#TIL #OlympicWrestling #WrestlingPenalty #TotalEffort
๐ The Olympic Games are the pinnacle of sports, showcasing the best athletes from around the world competing for glory. One of the most intense and physically demanding sports in the Olympics is wrestling. In this article, we will delve into an interesting aspect of Olympic wrestling – the penalties that can be given to a wrestler for not giving “total effort”.
## Understanding the Penalty
In Olympic wrestling, the referee has the authority to give a wrestler a penalty if they decide that the wrestler is not giving their “total effort”. This is a unique rule that sets Olympic wrestling apart from other forms of the sport.
### What Constitutes “Total Effort”?
According to the rules of Olympic wrestling, both wrestlers are required to always give an all-out effort. This means that they must constantly be on the offensive, attempting to score points and out maneuver their opponent. Wrestlers who show less than total effort are considered “passive” and can be penalized by the referee.
## Examples of Penalties
There are several ways in which a wrestler can be penalized for not giving their total effort. Here are some examples of penalties that can be given:
1. Verbal Warning: The referee may issue a verbal warning to the wrestler if they believe they are not giving their all-out effort.
2. Penalty Point: If the wrestler continues to show passive behavior after receiving a verbal warning, the referee can award a penalty point to the opposing wrestler.
3. Disqualification: In extreme cases where a wrestler repeatedly fails to exhibit total effort, they can be disqualified from the match.
## Importance of Total Effort
The rule of total effort in Olympic wrestling is in place to ensure that matches are competitive and exciting for both the athletes and the spectators. It encourages wrestlers to constantly push themselves and strive for victory, creating an intense and entertaining spectacle.
### Ensuring Fair Play
By penalizing wrestlers for not giving total effort, the sport of wrestling maintains a level playing field for all athletes. This rule prevents competitors from trying to game the system by stalling or being overly defensive, and ensures that the matches are decided based on the wrestlers’ skill and effort.
## Conclusion
In conclusion, the rule of total effort in Olympic wrestling adds an interesting twist to the sport, creating a unique challenge for the athletes. By understanding the importance of giving their all-out effort, wrestlers can ensure fair play and exciting matches for both themselves and the fans. So next time you tune in to watch Olympic wrestling, keep an eye out for the intensity and determination of the athletes as they strive for victory.
Source: https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/wrestling-101-rules
Imagine if other sports had this rule too. You must go FULL TILT all the time, not saving energy, giving everything all the time, or ref will call you out.
It’s cause one wrestler will just use that to rest. You can’t have them resting. Same with MMA and the cage rules. Resting isn’t really built into combat sports in the same way it’s built into team sports.
They canโt all be tops.
I mean, if you look back to the original Greek Pankratio, they could reasonably both be passive
These rules exist because it is much easier to play defense in grappling sports and the matches are generally only a few minutes long. So when the skill levels are relatively close, it becomes nearly impossible to score if the other guy just avoids even getting into wrestling exchanges. Which would almost guarantee victory for the first person to score and make for a very frustrating rest of the match.
Even with those rules in place, it is normal that closely matched competitors who gain a lead still try to just barely do enough to not be penalized while they ride out the time.
Itโs meant to discourage stalling and disincentivize defensive strategies that lead to extremely boring matches
This is also a penalty in judo! Makes the game fun and forces engagement.
Well, but it’s total bullshit.
In a stalemated match, they just randomly give one guy a passivity call so that you don’t end in a 0-0 match.
They’ll put one guy on the shot clock, and then unless it’s just an ass kicking, you can guarantee that they’ll put the other guy on the shot clock in the second period.
It’s really, really poorly implemented at the world level. It’s pretty much arbitrary.
Someone lost a Olympic medal because of it! With great reaction of his coach: https://youtu.be/56HpCQak9AQ?si=MKNqp0oZXZ1mrG_d
It’s called stalling
When I was in grade 8, there was a wrestling unit. I was 4,10โ and 85 lbs. The teacher decided that a big tournament at the end of the unit would be a good idea. My opening match up was against the 6โ1โ 200 lb kid in the class. I just ran around the mat until I was declared the loser because of passivity.
Good.
Now do this with NBA teams
Phoenix Suns, looking at you bums!
Every combat sport works this way. Moreover the ref calls you “passive” to add dishonor to it ๐
Yeah this is common among grappling sports. Brazilian Jiu Jitsu does it too.
If all out 100 percent effort was given wouldnโt there be more injuries since humans would be operating at their utmost limit?
The word you are looking for is stallingโฆ.
My favourite Olympic penalty is in speed walking. There is a guy who keeps an eye on the walkers to make sure they are indeed walking and not running and he can put them in a penalty box if they are not keeping proper form. Keep in mind that speed walking races cover long distances and these violations can take place anywhere along the route so they donโt have an actual penalty box, they just make the walker pull over to the side and wait for three minutes or whatever. Of course, they cannot actually stop moving cold Turkey in the middle of a race so they have to keep power walking in place. Believe or not, the speed walkers furiously walking in place is not the best type of infraction/ penalty in speed walking. The judge can also issue yellow cards which basically mean โItโs not against the rules so I canโt send you to the naughty box butI donโt like it!โ There is penalty associated with getting one and there is no limit to the number they can get. It is just pure passive aggressiveness on the part of the judge/referee/whatever they are called. I love it!
I’d get penalized.
In handball, you must show you try when you attack or the referee will blow ร penalty against you.
It’s like the 24 second click in the basketball .
Almost every sport has a rule like this. It’s necessary to prevent people from throwing the match.
Passivity leads to stalling. First, you’ll get a warning, and then points awared to the opponent based upon each occurrence after. It’s typically only called in the last minute of the last round if an individual is holding onto a point or so lead and backing out of a tie up. It’s pretty rare for refs to call it prior to that unless you’re literally not engaging your opponent at all in terms of backing away from the middle or circling away from contact. To mitigate it I did head snaps and bs shots.
This is one of those things that sounds weird but makes complete sense if you watch a match, especially at the Olympic level. When youโve only got a few minutes to work with, you canโt just let a couple really strong guys stall the whole match and take a shot at the end.
Got to be a usada usher for the American qualifiers for rio in Texas. This makes a lot of sense now, especially for the womenโs. Mens had clearly higher fundamentals and fancy moves but the womenโs matches were way more entertaining. The tenacity was insane, probably the coolest event Iโve attended
Freestyle/Greco and folk style ref and former coach here:
Passivity in international wrestling is actually the **absence of scoring** not stalling per se. You are obligated as a ref to have a score in the first round. So someone *will* get put on the clock in the first round in freestyle or penalized with a point and opponent given choice of par terre in Greco. Period. Full stop.
If there is scoring happening, passivity is not called. You can call negative wrestling (fleeing the hold, grabbing fingers etc) if it is blatant and it occurs.
In folk style (high school and collegiate) itโs more subjective, and there is one stalling warning before there are penalty points. The reluctance of officials to call this enough made college wrestling tough to watch for a few years, but it seems to have gotten better recently.
Any combat sport is tough to watch when two equal combatants go at it if stalling isnโt consistently addressed. High level judo can be tough to watch if both judo players are trying not to lose.
This is wrestling at all levels. You get called for stalling
I got called a lot for stalling in high school wrestling because I only played defensively. Didnโt have the speed to shoot properly so I always had to wait for them to mess up
Thatโs how you write a porn
This is a penalty that can be given out to middle school (12-13 year-old) wrestlers, too. It’s not just Olympians who can be penalized for sand-bagging.
Many places will allow for the same penalty to be given against younger age groups, as well, just depends on what the rule-set is where you’re competing.
It’s mostly to keep a competitor with a narrow lead from simply backing off of contact to protect that point lead, instead of doing anything to actively win the match.
It’s a good rule, albeit ultimately subjective. But my experience has been that at the sub-collegiate level, it’s (most of the time) easy enough to spot and call fairly.
It’s called stalling, but the Olympics might have a more broad term for it. It’s prevalent at all levels because some athletes choose to score their first points of the match then play prevent defense for the next 2 rounds if they and their opponent are pretty evenly matched. I witnessed it all the time in high school wrestling. In my opinion, it wasn’t called enough.
It would be nice if they implemented/taught this in school and society.
I feel like the same rule goes for sex. Although the ref usually sides with my wife
A bit obscure, but Mike Birbiglia’s new Netflix special had a bit that made me think of this.
And some other rules are explained in this clip
We need this in MMA tooโฆadesanya retires immediately
Big Stall(TM) refs letting one guy sit at the edge of the mat and pass out
Now Iโm pisssed because in 3rd grade I was in a wrestling tournament and the guy that beat me never did the top position, he just stood there, put his hands on my back while I was on all 4s and tackled me when I tried to stand up!!
I ended up coming in 2nd
That’s an odd way of describing passivity.
I wrestled and officiated both Olympic styles of the sport.
Passivity is about action. A wrestler will get warned for passivity if they are not being aggressive and performing moves and techniques that can score points. So if they are backing up more than pushing forward, grabbing wrists while not being offensive so they can prevent their opponent from scoring. If only one wrestler is on the offensive, the other will get warned. If they continue, they get penalized.
It prevents someone from coasting to a win after getting ahead in points. It also creates more engagement in each match, thus making it more entertaining to the viewers. This rule was put in place when wrestling was almost removed from the Olympic for being boring to watch.
Rules have changed a bit since I last officiated so I may be a little off on the specifics. But effort is not an accurate way to describe this.
Makes sense at that level.
Good thing thereโs not a ref in my bedroom.
“Let’s go, work!” – every ref ever
Its called Stalling.
I won a match cause I bull rushed my opponent till he started dodging, ref eventually called the match for penalties
Passivity for our international folks. Stalling for Folkstyle.
Basically means you canโt avoid your opponent. Wrestling requires you to be touching so if youโre just running around the mat to avoid your opponent youโll be penalized.
Refs sound like an instructor in an Anime.
Tactical stalling, you get a warning
Need to do that in Judo, too. Or at least do it more.
Back when Craigslist Personals were a thing, there was this one recurring post in Maine’s platonic section.
More or less:
Looking for another guy for naked wrestling.
No gay stuff.
Saw that ad a lot over the years.
I used to do a lot of jujitsu. I was with some friends and a buddy of mine asked to wrestle me. Now, he was substantially larger and stronger than me, but he was mostly untrained. I was trained to grapple, not wrestle, and it’s very different. You aren’t going for submissions wrestling. So I didn’t really know the techniques that would work on him, but I knew that I could wear him out. I just kept putting him in positions that were low energy for me to hold and super high energy for him to get out of. We did this for like 10 minutes (probably looked like gay sex), and then he eventually got so tired I was able to pin him with ease.
Good strategy I suppose, but it would be boring to watch.