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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
How To... Count the Lights
Greater Reading, PA
By: Brad Heath, VYPE
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Photo(s) By: Kyle Danztler/MyActionPortraits.com
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A duel is a team event that matches wrestlers by weight. If you win your match, your team receives points for your win. After every weight has wrestled, the team with the most points wins the duel. Tournaments are usually keyed more toward the individuals. A bracket is created consisting of every wrestler at your weight class. That bracket is wrestled until one remains that is your tournament champion. There are several ways
to score points. The first and most common is the “takedown.” A takedown occurs when wrestler A takes wrestler B to the mat (floor) and gets a distinct advantage by having position behind or on top of the opponent. This
move is worth two points. Wrestler B must perform moves to either get away or re-gain the advantage. To get
away or “escape” is to free yourself from your opponent’s hold. Once this has occurred, wrestler B scores one point for escaping. If wrestler B wants to re-gain those two points lost when wrestler A took him down he must perform a “reversal” and take over the advantage in the match. The reversal is worth two points. To score lots of points fast you must place your opponent on his back. The referee will begin to count “back points” as long as you have your opponent on their back. The ref will count to five and once a five count is reached, the wrestler with the advantage scores three points. If during the count the wrestler that is on their back can turn to their stomach and the ref only counts to three, then the wrestler who is on top gets two points. If you remain on your back and your shoulders are “pinned” to the mat, the ref will slap the mat signifying the end of the match. In the wrestling world, if you’re on your back looking up then you are doing what no coach wants to see their wrestler doing…counting the lights. Each wrestler wears a band around his or her ankle that is either red or green. The ref has corresponding bands around his or her wrists. When a wrestler scores, the ref holds up the same colored band and the number of points scored. Points can also be awarded for penalties such as “locked hands” or an illegal move. The scoring can come at a fast pace and matches can end quickly. On the mat, you think fast and react even faster. There’s no room for mistakes since a mistake could cost you the match. •
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