New out of bounds rule

[DAKEKO]

8 minutes ago, Hamblin said:

That is what we were told as well. So in a pinning situation while the opponent is inside the circle you can come up on your toes but if his shoulders are out if bounds you have to stay on your knees.......

 As long as supporting points are down near fall can be counted . As soon as supporting points are lifted the wrestlers are blown out of bounds the same as a takedown at the line With only the toes inbounds. That's what us officials  were told at the state meeting .

[TheBorn7]

I was at Cleveland earlier this week watching and surprisedly they let them wrestle. 

[cbg]

I spoke with a seasoned & veteran (college & high school) official this afternoon and he has assured me that the rule was very poorly written which is no surprise.  His feeling is that instead of just copying the college rule the NFHS once again decided to reinvent the wheel and write a completely new rule.  The problem with this is that often times the people on the rules committee are not true blue wrestling people and they do not consult with real wrestling people before implementing a new rule to be enforced.  The opinion is that the NFHS is going to catch so much grief over this rule they will rewrite it for next season to more closely mirror the current college rule.

[Sommers]

One point is sufficient for scoring and pinning imo