NFHS WRESTLING RULES EVALUATION EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS ANSD SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When an infraction of the rules has occurred the referee is to stop the match. Are
there any exceptions to this rule?
8-1-2 - ✔✔Yes.
* Stalling by defensive wrestler (except after 2 Pt stalling)
* Stalling in the neutral position (except after 2 Pt stalling)
* penalizing the offensive wrestler for stalling (except for 2 Pt stalling) or tech violation
while opponent is on their feet
* in a pinning situation to penalize the defensive wrestler
* offensive wrestler locked hands/grasping uniform while defensive is attempting an
escape/reversal
* Grasping clothing by wrestler being taken down
✔✔What infractions are part of the progressive penalty chart?
Pg 43 - penalty chart - ✔✔* illegal holds
* technical violations
* unnecessary roughness
*not reporting to scorer table properly equipped (Tech Violation)
✔✔What are the point progressions of the progressive penalty chart?
Pg 43 Penalty Chart - ✔✔1st = 1 pt
2nd = 1 pt
3rd = 2 pts
4th = disqualification
✔✔Which infractions are given a warning before awarding points?
Pg 43 penalty chart - ✔✔Stalling - 1 warning
Coach misconduct - 1 warning
False starts/incorrect starting - 2 warnings
✔✔Are false starts part of the progressive penalty chart? What are the points awarded
for false starts and incorrect starting positions? - ✔✔They are not part of the
progressive chart.
Following 2 cautions 1 point will be awarded for each subsequent infraction.
✔✔What is the point structure for a wrestler penalized for an unsportsmanlike conduct
during a match? - ✔✔During the match unsportsmanlike conduct is part of the
progressive penalty chart.
No warnings
1st = 1 point
2nd = 1 point
3rd = 2 points
, 4th = DQ
✔✔What is the penalty for flagrant misconduct by a wrestler or team personnel? -
✔✔1st = deduction of 3 team points, DQed, and removed form the premises for the
duration of the event. No team points can be earned and points from a previous round
are lost.
✔✔What is the penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct of the wrestlers (not during a
match) or team personnel? - ✔✔1st = deduct 1 team point
2nd = deduct 2 team points, DQed, and removed for the premises for the duration of the
event
✔✔What is an injury timeout? How many are allowed? How long is the time out for?
8-2-1 - ✔✔Injury time out is used for the following:
Injury from a legal hold
A wrestler becomes ill
Wrestler needs treatment for a Pre existing condition
At the beginning of the match to make illegal equipment legal
A wrestler has 2 TO per match
Injury time is 1.5 minutes total
✔✔After the second injury timeout how is the match restarted?
8-2-1 - ✔✔Opponent has choice at the restart, if the TO was during the period.
✔✔How does the second injury time out affect Overtime?
8-2-1 - ✔✔If taken:
* At the end of the 3rd period - opponent gets choice at start of the sudden Victory (top,
bottom, or neutral)
* At the end of sudden victory - opponent gets choice at start of both 30 second
tiebreakers (top or bottom)
* At the end of the first 30 second tiebreaker - opponent gets choice at the start of the
next 30 second period (top or bottom), if opponent already has choice he also gets
choice at the first restart
* At the end of the second 30 second tiebreaker - opponent gets choice at the start of
the ultimate tiebreaker ( top or bottom) unless they have an unsportsmanlike penalty
during the match
✔✔How does the second injury timeout affect choices during the match?
8-2-2 - ✔✔If taken:
* at the end of the 1st period - opponent gets choice at the start of the 2nd and 3rd
periods ( top, bottom, or neutral)
* at the end of the 2nd period - opponent gets choice at the start of the 3rd period (top,
bottom, or neutral) and at the first restart if they already had choice at the start of the
period.
QUESTIONS ANSD SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When an infraction of the rules has occurred the referee is to stop the match. Are
there any exceptions to this rule?
8-1-2 - ✔✔Yes.
* Stalling by defensive wrestler (except after 2 Pt stalling)
* Stalling in the neutral position (except after 2 Pt stalling)
* penalizing the offensive wrestler for stalling (except for 2 Pt stalling) or tech violation
while opponent is on their feet
* in a pinning situation to penalize the defensive wrestler
* offensive wrestler locked hands/grasping uniform while defensive is attempting an
escape/reversal
* Grasping clothing by wrestler being taken down
✔✔What infractions are part of the progressive penalty chart?
Pg 43 - penalty chart - ✔✔* illegal holds
* technical violations
* unnecessary roughness
*not reporting to scorer table properly equipped (Tech Violation)
✔✔What are the point progressions of the progressive penalty chart?
Pg 43 Penalty Chart - ✔✔1st = 1 pt
2nd = 1 pt
3rd = 2 pts
4th = disqualification
✔✔Which infractions are given a warning before awarding points?
Pg 43 penalty chart - ✔✔Stalling - 1 warning
Coach misconduct - 1 warning
False starts/incorrect starting - 2 warnings
✔✔Are false starts part of the progressive penalty chart? What are the points awarded
for false starts and incorrect starting positions? - ✔✔They are not part of the
progressive chart.
Following 2 cautions 1 point will be awarded for each subsequent infraction.
✔✔What is the point structure for a wrestler penalized for an unsportsmanlike conduct
during a match? - ✔✔During the match unsportsmanlike conduct is part of the
progressive penalty chart.
No warnings
1st = 1 point
2nd = 1 point
3rd = 2 points
, 4th = DQ
✔✔What is the penalty for flagrant misconduct by a wrestler or team personnel? -
✔✔1st = deduction of 3 team points, DQed, and removed form the premises for the
duration of the event. No team points can be earned and points from a previous round
are lost.
✔✔What is the penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct of the wrestlers (not during a
match) or team personnel? - ✔✔1st = deduct 1 team point
2nd = deduct 2 team points, DQed, and removed for the premises for the duration of the
event
✔✔What is an injury timeout? How many are allowed? How long is the time out for?
8-2-1 - ✔✔Injury time out is used for the following:
Injury from a legal hold
A wrestler becomes ill
Wrestler needs treatment for a Pre existing condition
At the beginning of the match to make illegal equipment legal
A wrestler has 2 TO per match
Injury time is 1.5 minutes total
✔✔After the second injury timeout how is the match restarted?
8-2-1 - ✔✔Opponent has choice at the restart, if the TO was during the period.
✔✔How does the second injury time out affect Overtime?
8-2-1 - ✔✔If taken:
* At the end of the 3rd period - opponent gets choice at start of the sudden Victory (top,
bottom, or neutral)
* At the end of sudden victory - opponent gets choice at start of both 30 second
tiebreakers (top or bottom)
* At the end of the first 30 second tiebreaker - opponent gets choice at the start of the
next 30 second period (top or bottom), if opponent already has choice he also gets
choice at the first restart
* At the end of the second 30 second tiebreaker - opponent gets choice at the start of
the ultimate tiebreaker ( top or bottom) unless they have an unsportsmanlike penalty
during the match
✔✔How does the second injury timeout affect choices during the match?
8-2-2 - ✔✔If taken:
* at the end of the 1st period - opponent gets choice at the start of the 2nd and 3rd
periods ( top, bottom, or neutral)
* at the end of the 2nd period - opponent gets choice at the start of the 3rd period (top,
bottom, or neutral) and at the first restart if they already had choice at the start of the
period.
