1. Alamo Area Wrestling Officials Association
Stalling
Michelle Daniels
Alamo Area Wrestling Officials Association

2. Wrestlers are required to make an honest attempt to stay within the 10' circle and wrestle aggressively. It is stalling when the wrestler fails to better their position, or prevents their opponent from bettering theirs.
When stalling is recognized it needs to be called without hesitation
As officials, we can't make the wrestlers wrestle, but we can penalize them when they don‘t

3. Stalling occurs in many ways: delays in the match as a result of straggling back to the center, excessive adjustments of equipment, holding the opponents legs without bettering their position or preventing the opponent from bettering theirs.
Neutral Stalling
Avoiding contact with the opponent
Defensive wrestling/preventing offensive wrestling
Thumbs in collarbone
Forearm posting

4. Offensive Stalling
The offensive wrestler does not wrestle aggressively wrestle to secure a fall
the exception is 'catch and release‘
Holding the heel to the butt of the broken down defensive wrestler >5 seconds

5. Defensive Stalling
When the defensive wrestler does not aggressively wrestle to attempt escape or reversal
It is not stalling when the defensive wrestler is overpowered

6. Calling Stalling
The match should be stopped when calling offensive stalling, except when the defensive wrestler is on their feet
The match should not be stopped when calling defensive or neutral stalling

7. Stalling Penalties Per wrestler, the first offense is a warning
Second offense results in 1 point to the opponent
Third offense results in 1 point to the opponent
Fourth offense results in 2 points to the opponent and choice to the opponent on the restart
Fifth offense results in disqualification of the offending wrestler

8. (not her comment but that is what happen when Caleb puts it into ppt:)
Watching stalling wrestlers is only made worse by watching a stalling official!
(not her comment but that is what happen when Caleb puts it into ppt:)