RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR WRESTLING
Updated for the
2010-2011 Season
1. Mandates
1.1 - Following each PSAL league match, coaches are required to complete and
submit box scores within twenty-four hours to www.psal.org.
1.2
- On days of normal school attendance, a student athlete must be present in
school in order to participate in any team practice, scrimmage, league or
non-league match, meet, contest or tryout.
1.3 - Each student athlete must
have a signed parental consent form on file for each sport before he or she can
participate in that sport. This includes tryouts, practices or any
competition.
1. 4 - Each student athlete must have a current (within one
calendar year) medical certificate on file before participating in any tryouts,
practices or competition.
1.5 - Each student-athlete must comply with all
Wrestling Weight Assessment procedures before participating in any level of
league or non-league competition. This includes scrimmages against other
schools. No student is permitted to wrestle without being officially weight
certified.
1.6 - Only certified Wrestling Assessors, recognized and approved
by the PSAL, are permitted to conduct assessments and determine the lowest
certified weight of a student- athlete.
2. Schedules
2.1 - The Wrestling Season is from November 1, 2010 through February 27,
2011.
2.2 - Matches must be wrestled on the scheduled dates.
2.3 -
Interscholastic wrestling is limited to twenty-two points, with a maximum of six
tournaments per wrestler, exclusive of city, state championships, competition
leading to those championships, and other matches necessary to break playoff
status. A match equals one point and tournament two points.
2.4 - Any team
conducting home matches at their school sites must submit information regarding
the site to the Commissioner no later than May 25, 2010. This should include
where the competition will be held (Gym or Cafeteria), dimensions of location
and mat dimensions. This information must be in letter form and signed by the
Principal.
2.5 - In the event that a home school site is not used for
competition, the home team is responsible to ensure that all required equipment
is available, usable, and setup at the site of competition. This would include
scales, clocks, team and individual match scoring devices and score sheets.
3. Changes in Schedule
3.1 - In preseason, after the schedules are posted on the web, coaches will
have a window of opportunity to request adjustments or corrections to dates,
times and/or home locations. These requests are made to the PSAL Scheduler,
Yolanda Alford, at yalford@schools.nyc.gov and will be honored whenever
possible,
3.2 - The closing date will Tuesday, May 25, 2010, 5:00 p.m.
3.3
- After the closing date, only emergency requests will be considered. To make
emergency requests after the closing date, both the home and visiting head coach
must select a new date, and the request must be e-mailed by the home school to
the Assignor and Commissioner (LCantor2@schools.nyc.gov).
3.4 - No change is
official until it appears on the school's official website schedule.
4. Forfeits
4.1 - Coaches are required to report forfeits directly to the Commissioner
within twenty-four hours of the scheduled match. No box score is required to be
entered for forfeits.
4.2 - Four hours of pay will be deducted from
teacher/coaches for each forfeit.
5. Teacher/Coaches
5.1 Each teacher/coach will actively supervise student-athletes until the
match is completed and the team has left the facility.
5.2 Only the head
teacher/coach may address the officials in case of a dispute.
5.3 The
National Federation rules governing bench conduct are in effect.
5.4 An
authorized PSAL teacher-coach (with current First Aid, AED and CPR
Certifications) must be present at every match, scrimmage and practice.
5.5
Each teacher-coach must have a copy of the current National Federation Wrestling
Rule Book present at every match and/or scrimmage.
6.Equipment
6.1 - All wrestling mats must meet National Federation specifications, and
have the approval of the Commissioner.
6.2 - Safety mats should be placed
around the wrestling mat
6.3 - All scales must be certified by the Department
of Weights and Measures.
6.4 - Two visual scoring devices, one for match and
one for team score must be available at all matches.
6.5 - Two time clocks
must be available at all matches
7. Practice/Competition
7.1 - Each student athlete must have a minimum of eight practices before his
or her first scrimmage and thirteen practices before his or her first
match.
7.2 - Each team must have a minimum of ten practices before their
first scrimmage and fifteen practices before their first match.
7.3 -
Contestants of the same gender, must wear a singlet when weighing-in. Weigh-ins
can be held up to one hour before the time of their dual meet.
7.4 - Each
contestant is permitted two weigh-in trials per match.
7.5 - Order of weights
shall be described in the current Weight Control Plan, unless changes have been
mutually agreed upon and the Commissioner has approved it.
7.6 - Wrestlers
are prohibited from wrestling lower than the weight class which they were
assessed.
7.7 - At all PSAL matches the home team is responsible for
providing an official timer and scorer.
7.8 - All student athletes, whether
they are active or inactive, must appear on the PSAL Official Roster, before he
or she may begin practicing.
8. Officials
8.1 Officials will be assigned by the PSAL Assignor.
9. Ejected Student-Athlete
9.1 - The minimum penalty imposed upon a student-athlete ejected from a PSAL
league contest, by an official, will be suspension from the next scheduled
contest.
9.2 - The official will notify the Coordinator and Commissioner
immediately after the contest.
9.3 - The teacher/coach of the student athlete
may appeal to the PSAL within two school days of the suspension.
9.4 - The
PSAL will notify the teacher/coach of the decision prior to the next scheduled
league contest.
10. Ejected Teacher/Coaches
10.1 - Any teacher/coach who is ejected by an official from a contest must
leave the match area, and will be suspended for a minimum of the next scheduled
match or tournament.
10.2 - If a certified replacement teacher/coach
(Department of Education licensed teacher with current First Aid, AED and CPR
certification) is not available, the ejected teacher/coach's team will forfeit
the contest.
11.Rules and Regulations
11.1 - The 2010-2011 National Federation Wrestling Rule Book, with New York
State Modifications will be in effect for all PSAL matches.
12.Protests
12.1 - Protests may only be made if a rule is alleged to have been applied
incorrectly or not applied at all.
12.2 - No protest of judgment call may be
entered.
12.3 - The protesting coach must inform both the opposing coach, and
official of his or her intent to protest the match. This must be recorded in the
official score book, with the time of the protest, and signed by the protesting
coach and official.
12.4 - The protesting coach must ensure that a written
statement of protest containing pertinent information, and citing the exact
rule, as quoted from the National Federation Wrestling Rule Book, including New
York State modifications, is filed with the PSAL, signed by both the school's
Athletic Director and Principal. This letter must be postmarked or faxed and
sent to the Wrestling Commissioner within forty-eight hours of the match. The
Commissioner will render a decision within two days of receipt.
12.5 - The
protesting coach may appeal the Commissioner's decision by ensuring that the
written statement of appeal, containing all pertinent information, is signed by
both the school's Athletic Director and Principal. This statement must be
postmarked or faxed to the PSAL within two days of the Commissioners decision.
The PSAL will render a formal decision within two days of receipt.
12.7- The
decision of the PSAL is final.