Rule 7.6.6b states it is stalling when either wrestler delays the match, including staggling back from out of bounds, unnecessarily changing or adjusting equipment or delay in assuming the starting position on the mat.......

This is from last year's rules power point.

Reporting to the Scorer’s Table Ready to Wrestle (2008-09 NFHS Point of Emphasis):

The 2006-07 rules changes redefined the length of the match in both dual meets and tournaments to extend from when the proper wrestler reports to the table to the end of wrestling. This has not created any difficulty in dual meets since by tradition the wrestler goes to the scorer’s table and then directly to the center of the mat to begin wrestling. If the wrestler reports not properly equipped and ready to wrestle, he/she is sent back to the coach and penalized accordingly. In tournaments, traditionally the wrestlers would go to the table usually still in warm-ups, pick up their ankle bands and go to their corner with their coach and get ready to wrestle. This is no longer acceptable since the match in tournaments starts when the proper wrestler reports to the table.

The wrestler is now required to report to the table ready to wrestle, and then immediately report to the mat and not go back to his/her corner. If the wrestler is not properly equipped he/she will be sent back to the coach and penalized as per Rule 7-3-6, which is a Technical Violation and a match point is awarded to their opponent and they are also charged an injury time-out in order to become properly equipped. If the wrestler comes to the scorer’s table and is properly equipped and goes back to the coach, he/she is guilty of delaying the match and shall be penalized as per Rule 7-6-6b, which is stalling, and a warning will be issued the first time. If the wrestler has reported properly and then reports to the wrestling area on the mat and then returns to his/her coach in the corner he/she is guilty of leaving the wrestling area without the referee’s permission and shall be penalized as per Rule 7-3-4, which is a Technical Violation and a match point is awarded to their opponent.

UNIFORM CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE USE OF ADHESIVE TAPE:

Rule 4.1.5 states "The uniform (includes required shoes, headgear, and singlet) shall be worn as intended/designed by the manufacturer."

The manufacturer did not intend for adhesive tape to be a part of the headgear as it is sold. The only tape we will allow is when a pad is taped to the headgear to protect a cauliflower ear.