Virginia High School League

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2009-10 VHSL WRESTLING RULES CLINIC
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Purpose

• Review important VHSL policies and information
• Explain this years rule changes
• Answer any questions you might have

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Clinic Attendance

• Each school must be represented by one wrestling
  coach
• Officials must attend each year to be eligible
  for varsity and post-season consideration

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Penalties for Non-Attendance

• Coach
• Letter to principal
• 50 fine
• Head coach must take NFHS wrestling rules exam
• Official
• 1 year cannot work varsity wrestling

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NEW Clinic Make-up

• Coaches or officials who are unable, due to
  extreme or unusual circumstances, to attend one
  of the VHSL Rules Clinics, MAY be given an
  opportunity to meet the clinic requirement by
  viewing the PowerPoint presentation online.

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Clinic Make-up Request Procedure

• The request for an official must come from a VHSL
  Principal or his/her designee.
• The request for a coach must come from his/her
  Principal/AD.
• Requests must be in writing (email is OK).
• Past clinic attendance and present circumstances
  along with any additional pertinent information
  will be considered in the decision to grant or
  deny the request.

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Rules Clinic Make-up Requirements

• If the request is granted
• The coach/official must pay a 25 administrative
  fee to VHSL in order to receive credit for
  attendance.
• The requesting school/association must verify
  that the official/coach did in fact view the
  presentation.
• The coach must take the online exam.

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On the Web

• 09-10 NFHS wrestling rule changes
• Penalty summary chart
• Wrestling scorers and timers instructions
• Wrestling signals chart
• 09-10 VHSL Rules Clinic PowerPoint

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Important Dates

• First Practice Date
• First Contest Date
• District Deadline
• Regional Deadline

• Nov. 16
• Dec. 2
• Feb. 6
• Feb. 13

Local restrictions may apply
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VHSL ChampionshipsGroups A AA
Feb. 19-20, 2009 Salem Civic Center
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VHSL ChampionshipsGroup AAA
Feb. 19-20, 2009 James W. Robinson Secondary
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Contest Limitations

• Regular season contests . . . . 12
• No wrestler may exceed 12
• No team may exceed 12
• Wrestlers are limited to 5 matches per day
• Local restrictions may apply

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Pre-Season Conditioning

• Must be open to entire student body
• May include weight training and/or running
• Cannot be sport-specific

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EXAM REQUIREMENT

• All wrestling officials must take and pass the
  exam to be eligible to work VHSL matches.
• Minimum score of 70 for regular season
  eligibility
• Minimum score of 80 for post season eligibility
• Wrestling coaches who miss the rules clinic must
  take the exam

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ONLINE EXAM

• Exam will be taken online -- exams.nfhs.org
• VHSL will provide a link to the NFHS site from
  the Wrestling landing page of the VHSL web site.
• NO PAPER COPIES OF THE EXAM WILL BE ISSUED.

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TESTING DATES

• Exam opens on Nov. 1, 2009
• Exams completed by Nov. 22, 2009 no fee
• Officials have 3 weeks to complete the exam
  requirement
• This provides our staff with time to process
  results from the NFHS and send information to
  commissioners in time to make any necessary
  adjustments to assignments

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LATE FEES

• Exams completed after Nov. 22, but before Nov. 30
  - 50.00 fee must be paid to VHSL before credit
  will be given
• Exams completed after Nov. 29 but before Dec. 7 -
  75.00 fee must be paid to VHSL before credit
  will be given
• After Dec. 6 - 100.00 payment must be received
  before credit will be given

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EXAM CLOSES

• Exam will close on Jan. 31, 2010
• Officials who have not completed the exam
  requirement may NOT be assigned to VHSL contests.

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VHSL ID REQUIRED

• Officials must have a VHSL ID to take the exam
• Officials should have only ONE VHSL ID,
  regardless of the number of sports you officiate.
• If you do not have a VHSL ID, contact your
  association commissioner.
• Registration fees must be paid prior to receiving
  a VHSL ID.

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EXAM WEBSITE

• If you took ANY NFHS/VHSL exam online last year,
  you already have an exam website username and
  password.
• Bring up exams.nfhs.org and sign in.
• Wrestling landing page on VHSL website will have
  a link to the exam site.

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Existing Account
EXISTING ACCOUNT
If you already have an ID and password for the
exam site.
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NEW USERS

• If you have never taken an NFHS/VHSL exam online,
  you will need to create a username and password.

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CREATE ACCOUNT PROFILE
CREATE ACCOUNT PROFILE
To create an account, click this tab and fill in
the form.
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PROFILE INFORMATION
Profile Information
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DASHBOARD SCREEN
Dashboard Screen
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COMPLETED EXAMS
This will appear at the bottom and will show you
exams you have completed.
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OPEN SCREEN
Open Screen
This is the first screen you will see when you
open the exam the first time.
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EXAM QUESTiONS
Exam Questions
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FLAG FOR REVIEW
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DASHBOARD SUMMARY
Dashboard Summary Screen
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EXAM LAYOUT

• 100 True/False questions
• Order of the questions is random
• No two tests will be alike
• If you need to re-take the exam (because you
  failed on your first attempt), the questions will
  appear in a different order.

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RE-TESTING

• Officials who score less than 80 may take the
  exam a second time
• No additional attempts will be permitted
• Do NOT attempt the exam until you are prepared to
  take it.
• Officials who score 80 or higher on their first
  attempt are not permitted a second try.

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SPORTSMANSHIP
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VHSL PROGRAMS ARE EDUCATION-BASED
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SPORTSMANSHIP IS THE 1 PRIORITYOF
EDUCATION-BASED ATHLETICS
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Sportsmanship

• The sole purpose of VHSL and other
  education-based athletics and activities
  programs is to provide students with
  opportunities to learn skills that will make them
  better people.

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Sportsmanship

• More and more VHSL schools are realizing that
  sportsmanship is an issue that needs to be
  addressed
• VHSL has established sportsmanship guidelines for
  championship events, and has encouraged schools
  to adopt the same or similar guidelines for
  regular season play.
• VHSL Handbook 27-13-1 thru 27-13-14
• Building better citizens!
• Good sportsmanship is simply having RESPECT for
  oneself, for others, and for the sport.

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Player Ejections
Total 363 (378 last yr.) 20 wrestlers
ejected 6 of Total
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Coach Ejections
Total of coaches ejected 39 (83 last yr) 4
wrestling coaches ejected 10 of total
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Our Goal

• Our goal is ZERO
• We MUST do better
• There is NEVER a good reason for a wrestler or
  coach to be ejected
• Excessive celebration is not enthusiasm
• Coaches who support their athletes by being
  unsportsmanlike and/or ejected have done just the
  opposite

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Coaches are Teachers

• Coaches, if you are more concerned with wins and
  losses than with teaching your athlete skills
  that will make him/her a better person GET OUT
  OF HIGH SCHOOL COACHING!

NOW!
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Sportsmanship

• Officials you are the protectors of the
  sport.
• NEVER engage a spectator not before, not
  during, not after a meet
• NEVER bait a coach or participant
• ALWAYS behave in a professional manner
• You are always an official, whether you are in
  the grocery store or a spectator at your childs
  wrestling meet behave like one.

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Sportsmanship

• ALWAYS show respect for wrestlers, coaches and
  administrators.
• If you have an attitude about a coach or team,
  dont do their matches.
• If a question is asked in a respectful manner, it
  deserves an answer.
• What you permit, you promote.
• The meet is about the student athletes.

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Questions about Sportsmanship

• All questions regarding VHSL regulations should
  be directed to VHSL office not to contest
  officials
• Wrestling officials do not determine the number
  of matches a wrestler will miss if he/she is
  ejected.

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Reporting Sportsmanship Problems

• ALL ejections must be reported to VHSL office
• Sportsmanship incidents must be reported to the
  VHSL office

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Its All About RESPECT

• Good sportsmanship is nothing more than having
  and showing respect for competitors, coaches,
  officials, each other, and the sport itself!
• Wrestle with honor!
• Player behavior mirrors that of his/her coach.

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2009-10 NFHSWrestling Rules Changes
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NFHS Wrestling Rules
Each state high school association adopting
these NFHS wrestling rules is the sole and
exclusive source of binding rules interpretations
for contests involving its member schools. Any
person having questions about the interpretation
of NFHS wrestling rules should contact the
wrestling rules interpreter designated by his or
her state high school association. The NFHS
is the sole and exclusive source of model
interpretations of NFHS wrestling rules. State
rules interpreters may contact the NFHS for model
wrestling rules interpretations. No other model
wrestling rules interpretations should be
considered.
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Representation Rule 1-2-1
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Wrestlers Appearance and Health Rule 4-2-3
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Weighing In Rule 4-5-3
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Positions
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Rule 5-20-5 NOTE
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Wrestling ManualSection 3, 1 and 9
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Wrestling ManualSection 3, 1 and 9
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Team Scoring - Rule 9-2-2b,c (NEW)
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2009-10 Wrestling Editorial Changes
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Referee Rule 3-1-7
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Wrestlers Appearance Health Rule 4-2-4
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Weighing In Rule 4-5-8
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Correction of Errors Rule 6-6-5b1
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Injury Rule 8-2-1 Exception g
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2009-10 NFHS Wrestling Editorial Changes
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2009-10 NFHS Wrestling Editorial Changes
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2009-10 Wrestling Points of Emphasis
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Communicable Disease
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Awarding Near-Fall Points
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Scissors Legalities
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Excessive Celebrations
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2009-10 Wrestling Rules Reminders
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Coaches Restricted Zone
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Correction of Errors
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Overtime
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CompetitionRule 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.
• Rule 1-2-4
• A contestant shall not accept a forfeit in
  one weight class and compete in another class.

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Team Benches
NFHS Rule 2-2-1 For dual meets, 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 scorers table, where
facilities permit.
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Team Benches
NFHS Rule 2-2-2 During tournament competition,
a maximum of two team personnel (coaches and/or
non-participating contestants) will be permitted
on chairs at the edge of the mat. It is
permissible to allow coaches on the corner of the
mat in a restricted zone. In tournaments where
coaches are permitted on the corner of the mat,
the restricted zone shall be defined by either a
contrasting line marked on the mat with paint or
tape or a contrasting colored surface under the
chairs. The restricted zone shall be no closer
than 5 feet to the edge of the circle. Coaches
shall be seated at least 10 feet from the
scorers table, where facilities permit.
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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
time-out or at the end of the match. (See Rule
2-2)
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Conduct of Coaches, Team Personnel and Others
NFHS Rule 7-5-3 Unsportsmanlike conduct is
called on coaches or other team personnel who
violate the bench decorum rule (7-5-2).
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2009/2010 NFHS Wrestling Skin Lesion Form
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2010 NFHS Wrestling Rule Change Proposal Form
Due February 13, 2010 Must be submitted to
your state association office for approval.
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Additional NFHS Information

• Wrestling Rule Change Proposal Form Due
• February 13, 2010
• 2010 NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee Meeting
• April 5-7, 2010
• Indianapolis, IN
• 2010 NFHS Wrestling Rules Interpreters Meeting
• September 22, 2010
• Indianapolis, IN

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www.nfhs.org
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WCP

• Wrestling Weight Control Program

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Responsibility

• The VHSL Wrestling Weight Control Program (WCP)
  is the responsibility of the school Principal or
  their designee.
• The individual who oversees the WCP program in
  the school should have a reasonable knowledge of
  the program.
• Information on the VHSL WCP can be accessed on
  the VHSL website www.vhsl.org under
  athletics-wrestling-weight control program.

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What Part Do Wrestling Officials Play in WCP

• Wrestling Officials may be called upon to verify
  conversations and order of events surrounding the
  WCP issues at a specific event.
• Wrestling Officials ARE NOT responsible for
• explaining the WCP to coaches or athletic
  administration.
• oversight of the WCP at an event.

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New for 2009-2010 Regarding WCP

• W-1 forms must be completed for each match (all 7
  columns) by the Principal or their designee.
• The VHSL office will be randomly requesting, for
  review, the required weight charts from member
  schools throughout the wrestling season.

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New for 2009-2010 Regarding WCP

• For more information regarding this rule refer to
  Daily Weight Monitoring located in the WCP
  material on the VHSL wrestling site.
• For further information regarding the VHSL WCP
  requirements consult the VHSL Handbook under
  wrestling beginning on page 124.

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State Event Passes

• Officials may purchase through association
  commissioner.
• Cost is 15.00
• Admittance to ALL VHSL state tournament level
  events in all sports.

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Clinic Cards

• MAKE SURE YOU TURN IN YOUR ATTENDANCE CARD!

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Clinic Cards

• Please PRINT legibly if we cant decipher it,
  you werent here!
• One card per person fill out both sides if you
  officiate and coach

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QUESTIONS?
Tom Dolan VHSL Assistant Director Wrestling Rules
Interpreter Email tdolan_at_vhsl.org Mike
Ingrao VHSL Wrestling Clinician Email
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THANK YOU!