Duration of the matches shall be;

Minis, midgets and cadets –
Three periods, each period shall be 1.5 minutes in length with a thirty-second rest between periods.

Juniors and seniors –
Three periods, each period shall be 2 minutes in length with a thirty-second rest between periods

Winning a Period;

A winner will be declared after each period, the wrestler winning two periods of the three shall be declared the winner.

If a wrestler wins the first two periods he/she is declared the winner of the match

Periods can be won by;

• Being 1-5 Points Ahead at the End of the Period
• If an Advantage of More Than Six Points Is Gained
• A Wrestler Scores two Three Point Moves [regardless of the opponents score]
• A Wrestler Scores one Five-point Move [regardless of the opponents score]
• A Fall during Any Period Will End the Match.

In the case of a tie in points e.g. one-one, two-two, three-three, at the end of a period the wrestler who received the least number of warnings for passivity or cautions shall be declared the winner. If a tie remains the wrestler who scored the last point shall be declared the winner.

Should the period end with the score at 0 – 0 the clinch shall apply.

To be awarded a match by superiority a wrestler must win two periods by a margin of six points [6-0, 8-2 etc] or five one point moves [5-0]

Out of Bounds;

If the attacking wrestler touches the out of bounds line and does not score he/she shall lose one point
If the attacking wrestler touches the out of bounds line during an action and scores he/she shall not lose a point.
If the defending wrestler touches the out of bounds line his/her opponent shall receive one point.
If a wrestler is deemed to have pushed his opponent out of bounds he/she shall receive a caution and his/her opponent shall receive one point
All fleeing of the mat and fleeing the hold in the standing or parterre position will be penalised by one or two technical points and one caution.

Parterre;

The forcing of the parterre position has been eliminated, if an action is completed out of bounds wrestling will resume in the standing position
However if a wrestler commits any illegal action in the parterre position the referee shall stop the match, award a caution and 1 – 2 points and the match will resume in the parterre position

Suppressions;

The additional point for lifting from the ground is suppressed
The escape point from parterre is suppressed
The warning for passivity is suppressed
The ordering of the parterre position after a warning or passivity is suppressed

Gut wrench and leg lace;

These moves may be executed several times consecutively

Clinch;

Greco-Roman

The wrestler who wins the coin toss holds his opponent under his shoulders without grabbing the arm of his opponent after being placed in a chest against chest position in the center of the mat.

He can execute his action immediately after his hold was carried out whatever the position of his opponent. The hold can be secured on all parts of the body from under the shoulders up to the top of the belt.

The referee-judge has to whistle for the start at once when the wrestler who won the coin toss was able to secure the hold. Regardless of his/her opponents position.

The current provision shall prompt the wrestlers to avoid the clinch and to score points during the 2-minute bout.

Freestyle

The athlete who lost the toss must stand upright with one foot in the circle.
The athlete who won the toss must assume a position on one knee with his head on either the inside or outside, grasping the opponent's leg. [Hands must be clasped only]
The athlete who lost the toss must place his hands on his opponent's shoulders [he/she must not sprawl].
The referee will then blow the whistle to commence.
The wrestler who won the coin toss can indicate to the referee the leg that his opponent has to put in the middle of the central circle [the left or right leg].

Duration of the clinch will be a maximum of 30 seconds, if after 30 seconds there has been no scoring action the wrestler who won the toss shall lose one point.

Under normal conditions if a wrestler pushes his opponent out of bounds his opponent will receive one point, however if a wrestler pushes his opponent out of bounds during the clinch he will receive one point

Recovery Time;

The duration of recovery time between matches is reduced to 15 minutes

There are several minor changes as well, for a full print out go to the Fila website. https://www.fila-wrestling.com

The Draw;

The new Fila draw is one of direct elimination; the Board does not think this appropriate at this time and after discussion with coaches throughout the country will make their decision known.