Test #6 - 2005-06 Season

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    1. You arrive at your tournament site prior to the start of weigh-ins and observe a wrestler running around the gym wearing a plastic type suite. Because weigh-ins have not officially started it is permissible to use quick weight reduction methods such this.

    True

    False

    2. The coach from from Coal City High School calls West Frankfort High School and informs them that weigh-ins for each team is to take place at their own school and can be done anytime during the school day but must be conducted and verified by each school's principal. Is this allowable?
    Yes

    No

    3. Any contestant failing to make weight during the weigh-in period shall be ineligible.

    True

    False

    4. For a dual meet, weigh-ins begin at 6 p.m. Tolono High School fails to present a wrestler for the 119-pound weight class when called to the scale. Weigh-ins continue and the 275-pound weight class completes weigh-ins at 6:10 p.m. Just prior to the last 275-pound wrestler completing his weigh-in, Tolono's 119-pound wrestler appears at the designated weigh-in area. Is he  eligible to weigh-in for the dual meet?

    Yes

    No

    5. When there are consecutive days of team competition, there shall be a 1-pound additional allowance granted each day for all wrestlers provided a minimum of 48-hours advance notice is given to that team's opponent(s).

    True

    False

    6. It is only permissible to wrestle in the weight class that a wrestler weighs-in for or one weight class up.

    True

    False

    7. The order of weight class competition cannot be altered following the random draw.

    True

    False

    8. If a wrestler participates in the weigh-in and does not wrestle, would this count as one of the weigh-ins for the 50-percent rule?

    Yes

    No

    9. A wrestler may accept a forfeit at 135 pounds and then wrestle a competitor at 140 pounds.

    True

    False

    10. A wrestler opting to wear a legal head cover must wear it to weigh-ins and have it checked upon stepping on the scale.

    True

    False


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