Originally Posted By: tryingtobesilent
Originally Posted By: Rford
Originally Posted By: tryingtobesilent
what about taunting after a match,off the mat? I watched a wrestling match yesterday and apparently winning wasn't enough for one of the wrestlers and he decided to go over to were losing wrestler was sitting,saying derogatory things to him and trying to pick a fight. for future reference,is there any rule for this type of behavior?


There is. It is Unsportsmanlike conduct after the match. A penalty and a team point, obviously not a match situation. If the kid picked up two off-mat UC he'd be ejected from the event. That's not the case if its during a match. Hard for an official to catch that off-mat behavior and wrestlers, as a group, aren't usually trash-takers. Shame on anyone that does this sort of thing.
so only a ref can enforce this type of penalty? this happened in front of fans and wrestlers in the stands well away from any refs on the mats. no dog in this fight but I seen the taunting post and just had to ask.


Unfortunately all parents have not taught their children right from wrong. Even worse, some parents encourage this type of behavior. Where parents have failed, coaches need to try and do right. Now, coaches and parents can not be every where at all times. Personally, I would have said something to the kid if I saw this type of behavior and put a stop to it immediately. Sometimes, just knowing that they have been seen doing wrong will stop the behavior. Allowing it, is telling them it is ok.

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