2008 Woodie Awards
How to Be A Red Hawk Collegiate Wrestler
Jose Ortiz
Issue date: 12/9/04 Section: Sports
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Having a fight with your friend or significant other? Anyone who says that violence doesn't solve anything may have a point, but violence sure has a way of making you feel better about things. There is no more entertaining way to solve a problem, or right a wrong, than by good old-fashioned hand to hand confrontation. The only problem arises when someone gets hurt, and suddenly you have an emergency room visit on your hands because of a childish dispute.
This is when it pays to be a wrestler. Not a wrestler like The Rock, Stone Cold, or Kurt Angle, but a real wrestler. Learn everything you need to know about wrestling so you can beat what you want out of anyone, fair and square.
Time
*There are three periods of competition in a regulation match.
*The first period is three minutes.
*The second is two minutes.
*The third is two minutes.
*After the first period, the referee flips a coin and the winner of the toss gets to choose which position he would like to start from. The coin toss winner can also choose to defer his choice, and elect to pick positions in the final period.
Three Positions
*Neutral: The first period of every match begins in the neutral position, which consists of both players on their feet facing each other.
*Top: The top position is when the wrestler is in control of the opponent, who must be in the down position.
*Down: The down position is the wrestler on the floor with an opponent above him in the top position.
"The bottom position is preferred because to most wrestlers it's the easiest to get out of," said MSU assistant wrestling coach Rami Ratel.
Scoring Individual Points
*Takedowns: A wrestler brings his opponent from neutral position into down position with the former on top and in control. (2 points)
*Escape: The person who is on the bottom escapes from down position and into neutral position. (1 point)
This is when it pays to be a wrestler. Not a wrestler like The Rock, Stone Cold, or Kurt Angle, but a real wrestler. Learn everything you need to know about wrestling so you can beat what you want out of anyone, fair and square.
Time
*There are three periods of competition in a regulation match.
*The first period is three minutes.
*The second is two minutes.
*The third is two minutes.
*After the first period, the referee flips a coin and the winner of the toss gets to choose which position he would like to start from. The coin toss winner can also choose to defer his choice, and elect to pick positions in the final period.
Three Positions
*Neutral: The first period of every match begins in the neutral position, which consists of both players on their feet facing each other.
*Top: The top position is when the wrestler is in control of the opponent, who must be in the down position.
*Down: The down position is the wrestler on the floor with an opponent above him in the top position.
"The bottom position is preferred because to most wrestlers it's the easiest to get out of," said MSU assistant wrestling coach Rami Ratel.
Scoring Individual Points
*Takedowns: A wrestler brings his opponent from neutral position into down position with the former on top and in control. (2 points)
*Escape: The person who is on the bottom escapes from down position and into neutral position. (1 point)