Originally posted by sundevil:
The refs screwed up the Caldwell match at Derby-Right before he pinned Stevens; Caldwell raisied his hand in the number one gesture and then the pin was called. Goddard, appropriately so, was charged one team point. Since the infraction occured before the pin- the pin should not have counted, Caldwell penalized a point and the match resumed in referees position.
In the scenario you describe, Goddard
should not have been penalized a team point.
If the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty was called prior to the fall, the penalty point is charged to the offensive wrestler. The action is to be stopped immediately, a point awarded to the defensive wrestler, and action resumed with the defensive wrestler in the down position. If near fall points had been earned prior to the penalty, the points are to be awarded to the offensive wrestler.
If the infraction occurred after the match, a team point would be deducted from the offending wrestler's team.
