Jan 14
The following 10 coaches were asked the exact same question: If you could change one thing about college wrestling what would it be?
Tom Brands, University of Iowa Head Wrestling Coach
It would be the weigh-in procedures and basically how they have done a disservice to nutrition in this sport.
Barry Davis, University of Wisconsin Head Coach
Stalling calls. Make the guys wrestle more. That’s all. It’s the best sport going right now. A lot of action. It’s such a good thing now. You don’t need to change much of it, just make guys wrestle.
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If ride time is going to be awarded, it needs to be like the tech fall rule. No back points, no ride time. Eliminating the escape point would really slow down the matches.
Reply to DIII WatcherStalling is a BIG issue, and should be resolved ASAP. I’ve seen very big matches decided by the personal judgement of the refs as regards what is a stall, when to warn, when to award points. It’s a mess. No way can the referees make this kind of call consistent, even with teams of refs reviewing the calls. I like Cael Sanderson’s ideas on how to pre-empt stalling calls – interpose something more valuable & you never get to the stall. His suggestions don’t make a complete solution, but they would be a good start.
Eliminating the escape point? I don’t like this one. How about this: award 3 points for every takedown after the 2nd accomplished by the same competitor? This would raise the value of the takedown and not wipe out the escape, which is too important in close matches to discard.
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