KWOA Clinic

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KWOA Clinic

• November 5, 2005
• by
• Dr. Pat McCormick
• NCAA National Wrestling Officiating Coordinator

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Outline

• Introduction
• My Refereeing Philosophy
• Techniques
• Situations
• Assistant Refereeing
• Home to Gym to Home
• Video Clips

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• Introduction
• My background
• No bad questions
• Im your consultant
• My refereeing philosophy
• Coachs job vs. refs job
• Make the call
• Head off problems
• Dont set up wrestlers
• Dont fraternize
• Study the book
• Observe referees
• Look good

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• Techniques
• Diffuse hot situations
• Starting wrestlingblowing the whistle
• Neutralstop rolling starts
• Referees position
• Restarting wrestling
• Eyes on wrestlers
• Dont beg wrestlers back
• Where does ref stand during wrestling
• Neutral
• On mat
• During NFs and Pins

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• Signals
• Use them
• Recognizing and calling stalling
• Encourage vs. coaching
• Last 20 seconds of match
• The overpowering wrestler
• Pushing
• Blocking
• Verbalizing vs. coaching
• Tappers at tournaments

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• Situations
• Scream rule
• Locked hands
• Fleeing
• Out of bounds
• Stand up from bottom
• Block vs. being not able
• Only head in during pin
• Pinning area over line with no supporting parts
  inbounds
• Assistant Refereeing
• Working together
• First on, last off

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• Home to gym to home
• Dual meets
• Coach, safety, table, pre-match duties,
  post-match duties
• Tournaments
• Safety, tables, refs
• Video clips