How many weight classes can you wrestle up in high school?

How many weight classes can you wrestle up in high school?

High school wrestlers typically compete in one of 14 weight classes established by the NFHS. In the lowest weight class, wrestlers can weigh no more than 106 pounds. The maximum weights, in pounds, for the remaining classes are: 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220 and 285.

Can high school wrestlers have long hair?

According to the federation’s rule book, wrestlers’ hair must not fall below the back of an athlete’s shirt collar, earlobes or eyebrows. Wrestlers with long hair are allowed to wear a hair covering that has to be “made of solid material and nonabrasive.”

Can you have a beard in high school wrestling?

If the official rules the beard is too thick, the wrestler will be required to cover up the facial hair using a non-abrasive facial covering or a face mask. Currently, wrestlers are not allowed to have facial hair unless they file for a waiver to explain why they should be an exception to the rule.

Can wrestlers have long hair?

In some wrestling federation long hair is forbidden, because it can get in the way. Wrestlers are allowed to have only chin height hair if they want, but not longer.

Are braids allowed in wrestling?

Due to these regulations, most wrestlers compete with a short style such as a buzz cut or crew cut. Male and female wrestlers who have long hair must braid it and coil it tightly into a hair cover or headpiece.

Can you wrestle with nails?

Contestants must be in perfect physical condition, with their fingernails cut very short. A wrestler’s face and/or head hair (if short in appearance) must be cleanly shaven or have growth that is non-abrasive.

Is the double chicken wing legal in wrestling?

There is nothing in the rules that would make grasping both elbows or locking hands on the back with a double chicken wing illegal. As you mention, the hands are locked on the back in the illustration in the rule book.

What are the new rules for NFHS wrestling 2019?

2019-20 NFHSWRESTLING RULE CHANGES Rule Change UNIFORM RULE 4-1-1a www.nfhs.org Female contestants wearing a one-piece singlet shall also wear a form-fitted compression suitable undergarment that completely covers their breasts. Rule Change §Change: §ART. 1 .

How many times can a high school wrestler wrestle in a tournament?

Exception: No wrestler shall wrestle in more than six matches (championship or consolation), excluding forfeits in any one day of a tournament conducted by the state high school association for qualification to the state high school championships or the championships themselves.

What are the rules for weigh-in attire in wrestling?

4-5-7 Note – Clarified the appropriate weigh-in attire. Rationale: Wrestlers are now permitted to weigh-in wearing a legal uniform with suitable undergarments. This modification will simplify the weigh-in process by having all the competitors in the same area and can expedite the activity.

What is the 4 1 3 rule in wrestling?

Rule Change RULES 4-1-3, 7-6-6D Rationale: This rule holds the coach and wrestler accountable to verification that they have come to the mat properly equipped. This also allows the usage of double knotting of the laces as another way to secure the shoes.