SOURCE: wadeschalles.com

November 06, 2015

Last year I posted on my How Wrestling Wins blog the importance of adding a point to nearfalls and takedowns. Fortunately the NCAA agreed with me regarding the 4 point nearfall and implemented it. They have yet to see the wisdom of going with the 3-point takedown but they will because 1) it simplifies how we explain the sport to new fans while 2) putting an emphasis on what's important in the sport; takedowns and pins. Both rule alterations were used at this year's NWCA All-Star Dual meet in Atlanta and the fans overwhelmingly supported the changes.

Here's that post . . . remember it was written before the 4 point nearfall was passed.