Well well said Mr. Furches. When I am out there officiating on the mat the last thing I want to do is disqualify a wrestler for something he did not do intentionally. When it comes to biting it is often not that easy to determine whether it was on purpose or not. As Mr. Furches points out im going to need hard evidence before I consider an ejection. Blood is pretty much automatic, very deep marks are pretty good indication, but a kid yelling "Hes biting me" will certainly get he attention it requires. Bites on the forearm are a tricky thing to deal with, and its one of the most flagrant things that someone can do, I would not hesitate to toss any wrestler for it, if I beleive it was done on purpose.


William Nigel Isom
Officials Director (USAWKS)
KSHSAA #14274
USAWKS #577
Riley KS