Originally Posted By: L.Geyer
Originally Posted By: Kit Harris
NF really NEEDS to adopt the college out-of-bounds rules! That one rule has had the most impact on wrestling in the last decade or so of any other rule change.......a positive impact. It is MUCH easier to officiate & puts earned points on the board. It opens up matches. It lessens stoppages.

.....So many benefits to this rule change.


I agree it would be nice to see the college out of bounds rule into the highschool level, but the reality is this will not work in many cases due to the room for mats in a highschool gyms. Many highschool tournaments have mats rolled up the wall during their tournaments which would eliminate the ability to achieve the takedown or wrestle out of bounds.

Bingo! Beyond the landing area is often a wall, concrete floor or a gaggle of cheerleaders! It would in effect, put some schools out of the tournament business or at the very least reduce the size of tournaments schools could hold.