Mixed Martial Arts Is Making High School Wrestlers Soft?
I know right? I couldn't believe what I was reading either, but apparently some high school coaches believe this to be true according to The Grand Rapids Press:
The popularity of MMA and UFC means participation in high school wrestling is up, according to the Los Angeles Times.
But that's not necessarily a positive thing. Tap-outs also are on the rise, meaning overall toughness is taking a beating.
In wrestling, a tap-out is a request for an injury timeout, after which the match is restarted. In pro fighting, a competitor who has been pinned into submission and is in pain "taps out," ending the match.
Confusion, apparently, now is running rampant because high school wrestlers are trying to tap their way out of tough spots. (Rather than embracing the pain as a character-building experience hat will enrich their lives.)
"You give up," one coach saidAt another meet, a coach asked a referee to declare a forfeit after one of his wrestlers tapped out.
Say what? Truth be told I didn't wrestle in high school as our high school didn't offer it as a sport. However, wouldn't there be a limit on how many times a guy could 'tap out' in amateur wrestling? Educate me and give your thoughts on this.
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I think it would take an extremely ignorant individual to feel that tap outs in MMA, which END a match, have influence and bearing on the reason why a kid might tap out in a HS wrestling match. Obviously a tap out in MMA has a different result than a tap out in wrestling. Do these wrestlers and coaches know this? Do they not know the rules of their own sport or MMA? If people are taking advantage of this tap out rule in HS wrestling, then maybe it needs to be modified.
To try and blame this on MMA is laughable.
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by _Felix_ on Feb 17, 2009 7:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
i wish they had amatuer programs for mma like they do the golden gloves for boxing. as far as blaming mma for making high school wrestlers soft. WTF? they have to be joking
by bdw on Feb 17, 2009 7:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
There are amateur programs in MMA. Albeit not established as say ‘Golden Gloves’ for boxing. Here in North Carolina a fighter has to have 5 amateur fights before they can turn pro, so there’s several promotions here that hold ammy’s. The only thing with that is, some of the fighters feel the need to rush to get 5 fights in. Which results in a lot of mismatches unfortunately. I’m working on a piece in reference to this actually….
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by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 17, 2009 8:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
It sounds to me like they need to find tougher wrestlers.
Blame it on there moms for making them babies, not mma.
by NastyNate78 on Feb 18, 2009 11:00 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
Haha…truth be told!
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by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 18, 2009 11:05 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I don’t understand, it says a coach requested a referee rule the match over with a forfeit when his wrestler tapped out during a wrestling match…..wouldn’t tapping out mean that you are giving up and the other guy wins? In HS Wrestling you can tap out and then still keep wrestling? I never wrestled but I guess that doesn’t seem right. Does that mean that you would concede the point that the other guy is going for?
by joseph. on Feb 18, 2009 1:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Apparently you can ‘tap out’ in HS wrestling and it’s looked upon as a ‘injury timeout’. Therefore, the match is restarted after the wrestler is deemed able to continue.
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by Kelvin Hunt on Feb 18, 2009 1:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

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