indicated on stopping the scoreboard prior bout: or blue, “Red to restarting attention, passive.” match. neither •If 4th passivity violation wrestler scores Referee signals • during the passivity with an open activity hand and outstretched to the arm, gets confirmation passive wrestler from judge or mat and one to chairman. To indicate the confirmation is opponent. Do received, referee raises not stop the hand of passive clock after 30 wrestler. seconds if a then puts their •Referee potential score is hand down and in progress. indicates one point to either wrestler •If the opponent all while scores, no verbalizing that to the cautions or athletes. or blue, “Red additional points attention, passivity, one are point red or blue.” The rewarded. The bout shall not be 30 second is stopped. ignored and wrestling shall All in all, the wrestlers continue without are penalized, by the stoppage. opponent receiving one point, for every two Further confirmed passivity passivities. Passivities violations are unlimited in G/R penalty •Further and there is no ordered periods can be par terre. Passivity initiated warnings carry over directly—no from one period to the warnings are next. All passivities given after the shall be denoted by a first verbal on the match “P” warning. The paperwork. first verbal warning does It is possible for acts carry over that are deemed to be between passive early on in a periods. period, could be activity •No considered fleeing the period shall be hold if done later in a given after 2:30 period, especially with or 5:30 short time on the clock (less than 30 All passivity calls seconds). If the referee must be wants to warn a confirmed by by wrestler for fleeing the majority of the hold, they should stop officiating the match and offer a crew. It is verbal to the “attention” obligatory that wrestler at fault as well the officiating as to his or her crew stop the coach. This way, the match around athletes, coaches, and
indicated on scoreboard prior to restarting match. •If neither wrestler scores during the activity to the passive wrestler and one to the opponent. Do not stop the clock after 30 seconds if a potential score is in progress. •If either wrestler scores, no cautions or additional points are rewarded. The 30 second is ignored and wrestling shall continue without stoppage. Further passivity violations •Further penalty periods can be initiated directly—no warnings are given after the first verbal warning. The first verbal warning does carry over between periods. •No activity period shall be given after 2:30 or 5:30 All passivity calls must be confirmed by by majority of the officiating crew. It is obligatory that the officiating crew stop the match around stopping the bout: “Red or blue, attention, passive.” 4th passivity violation • Referee signals passivity with an open hand and outstretched arm, gets confirmation from judge or mat chairman. To indicate confirmation is received, referee raises hand of passive wrestler. •Referee then puts their hand down and indicates one point to the opponent all while verbalizing that to the athletes. “Red or blue, attention, passivity, one point red or blue.” The bout shall not be stopped. All in all, the wrestlers are penalized, by the opponent receiving one point, for every two confirmed passivities. Passivities are unlimited in G/R and there is no ordered par terre. Passivity warnings carry over from one period to the next. All passivities shall be denoted by a “P” on the match paperwork. It is possible for acts that are deemed to be passive early on in a period, could be considered fleeing the hold if done later in a period, especially with short time on the clock (less than 30 seconds). If the referee wants to warn a wrestler for fleeing the hold, they should stop the match and offer a verbal “attention” to the wrestler at fault as well as to his or her coach. This way, the athletes, coaches, and
2017%20rulebook%20usaw.docx