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SHSAA
Activities - Wrestling
Rules
For high
school wrestling in Saskatchewan CAWA (Canadian Amateur Wrestling
Association) Rules as published on Dec. 1 of the current season
will be followed with the following SHSAA modifications.
Dress:
At Regional and Provincial wrestling competitions all participants
must present themselves for competition clothed as follows:
a)
All competitors must wear a wrestling singlet.
b)
All competitors have a red/blue reversible singlet, or individual
singlets of red and blue. Wrestling singlets in school colours
are acceptable. Club singlets are not acceptable and will
not be worn for high school competitions.
c)
Competitors must wear supple shoes with no heels, buckles
or metal attachments. Wrestling boots are strongly recommended.
d)
Long hair must be worn tied back, with an elastic or ribbon,
with no metal attachments.
e)
Wearing any jewellery is forbidden, brooches, earrings,
necklaces, rings, bracelets, or any metal or rigid object.
f) Any wrestler wearing braces on their teeth, must wear a mouthguard.
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Skin
Inspection
a)
At regional and provincial wrestling events the on-site medical
personnel must examine all competitors before wrestling.
b) The on-site medical personnel will conduct all skin inspections.
Any wrestler with ringworm or any contagious skin ailment
will be ruled ineligible to participate in the competition.
c) The decision of the on-site medical personnel will be final
with regard to the athletes participation in the event.
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Weigh-ins
a)
All competitors are weighed in their wrestling attire,
with bare feet.
b) A 200 gram reduction in the weight will be allowed as
the weight of the wrestling uniform.
The Coach
a) The
coach that sits in the athletes' corner is required to shake
the hand of the opponent at the conclusion of the match. Only
one coach will be allowed in the corner during a match.
b) The coach must remain seated in the appropriate corner
at the edge of the mat during the bout except during the 30-second
break between rounds. The coach may leave their seat to tend
to an injured or bleeding athlete on the wrestling mat or
to approach the mat chairperson around the mat surface to
request a specific clarification.
c) The coach may encourage the wrestler and give instructions;
however, the coach will not indicate points with hands nor
attempt to influence the referee's judgement by shouting phrases
or using signals utilised by officials.
d) The coach is not allowed to speak to the referee, judge
or the other athlete or coach during the match. The coach
may however, request an explanation from the mat chairperson,
regarding a specific call, at an appropriate break in the
action. The coach is not entitled to express their opinion
on the call nor request an official's conference. When the
mat chairperson calls a conference, the coaches shall refrain
from approaching the table or attempting to influence the
outcome of the conference.
e) The coach is not allowed to direct verbal abuse to the
referees during or after the match.
f) The coach may come onto the wrestling surface, when invited
by the referee to tend to an injured or bleeding athlete.
g) If the coach behaves in an unacceptable fashion, the mat
chairperson is required to give the coach a yellow card. If
the offence continues in the same match, the coach will be
given a red card and ordered to leave the corner and go into
the stands for the duration of the match. The coach will not
be allowed to continue to function as a coach until the head
official has met with the officiating team for that match
and determined the severity of the infraction. The head official
will make a decision to either let the coach resume their
duties or disallow the coach from their duties for the duration
of the tournament. If a red card is issued a report must be
filed by the official and the host school to the SHSAA office,
regardless of the head officials decision whether to allow
the coach to return, or not. This is a requirement set out
in the SHSAA Bylaws anytime a coach is ejected from an interschool
contest. (See SHSAA Bylaws, Ejection of a Coach from a Contest,
page 38 of the handbook).
h) Coaches that continue to direct verbal abuse from the stands
will be required to leave the competition hall for the duration
of the tournament.
i) If the coach is eliminated, the contest will be forfeited
if there is not another approved coach or supervisor present
to supervise the team. (See SHSAA Bylaws, Coaches and Supervisors,
page 30 of the handbook).
NOTE:
The yellow / red card system is for the behavioural control
of the coaches during a specific match situation. It is not
to be used for penalizing a coach for his athlete's behaviour,
or for the behaviour of spectators in the stands. Extreme
behaviour may result in the coach being removed from the tournament
and may not necessitate a card being used.
NOTE:
Incident reports shall be filed by the head official and the
host school for any interschool contest that an individual
(coach, wrestler, official) is ejected.
Reports MUST be filed with the SHSAA office and/or District
commissioner and include information regarding the incident
and the decision to eliminate the individual from the competition.
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Illegal Holds
a) A ring nelson from any position is an illegal hold. (full
/ 3/4 nelson)
b) A
back supple is an illegal hold.
c) The
West Point or any of its variations is an illegal hold.
d) The high amplitude throw no longer is awarded 5 points; is now awarded 3 points.
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Jury of Appeal
At the Regional and Provincial Tournaments a "Jury of Appeal" to settle "on
the spot" disputes will include the SHSAA Representative, the head referee
and the tournament commissioner. They may call on other individuals to
assist with a decision. As "on the mat" video is not provided at SHSAA
wrestling competitions, the Jury of Appeal will not function to review the
scoring of the match or particular periods of action during the match.
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Length of Match
Each match
will consist of three 2-minute rounds.
COACH-IN-CORNER:
At Regional and Provincial wrestling events, no match will start until such
time as a coach is available for the athlete's corner.
FLUID INTAKE:
During the break following the first 2-minutes of the bout a wrestler will
be allowed to drink water (fluids). The water must be available in the
coach's corner.
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Weight Classes
| Boys
Wrestling |
| Under |
Under |
Under |
Under |
40
kg.
43
46
49
|
52
kg.
55
58
62
|
66
kg.
70
75
82
|
90
kg.
98
110
110+ (Max. 130 kg.) |
| Girls
Wrestling |
| Under |
Under |
Under |
Under |
44
kg.
47
50
|
53
kg.
56
60
|
64
kg.
68
73
|
80 Kg
90 kg
105 |
NOTE: Wrestlers are only allowed to wrestle one weight category above
their actual weight except the boys 110 + category where the athletes must
be within the 110 - 130 kg range and the girls 105 + category where the
athletes must be within the 105 - 120 kg range.
NOTE:
For interschool wrestling competition weight classes may
be determined on the basis of age and experience provided
that weight categories are kept within the following percentages.
Athletes less than 59 kilograms a 6 to 8 % range; 59- 82
kilograms an 8 to 10 % range and athletes weighing more
than 82 kilograms a 10 to 15% range.
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Regional Tournament
ENTRY:
a)
All wrestlers from registered schools outside Regina and Saskatoon
MUST attend this meet in order to qualify for the Provincial
Tournament.
b)
Registered schools may enter more than one wrestler per division
c)
Every participating school MUST contact the commissioner
with its intent to enter, and indicate the number of competitors
on or before the Monday preceding the regional tournament.
Competitors who have not been pre-registered by their coaches
will not be allowed to participate in the tournament.
Weigh-In:
A) For the rural regional wrestling tournament, athletes will weigh in at
their school. Each wrestler must weigh-in at their home school and the
weight must be certified by one of the school administrators or their
designate. Certified weights must be faxed to the regional commissioner by
12:00 PM the Thursday preceding the regional tournament. For the city
regional tournaments, wrestlers must weigh in on site the day prior to the
event.
B) Skin
inspections will commence at 9:00 A.M.
C)
If an athlete is the only competitor in a weight category
following the weigh-in deadline, the regional commissioner
will contact the athlete's school to inform the school that
the athlete does not need to attend the regional tournament
and will advance to the provincial championship.
TOURNAMENTS:
a)
The regional wrestling tournament is a one-day tournament.
WRESTLING WILL BEGIN AT 10:00 A.M. (See weigh-in procedures)
b) A fifth (5th) place wrestler WILL NOT have the right to
challenge the fourth (4th) place wrestler at the qualifying
tournaments leading to the provincial tournament.
AWARDS:
All
individual and team awards will be presented upon completion
of the final match.
a) A gold medal will be awarded to the top finisher in each weight
class.
b)
A gold
medal will be awarded to an athlete who is the only wrestler
in a weight class.
c)
School Points:
1)
SHSAA Rural Regional plaque to winning school.
2)
Points awarded on the basis of 10, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 for the
top six finishers in each division.
3)
Points obtained by a wrestler are added to his school
and district team totals (regardless of the number of
wrestlers in the class or the number of wrestlers from
a school in a class).
NOTE:
There are two school awards, one for girls and one for
boys.
SASKATCHEWAN
DISTRICT TEAM:
a)
The Saskatchewan District team will consist of up to four qualifiers
from this meet per weight division.
b)
The "District" coaching staff will be selected
by the coaches present. (Head and Assistant Coach.) It will
be the responsibility of the Head Coach to inform the SHSAA
office and the provincial commissioner of the Saskatchewan
District team and of any changes in that team that may occur
prior to the provincial tournament.
c)
The final district team must be selected and confirmed by
the school coach when one of their athletes qualifies for
the Provincial Tournament. This must be done at the Regional
Tournament in consultation with the regional commissioner
and the designated Head Coach of the Saskatchewan District
Team. The regional commissioner will forward the team entry
to the SHSAA office and the provincial commissioner.
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Provincial Tournament
TOURNAMENT:
The provincial wrestling tournament is a two-day tournament.
WRESTLING WILL BEGIN AT 4:00 pm on day one and at 9:00 am
on day two (see weigh-in procedures).
DISTRICT
TEAMS include:
Saskatoon
District - open to Saskatoon students who meet SHSAA eligibility
requirements.
Regina
District - open to Regina students who meet SHSAA eligibility
requirements.
Saskatchewan
District - open to all students (outside of Regina and
Saskatoon) who meet SHSAA eligibility requirements. All school
teams in this district must qualify for the District team
by attending the Saskatchewan District meet.
a)
District teams may be composed of up to four competitors in each
weight division.
b)
Competitors who have qualified in district tournaments at
one weight must compete at that weight at the provincial
championships.
c)
To participate at the provincial high school wrestling championship
all wrestlers must participate in and qualify through their
respective district meets. (Saskatoon City, Regina City
and the Saskatchewan Regional championships).
WEIGH-IN:
a) Skin inspections must be completed prior to weigh-ins. Skin
inspections will begin at 11:30 a.m. and end at 1:00 p.m. Host must provide
a minimum of two qualified medical practitioners for skin inspections.
b) A minimum of two of the official scales for the weigh-ins will be
available as a "check" for wrestlers between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
c) All competitors must report for the weigh-in to be held between 12:00
and 1:00 p.m. Friday. Wrestlers must make weight for the weight category
they qualified in at the regional or city championships.
d) Coaches are allowed in the weigh-in area during the weigh-in hour
using the following guidelines:
i) The immediate scale area will be off-limits to coaches.
ii) There will be a designated area within the weigh-in room for coaches
to assemble, an area where athletes could have access to their coach.
iii) Following the general weigh-ins by weight category
an athlete may request to weigh-in on any scale being used in the weigh-ins.
e) If a wrestler does not make weight, or does not show up for the meet,
the wrestlers from that district who placed behind the forfeited wrestler
will move up one placing. This means that there would be no fourth place
wrestler from that district.
f) Wrestlers must wrestle in the weight category in which they
qualified for the provincial meet.
g) The use of plastic bags, saunas or any form of artificial weight loss
is strictly prohibited in SHSAA wrestling events. The penalty for
non-compliance for athletes is immediate elimination from the tournament.
DRAW:
a) The draw will consist of a double elimination bracket draw, in
multiples of eight (8, 16, 32).
b) The first and second finisher in each half of the draw will compete
in a 1 versus 2 cross-over semi-final. The winners of the two semi-finals
will wrestle for the gold medal. The two non-winners of the semi-finals
will wrestle for the bronze medal.
1. The following procedure will be followed to determine the cross-over
pairings:
i. The first semi-final will be A1 versus B2 and the second semi-final will
be A2 versus B1.
ii. If either of the above pairings has taken place in preliminary rounds,
then the draw master will re-draw the semi-final matches (A1 versus B1 and
A2 versus B2).
iii. If this re-draw results in either of the semi-final opponents having
faced each other, then the original pre-determined match-up (A1 versus B2
and A2 versus B1) will be used and the wrestlers will wrestle again in the
semi-final.
c)
It should be noted that rotation of the draw for the weight
class designations will take place annually (see below).
This should alleviate any perceived advantage in a pool
for any district over a period of time.
d)
The rotation will be as follows:
2011 - 40 kg Boys and 44 kg Girls - Pool #1
2012 - 43 kg Boys and 47 kg Girls - Pool #1
2013 - 46 kg Boys and 50 kg Girls - Pool #1
e)
The rotation of the wrestlers from the districts (Saskatoon,
Regina, Saskatchewan) shall be as follows:
Note: wrestlers receiving byes should be placed so they
would meet in the semi-finals. The rest of the wrestlers should
be placed at random by lot number in their respective halves
of the draw.
The
draw master will be asked to even out the brackets to avoid
unbalanced draws in weight classes without a full contingent
(i.e. each pool shall have as close to the same number of
competitors and each bracket shall have a number 1 wrestler).
| Pool #1 |
Top
Half of Draw |
Bottom
Half of Draw |
Saskatoon
#1 - bye
Regina #1 - bye
Saskatchewan #2/3
Regina #4
Saskatoon #4 |
Saskatchewan
#1 - bye
Draw for bye
Regina #2/3
Saskatoon #2/3
Saskatchewan #4 |
| Pool #2 |
Top
Half of Draw |
Bottom
Half of Draw |
Saskatchewan
#1 - bye
Saskatoon #1 - bye
Regina #2/3
Saskatoon #4
Saskatchewan #4 |
Regina
#1 - bye
Draw for bye
Saskatoon #2/3
Saskatchewan #2/3
Regina #4 |
| Pool #3 |
Top
Half of Draw |
Bottom
Half of Draw |
Regina
#1 - bye
Saskatchewan #1 - bye
Saskatoon #2/3
Regina #4
Saskatchewan #4 |
Saskatoon
#1 - bye
Draw for bye
Regina #2/3
Saskatchewan #2/3
Saskatoon #4 |
AWARDS:
There
are four school team wrestling competitions, two for girls
and two for boys. All individual and team awards will be presented
upon completion of the final match.
a) Individual medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each
weight class.
b)
School Points:
1)
SHSAA plaque and travelling trophy to winning school.
3A Boys - schools with 250 or fewer male students in grades
10 - 12.
3A Girls - schools with 250 or fewer female students in
grades 10 - 12.
4A Boys - schools with 251 or more male students in grades
10 - 12.
4A Girls - schools with 251 or more female students in
grades 10 - 12.
2)
Points awarded on the basis of 10, 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 for the
top six finishers in each division.
3)
Points obtained by a wrestler are added to the school
team totals (regardless of the number of wrestlers
in the class or the number of wrestlers from a school
in a class).
c)
A gold medal will be awarded to an athlete who is the only
wrestler in a weight class.
2006
- 2007 SHSAA Wrestling Rule Clarification
The CAWA
rulebook is to be followed for all high school wrestling events.
The only exception that was added by SHSAA is:
In the third period of any match, if the score is tied, there
is then a sudden death period. The first wrestler to score
wins the match.
Note:
New CAWA amendment as of December 2006, cautions are now the
first deciding criteria in the event of a tie score at the
ends of a period. The wrestler with the fewest cautions would
win that period. This only applies to the first two rounds
because of the SHSAA amendment addressed above. The order
of deciding criteria at the end of a tied period is:
1.
Fewest Cautions
2. Most 3 point actions
3. Most 2 point actions
4. Last Point Scored
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