility…………. Jr. High…
Ruling….a wrestler can only wrestle up one weight class above his actual weight. So, if I weigh in at 79 LBS, I can wrestle at the 80 LB weight class or the 86 LB weight class. The minimum weight for the heavy weight is 205 LBS….so to wrestle 245 LBS, he must weigh at least 205 LBS.

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Ruling from Dec 20 about ACT or SAT:
The NFHS indicated that there were no special arrangements for wrestlers taking the SAT or ACT tests, however, Ohio is modifying that by stipulating that the Tournament Manager can allow a wrestler to weigh in at a different time at the day of the event to take the test, however, it must be legitimate and must be before the event starts….bottom line….it’s up to the Tournament Director and it must be before the event starts wrestling.

Ruling from Dec 3:
As the wrestler is decending to his lowest
weight class, he can take advantage of pounds for consecutive days of
wrestling as long as he is allow to weight in for that weight class that
week. He can't, however, take advantage of the 2LB weight allowance
given on Dec.25th for his lowest allowable weight until he makes scratch
weight in that weight class at least once.

So in this situation, as long as your wrestlers are allowed to wrestle
in at that weight class without the extra pound, he can use the
allowance. For example...lets say your wrestler is allowed to weigh 118
LBS for that day and you are given an extra pound for consecutive days
of wrestling....that wrestler can take advantage of that pound and can
weigh in at 120 LBS. for the 119 LB weight class.

Another example....lets say your wrestler is only allowed to weigh 120
LBS for that particular day....so he is really not eligible to be in
that weight class for that day, so he could not use the extra pound to
make the weight class. He would have to weigh in for the 125 LB weight
class.

reminder
Ruling….a wrestler can only wrestle up one weight class above his actual weight.
So, if I weigh in at 79 LBS, I can wrestle at the 80 LB weight class or the 86 LB weight class.

The minimum weight for the heavy weight is 205 LBS….so to wrestle 245 LBS, he must weigh at least 205 LBS.

Dec 1, 2009 Rules Interpretations:

Subject: Rules Interpretation / Dick Loewenstine / Ohio State Rules Interpreter
Question:
What is the minimum weight for Jr. High Heavyweight?
Answer:205 LBS.

Situation:Wrestlers A and B are wrestling with 20 seconds left in the second period. The coach of Wrestler A realizes that when they started the second period, his wrestler should have been given his choice to start the period. He notifies the official that his wrestler should have received his choice at the start of the second period……is that considered “Bad time” ?

Answer : No, this is not bad time. Wrestler A will be given his choice at the start of the third period.

What happens if wrestler A gets pinned in the second period?
Or, what if wrestler A takes his second time out at the end of the second period?
Whose choice is it in the third period? (These same situations could also occur during the overtime period, too.)

Answer: Both questions, nothing happens. In both cases, wrestler A would have gotten his choice in the third period but because of his actions, getting pinned or taking his second injury time-out, he no longer gets that choice. No different than if he had gotten pinned in the first period but was supposed to get the choice in the 2^nd period.

Situation:Wrestler A takes his opponent down and scores a takedown near the center of the mat and starts to turn wrestler B in an attempt to score a near-fall. The official only gets a 1 count and wrestler B avoids any near-fall points buy getting to a 90 degree angle and intentionally scoots off the mat (Fleeing). What point(S) is wrestler A entitled too? Since wrestler A has his opponent in an eminent near-fall position, is he also entitled to the 2 points and the penalty point?

Answer:A wrestler is allowed to defend himself and try to prevent being pinned or scored upon with a counter move. If that counter move is a natural move and if that natural move takes him off the mat, he would not be penalized. However, in this case, the wrestler is intentionally fleeing the mat to avoid being score upon, so he will be penalized 1 point for the technical violation of fleeing the mat and 2 points for the eminent near-fall.

Situation: With a few seconds remaining in the third period, Wrestler A shoots for a takedown, picks his opponent off the mat as the buzzer goes off to end the period and slams Wrestler B to the mat with his follow through. Would this situation be treated as a Team Point, since the period was technically over, or is it a Match Point, because it was a follow through?

Answer:See 7.1.1 SITUATION B on page 42 of the 2009-10 NFHS Wrestling Case Book. Normally, any penalty that occurs after the buzzer is treated as a Team point, however, in this particular situation, since it was a follow through to a move, it would be treated as a match point. Taking this a step further, if the wrestler was injured due to the slam, and can’t continue after the two minute recovery time, he would be declared the winner even thought time was out.

Situation:All of these situations occur in the neutral position in an attempt to secure a takedown………………..

Wrestler A shoots in for a takedown and Wrestler B applies a figure 4 to the head…..and Wrestler A finishes with the takedown…………. One point Technical Violation & Two point Takedown.

Wrestler A shoots in for a takedown and Wrestler B applies a figure 4 and as wrestler A tries to finish the takedown, wrestler B switches to an illegal head scissors……One point Technical Violation and one point illegal hold.

Wrestler A shoots in for a takedown and Wrestler B applies a figure 4 to the head…..and Wrestler A in not able to complete the Takedown…………. One point Technical Violation.

The following scenario are a given;
The figure 4 is illegal on the body or both legs.
The figure 4 is a technical violation in the neutral position.
The straight head scissors with or without an arm is illegal.
The straight scissors to the body is legal, unless use for punishment and then becomes illegal.
The draping scissors is legal.
It is legal for the offensive wrestler to apply a figure 4 to his opponent’s head in a fall situation; however, we should be looking for a potentially dangerous situation if the man comes off his back and bases up.

“What is considered the body” in the following scenario in the neutral position……………..
Draping figure 4………similar to the draping scissors except a figure 4 is applied to the head and shoulder (under the arm pit)…is this considered around the body and is it an illegal hold?

Answer:The body is the trunk of the body – not legs, not arms, not neck or head. The draping figure 4 is an illegal hold and should be stopped immediately.

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