Joe Williamson
Questionable Call
December 19, 2010
NCAAs are full of tight calls here is one that decided the match. Is it the right call?
About Joe Williamson
| Organization: | Flowrestling.org |
| College: | University Of Missouri-columbia |
| High School: | Blue Springs South |
From the 2009 NCAA Rule Book:
Rule 5.10.3: "Repeated movement away from the opponent without attempting a takedown is defined as fleeing the opponent and is stalling.
Rule 5.14 - Fleeing Wrestling Area
Fleeing or attempting to flee the wrestling area, or forcing, or attempting to force an opponent out of the wrestling area as a means of avoiding being scored upon, is a technical violation. Both wrestlers should make every effort to remain in bounds. Fleeing occurs any time a wrestler avoids wrestling by intentionally going or trying to go out of bounds, by pulling or attempting to pull the opponent out of bounds or by pushing or attempting to push the opponent out of bounds. Fleeing the wrestling area shall not follow the disqualification sequence. The penalty shall be one point for each infraction.
Whether this is called 4%, 44% or 94% of the time is irrelevent. The rule says what it says and the ref made the call based on the rule and it was the right call.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBkjd6iwpY4
I would NOPT have made the call. th
I think it was fleeing as I understand the rule.
Now that I have read the comments, Sam is right on. Call the correct way, all the time and there is no contrversy.
If you think I'm full of crap, if this was a bad call, John Smith would have went nuts and they would have been at the table arguing it. He told his wrestler to stay on the mat.
Of course the Iowa fans applaud this call.
BUT, this is the national championships and you should let them wrestle for it.
Rule 5.10.3: "Repeated movement away from the opponent without attempting a takedown is defined as fleeing the opponent and is stalling.
Rule 5.14 - Fleeing Wrestling Area
Fleeing or attempting to flee the wrestling area, or forcing, or attempting to force an opponent out of the wrestling area as a means of avoiding being scored upon, is a technical violation. Both wrestlers should make every effort to remain in bounds. Fleeing occurs any time a wrestler avoids wrestling by intentionally going or trying to go out of bounds, by pulling or attempting to pull the opponent out of bounds or by pushing or attempting to push the opponent out of bounds. Fleeing the wrestling area shall not follow the disqualification sequence. The penalty shall be one point for each infraction.
Whether this is called 4%, 44% or 94% of the time is irrelevent. The rule says what it says and the ref made the call based on the rule and it was the right call.
One of the first things my coach always said...never let a ref decide a match!!!