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Rule 1 / Meet, Mats, Wrestlers, Uniforms and EquipmentWR-11
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• The matted apron around the wrestling area shall extend a minimum of 5 feet between out-of-bounds lines
when two mats are side by side.
• The matted apron around the wrestling area shall extend a minimum of 5 feet from the out-of-bounds line and
any obstruction such as a table, bleacher or walls.
• Photographers using still or motion devices, excluding official video review equipment, shall not be permitted
within 5 feet of the edge of the wrestling mat.
The matted apron around the wrestling area shall extend at least five feet
between out-of-bounds lines when two mats are side-by-side and at least five
feet from the out-of-bounds line and any obstruction such as a table, bleachers
or walls.
Since shrinkage occurs in wrestling mats, it is recommended that when
purchasing or reconditioning a mat, the wrestling area be a minimum of 34 feet
in diameter.
The entire wrestling area and apron shall be the same thickness, which shall
not be more than 4 inches nor less than the thickness of a mat that has the shockabsorbing
qualities of a 2-inch-thick hair-felt mat. All mats that are in sections
shall be secured together.
1.9 Institutional Game-Management Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the home institution’s game-management personnel to
ensure that the wrestling mat(s) and surrounding facilities meet all regulations.
The meet referee, or the head referee of a tournament, shall verbally alert home
management of any variance from the stated facility and mat requirements, with
questions and/or disagreements being resolved by the participating institutions’
representatives.
The host game management shall determine if official mat-side video is to be
used. The host shall provide notification to participating coaches before weighins.
Home game management shall see that recorded music not be played, bands
not perform and artificial noisemakers not be used during wrestling action.
Photographers using still or motion devices, excluding official video review
equipment, shall not be permitted within 5 feet of the edge of the wrestling mat.
1.10 Starting Lines
There shall be placed on the mat two 1-inch starting lines, one of which shall be
in the center of the mat. The lines shall be 3 feet long and 10 inches apart. Two