Wrestling coaches and officials react to new out of bounds rule and scoring system

By Aleksei Pavloff, Richwood Gazette

A new world in high school wrestling will commence this winter.

In late April of this year, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) announced several rules changes in high school wrestling. Three areas in particular address how points are scored and what determines out of bounds.

In an April 25 press release, the federation detailed six changes were recommended by the NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee in an April 1-3 meeting.

Headlining the announcement was the out of bounds criteria. Previously, participants required two points of contact by either wrestler if they are inside the boundary line. Starting this season, …

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