Changes could be coming to the sport of college wrestling if the NCAA has its way. One of the first rules that they would like to change is health-related. To try and help guard against skin disease, the NCAA Wresting Rules committee proposed that all mats be cleaned between matches. The committee also recommended that the venue in charge of the meet should allow the students to clean the soles of their shoes before walking on the mat. This is because bacteria on the bottom of a shoe can spread on the mat and cause wrestlers to get a skin disease. Another rule that the NCAA would like to change is the length of a match. Instead of the six minute matches that have been going on the last few years, the NCAA is pushing for a new seven minute format. The first round of the match would be three minutes in length, while the second and third rounds would be two minutes each. Recommendations by the committee will be voted on at a meeting of the Playing Rules and Oversight Panel, which meets again on June 5th.
I think it is good that these new rules have been recommended. They will only make the sport of collegiate wrestling safer for everyone involved.
Mark Zadakis
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