Post by rulesguy on May 2, 2011 10:00:31 GMT -5
The NCAA is looking to add wording to its Rule book regarding stalling. The wording is very precise and if implemented would force stalling to become more uniform across officiating.
As of right now, stalling is always a hot button issue because different referees have different points of view on stalling. Also the rule book is not specific on many of the different situations in which stalling should be called. The following passage is what is being proposed at the NCAA level (and hopefully soon the High School Level).
Items in Bold are my expressions and opinions
Regular type is the proposed wording
Stalling
The committee also recommended new criteria that better define the stalling rule and help ensure its consistent enforcement.
Stalling is defined as one or both wrestlers attempting to avoid wrestling action as an offensive or defensive strategy. Basic definition
Wrestlers who consistently retreat to the edge of the mat, make no effort to move back into the wrestling area and fail to initiate action will be cited for stalling.In the rule book now, but not called enough
The rule will be applied in the following instances:
A wrestler must only move forward or in a circular motion on a neutral start before making contact. A participant who steps backward is stalling unless it is to sprawl from an opponent’s takedown attempt.Love this wording!!! Imagine, NO steps backward until contact has been made. This would truly allow for more action
A wrestler is not permitted to back away from the opponent without creating action.It gets better, no backing up even in a tie up without some sort of action i.e. a Russian, a quick shot, a shoulder shrug
A wrestler near the edge of the mat cannot step out of bounds unless it is to sprawl from an opponent’s takedown attempt or when interlocked. If you are not interlocked and you are the first person out, you are stalling... this is similar to freestyle where if you step out its 1 pt for your opponent
A participant will be called for stalling if he kicks out from a lower leg hold when this action results in the defending wrestler going out of the wrestling area.You are out of bounds but your opponent is in and has your leg, you kick toward out of bounds, most refs wont call fleeing (because what direction are you supposed to go without getting scored on, see we refs understand) but now its defined as stalling... I can live with that and would call that
A wrestler who flees or attempts to flee the wrestling area as a means of avoiding being scored upon will be called for stalling. The committee considers fleeing as an attempt by a wrestler to avoid wrestling action; thus, it is considered a form of stalling and should be similarly penalized.Now if called for fleeing, not only will it cost you a point but you will also get banged for stalling! I think this is awesome!
Wrestlers must make an attempt to sustain active wrestling and remain in the circle. The offensive and defensive stalling positions include (Top and Bottom stalling, most of this stuff is already called):
An offensive wrestler who does not aggressively attempt to break down the opponent will be called for stalling.No argument here
Either wrestler pushing his opponent out of bounds to prevent scoring will be cited for stalling.Fleeing the mat and stalling in the same call again...love it
The offensive wrestler grasping the defensive wrestler’s leg(s) with both hands or arms will be called for stalling, unless such action is designed to break down the opponent for the purpose of securing a fall or to prevent an escape or reversal.Again, this is called now and is in the book now in some way, shape, or form
Any wrestler who repeatedly grasps or interlocks his hands around a leg without attempting an offensive move will be called for stalling.Also already called, I think, I know I call it
A defensive wrestler must initiate action to escape or reverse the opponent, or he will be called for stalling.This I love, and I enforce now but not enough refs see it this way yet... it puts just as much responsibility on the defensive wrestler as the offensive wrestler
A wrestler who repeatedly applies the legs while in the rear-standing position is stalling. An exception to this is when the defensive wrestler is in a standing position, the offensive wrestler is allowed reaction time to attempt to bring the opponent back to the mat.Also called now, nothing new here
Now to my favorite part, the penalty. This takes so much pressure off the official, which will lead to more calls!
“Now the first violation for stalling will be a warning, and then it will be a one-point penalty for a second violation,” Bubb said. “The third and subsequent violations will be one point, plus the opponent will be given the choice of the starting position.”
There is no longer a disqualification penalty involved in the stalling rule. The referee should no longer feel pressured to stop the match due to stalling.Stalling is no longer a part of the penalty chart, you can't stall someone out, there is no 2 point stall. And there is choice involved! I love this. I think if there was less pressure on this as officials with the penalty affecting a DQ it would be called much much more
Please remember this is a PREPOSED NCAA rule and not a High School rule, it usually takes a year but high school usually follows suit with the NCAA rules (i.e. top and bottom starts over the past few seasons). Look forward to this! Its coming and it'll make wrestling and officiating better!
I will also be bringing this up with our officials orginaization to see if we as a state may adopt this early as a set of guidlines for our orginization. It will put us ahead of the curve. Sound off for me here so I know what the community thinks.
As of right now, stalling is always a hot button issue because different referees have different points of view on stalling. Also the rule book is not specific on many of the different situations in which stalling should be called. The following passage is what is being proposed at the NCAA level (and hopefully soon the High School Level).
Items in Bold are my expressions and opinions
Regular type is the proposed wording
Stalling
The committee also recommended new criteria that better define the stalling rule and help ensure its consistent enforcement.
Stalling is defined as one or both wrestlers attempting to avoid wrestling action as an offensive or defensive strategy. Basic definition
Wrestlers who consistently retreat to the edge of the mat, make no effort to move back into the wrestling area and fail to initiate action will be cited for stalling.In the rule book now, but not called enough
The rule will be applied in the following instances:
A wrestler must only move forward or in a circular motion on a neutral start before making contact. A participant who steps backward is stalling unless it is to sprawl from an opponent’s takedown attempt.Love this wording!!! Imagine, NO steps backward until contact has been made. This would truly allow for more action
A wrestler is not permitted to back away from the opponent without creating action.It gets better, no backing up even in a tie up without some sort of action i.e. a Russian, a quick shot, a shoulder shrug
A wrestler near the edge of the mat cannot step out of bounds unless it is to sprawl from an opponent’s takedown attempt or when interlocked. If you are not interlocked and you are the first person out, you are stalling... this is similar to freestyle where if you step out its 1 pt for your opponent
A participant will be called for stalling if he kicks out from a lower leg hold when this action results in the defending wrestler going out of the wrestling area.You are out of bounds but your opponent is in and has your leg, you kick toward out of bounds, most refs wont call fleeing (because what direction are you supposed to go without getting scored on, see we refs understand) but now its defined as stalling... I can live with that and would call that
A wrestler who flees or attempts to flee the wrestling area as a means of avoiding being scored upon will be called for stalling. The committee considers fleeing as an attempt by a wrestler to avoid wrestling action; thus, it is considered a form of stalling and should be similarly penalized.Now if called for fleeing, not only will it cost you a point but you will also get banged for stalling! I think this is awesome!
Wrestlers must make an attempt to sustain active wrestling and remain in the circle. The offensive and defensive stalling positions include (Top and Bottom stalling, most of this stuff is already called):
An offensive wrestler who does not aggressively attempt to break down the opponent will be called for stalling.No argument here
Either wrestler pushing his opponent out of bounds to prevent scoring will be cited for stalling.Fleeing the mat and stalling in the same call again...love it
The offensive wrestler grasping the defensive wrestler’s leg(s) with both hands or arms will be called for stalling, unless such action is designed to break down the opponent for the purpose of securing a fall or to prevent an escape or reversal.Again, this is called now and is in the book now in some way, shape, or form
Any wrestler who repeatedly grasps or interlocks his hands around a leg without attempting an offensive move will be called for stalling.Also already called, I think, I know I call it
A defensive wrestler must initiate action to escape or reverse the opponent, or he will be called for stalling.This I love, and I enforce now but not enough refs see it this way yet... it puts just as much responsibility on the defensive wrestler as the offensive wrestler
A wrestler who repeatedly applies the legs while in the rear-standing position is stalling. An exception to this is when the defensive wrestler is in a standing position, the offensive wrestler is allowed reaction time to attempt to bring the opponent back to the mat.Also called now, nothing new here
Now to my favorite part, the penalty. This takes so much pressure off the official, which will lead to more calls!
“Now the first violation for stalling will be a warning, and then it will be a one-point penalty for a second violation,” Bubb said. “The third and subsequent violations will be one point, plus the opponent will be given the choice of the starting position.”
There is no longer a disqualification penalty involved in the stalling rule. The referee should no longer feel pressured to stop the match due to stalling.Stalling is no longer a part of the penalty chart, you can't stall someone out, there is no 2 point stall. And there is choice involved! I love this. I think if there was less pressure on this as officials with the penalty affecting a DQ it would be called much much more
Please remember this is a PREPOSED NCAA rule and not a High School rule, it usually takes a year but high school usually follows suit with the NCAA rules (i.e. top and bottom starts over the past few seasons). Look forward to this! Its coming and it'll make wrestling and officiating better!
I will also be bringing this up with our officials orginaization to see if we as a state may adopt this early as a set of guidlines for our orginization. It will put us ahead of the curve. Sound off for me here so I know what the community thinks.