On-Line Meetings
• On-line meetings are now available in
basketball and wrestling; and this spring for
track, baseball and softball.
• We plan to have all sports’ meetings
online next year
• We hope you will find this to be a great
alternative to attending meetings in person.
Other Computer Requirements
• Flash required
• High-speed internet connection
recommended
• Schools and public libraries
• To get credit, need to get to the end and sign
in
• Plan ahead. Don’t wait until the last minute!
Update: As of November 24, this
meeting is no longer available for
credit.
Complete On Line Registration
Now Available!
• If you took advantage of this option –
THANKS!
• Easy and Convenient
• Saves MSHSL time and $$
• Give it a try!
Officials MUST Be Registered!
• Complete all steps
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- Paperwork & fee
- Meeting & test
Only work with
registered officials
Contact MSHSL Office
with violations
Penalty = Suspension
Major Liability Issues!
• For non-registered official
• For registered officials who work with
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non-registered officials
For schools, AD’s and Coaches
Not fair to other officials
Officials = Integrity
What about the kids???
Check Officials Directory
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Associations must only
assign registered officials
Schools must only used
registered officials
Non-registered =
scrimmage
Contest cannot be made up
Be sure to check the
official’s directory after the
test deadline of
November 24.
Coaches Rating Officials
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The scoring system has been changed
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Coaches will rate 1 thru 7 in each of 5 subcategories. The overall rating will be a sum of
these sub-ratings.
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In the future local Associations will also be able to
rate the officials.
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Minor changes in language/descriptions
Rating Officials
• Officials – thanks for entering schedules!
• Coaches thanks for rating!
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- For being fair and objective!
Remember that this is a rating
- Compare to other officials who you see
Officials Rating Schools
• Popular and useful!
• Only rate site mgm’t for home team
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- No rating for games at neutral sites
Comments will be tied to the games
- Will make these more useful for
schools
- Objective comments not editorials
- Comments that will help the school
Officials Rating Schools,
continued …
• File Incident reports – any rating of 1
• Thanks Officials for being fair and
objective!
School Ratings
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Composite scores available to schools
Use for comparisons!
Use for incentives!
Use for recognition!
We are making a difference!
Tournament Card
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Benefit now available to officials
$25 -- good at most section & state events
Get to matches and watch other officials!
Purchase online – deadline November 24
Recruit!
• Shortages are a
challenge
• Officials Recruit
• Coaches Recruit
• Former athletes
(especially college)
Retain!
• Key to shortage of Officials
• Coaches – treat officials with respect
• Give positive constructive feedback
• Lower levels
Officials
• Officials – treat coaches
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& athletes with respect
Listen
Be confident, but not
arrogant!
Officials – train and
mentor new officials
Training Opportunities
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Meetings now on-line
More training opportunities
More training requirements
Improved officials = improved contests =
better for fans = better for coaches =
most importantly -- better for student
athletes!
Rules & Policies
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Minnesota Rule Modifications
- Official’s Manual
- Athletic Rules and Policies Manual
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Coaches – check Rules and Policies for Wrestling
- Online – go to Wrestling Activity page
- Click on “Rules & Policies” – under “Resources”
- Regular season & Tournament rules and policies
Rules and Policies
Coaches Restricted Zone: Rule 2-2-2
• defined by either a contrasting
line marked on the mat with
paint or tape,
• or a contrasting colored
surface under the chairs
• shall be no closer than five
feet to the edge of the circle
• at tournaments or multiple
team events
Wrestler’s Uniform: Rule 4-1-5 (NEW)
The uniform shall be worn as intended/designed
by the manufacturer. This includes headgear.
Singlet worn backwards
Hair Trimmed and Groomed: Rule 4-2-1
The hair, in its natural state, shall not extend
below the eyebrows in the front.
Hair to
eyebrows
in front
Hair extends
below
eyebrows
Wrestler’s Appearance and Health:
Rule 4-2-3
• documentation shall be furnished at the weigh-in
• exception: if on-site meet physician is present and
able to examine the wrestler
•immediately after the weigh in.
Wrestler weighing in
Wrestler being examined
Wrestler’s Appearance and Health:
Rule 4-2-5 (NEW)
• If noncommunicable …
• documentation indicating a specific condition (i.e., birthmark)
or other condition (i.e., psoriasis) is not communicable
• valid for the duration of the season
• could become secondarily infected and may require reevaluation.
Wrestler with birthmark
Duration of season
1-Pound Additional Allowance: Rule 4-5-5
• Competitions that are postponed
• reason beyond the control of the participating school(s)
• treat the same as competitions when there are
consecutive days of competition with 1-pound allowance
• exception: 48-hour notice
Tuesday
Snow cancels school
Wednesday
Competition delayed one day
1-Pound Additional Allowance:
Rule 4-5-5
• 48 hours notice required for the opponent(s)
• notice to the head coach, principal or athletic director.
Host school phones athletic director …
… not school secretary
Correction of Errors: Rules 5-1-4, 6-6-1
• wrong wrestler given choice of position
• start of the second period or start of the first 30-second
tiebreaker in overtime
• no rewrestling
• opponent given the choice at the start of the third period or
start of the second 30-second tiebreaker in overtime
Inbounds: Rule 5-15-3
If there is no action at the edge of the mat and one wrestler
is out of bounds, the referee may stop the match.
Referee stops match
Restart
Offensive Starting Position Sequence:
Rule 5-20-5 NOTE (NEW)
1. Set the knee(s) and feet.
Offensive Starting Position Sequence:
Rule 5-20-5 NOTE (NEW)
2. Place the palm of one hand on the navel
and head over spinal column
Offensive Starting Position Sequence:
Rule 5-20-5 NOTE (NEW)
3. Place the palm of the other hand on or
over the near elbow.
Stalling: Rule 5-25-6c; 7-6-6c NEW
It is stalling when either
wrestler repeatedly
creates a stalemate
situation to prevent an
opponent from scoring.
New Recovery Time Signal for Referees:
Rule 5-29-3
Creation of a new signal
for recovery time.
Recovery time
Referees’ Signals and Mechanics
• follow certain order
• proper sequence
• aspect of a good
referee
Reporting to the Scorer’s Table
Ready to Wrestle
WRESTLER A1 MUST GO
DIRECTLY TO THE MAT
AFTER REPORTING TO
THE SCORER’S TABLE
Not properly equipped
Delaying the match
Unsportsmanlike Conduct: Rule 5-31-1
Head coach will not be penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct
when …
• wrestler reports to the scorer’s table not in the proper uniform
• not properly groomed
• not properly equipped
• not ready to wrestle.
Wrestler reports
without headgear
1 match point, start
injury clock
Overtime: Rule 6-7-1c (6)
• unsportsmanlike conduct penalty = opponent has choice of
starting position during the ultimate tiebreaker
• penalty supersedes the first points scored in the regulation
match
In 1st period, wrestler is
penalized for
unsportsmanlike conduct
Wrestler B gets choice
in ultimate tiebreaker
Illegal Maneuver: Rule 7-1-5w (NEW)
A back flip from the standing position is illegal.
Unnecessary Roughness: Rule 7-4-1
Unnecessary roughness:
• forceful slap to head
• forceful slap to face
• gouging the eyes
• poking the eyes
Forceful slap to the head
Rule Book
Additions, Deletions & Changes
• Pg. 9 – Delete Rule 1-1-2
• Pg. 10 – Rule 1-3-2
- Delete: “For health and safety reasons, the stat’s weight
control program shall require hydration testing with a
specific gravity not greater than 1.025, which immediately
precedes the body fat assessment.”
- Delete: “A program to monitor an average weight loss of
1.5 percent a week with descent, may use …”
- Add: “As of Jan. 15, a wrestler must have 50% of his/her
weigh-ins at the minimum certified weight in order to
wrestle that weight class in section/state tournament
series.”
continued …
Rule Book
Additions, Deletions & Changes, cont.
• Pg. 19 – Rule 4-4-1
- Add: minimum weight for 103 lb. is 88 lb.; 2 lb.
growth allowance on Jan. 1 affects the minimum
weight which makes the minimum weight 90 lb.
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Pg. 19 – Rule 4-4-4
- Delete: “any time after the date of certification.”
- Add: “…as of January 1, 2009.”
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Pg. 28 – Rules 5-22-1 & 2
- Delete these articles.
Grooming and Medical Checks: Rule 4-2
Neatly trimmed sideburns
Fingernails too long
Communicable Disease and
Skin Infection
• MRSA
• relatively new but
increasingly more common
• potentially serious
• early identification
Communicable Disease and
Skin Infection, cont. …
Basic hygienic
principles help
prevent the spread
of those infectious
diseases.
Going Out of the Wrestling Area:
Rule 7-3-1
• Situations when wrestlers use edge of the mat to get out of a
situation
• should be penalized for going out of the wrestling area
Competition: Rule 1
Rule 1-2-2:
No wrestler shall represent the school in more than one
weight class in any meet or compete in more than five
matches (championship or consolation), including forfeits in
any one day.
Rule 1-2-3:
No contestant shall wrestle in two consecutive matches with
less than a 45-minute rest between them. The conclusion time
of each match shall be recorded. JV wrestlers cannot wrestle
matches with less than 45 minutes rest.
Rule 1-2-4:
A contestant shall not accept a forfeit in one weight class
and compete in another class.
Tooth and Mouth Protector:
Rule 4-2-6 (New)
Contestants who have braces or have a special
orthodontic device on their teeth shall be required to wear
a tooth and mouth protector.
Positions: Rule 5-20-6 (New)
A. Both wrestlers out of bounds
B. Wrestler A1 signals neutral
position
continued …
Positions: Rule 5-20-6 (New), continued ..
C. Neutral position
D. One-point escape for wrestler B1
E. Restart match
in neutral position
2008/2009 NFHS Wrestling Skin Lesion Form
Updated Skin
Condition Report
Team Benches: Dual Meets
* NFHS Rule 2-2-1: All team personnel, including
coaches, other than actual participating contestants
shall be restricted to an area which is at least 10
feet from the edge of the mat and the scorer’s
table, where facilities permit.
Team Benches:
Multiple-Team Events & Tournaments
* NFHS Rule 2-2-2:
• max of two team personnel on chairs at edge of mat
- coaches and/or non-participating contestants
• can allow coaches on corner of the mat in a restricted zone
• restricted zone …
- a line marked on the mat with paint/tape, or
- a colored surface under the chairs.
• no closer than 5 feet to the edge of the circle & at least 10
feet from the scorer’s table, where facilities permit.
Conduct of Coaches,
Team Personnel and Others
*NFHS Rule 7-5-2: Coaches and other team personnel are
restricted to the bench/chairs while the clock is running and
during normal out of bounds and resumption of wrestling. The
coach may move towards the mat only during a charged timeout or at the end of the match. (See Rule 2-2)
continued …
Conduct of Coaches, Team Personnel
and Others, continued …
Rule 7-5-3:
Coaches misconduct will be
called on coaches or other
team personnel who violate
the bench decorum rule. If a
coach confronts an official
inside the 10’ mat area, or
outside the restricted area, an
unsportsmanlike conduct call
will be made.
Reminders
• Coaches Coach
• Officials officiate
• Respect the difficult
job you each have
• Not adversaries
- You are on the
same side!
- Serve the kids!
Keep Working to Improve!
We are Making Progress!
All events a positive
experience!
Upload
Schedule
& Roster
Post
Results
Immediately
Tuesday,
February 17
DEADLINE
To Certify
Program
Info
• E-Mail Team Photo
• Certify Roster,
Season Record,
Photo ID
It’s all on the WEB…
www.MSHSL.org
…on your
Administrative
Pages
MSHSL Wrestling Rule Interpreters
Byron Olson: 952-232-3621
bdolson@isd194.k12.mn.us
Ron Ackerman: 763-571-9702
ronald.ackerman@unisys.com
Roger Wilson: 320-252-5804
rogerw@clcmn.com
Brian Lindberg: 218-637-6391
bucksam@gvtel.com
for what you do!