Another option to the push out ideas is to call scoring out of bounds like they currently do in college....

You can basically score from your feet by only having a toe in bounds.

This has really opened up the shooting and cut down on kids "playing the edge of the mat" from what I have seen. The college wrestlers will blast guys all the way across the mat and as long as they have 1 toe in when they get the takedown....they score.

Now I know there is some technical wording in the rule book about this but this is from an observation perspective.

Heck, I can't even take credit for the idea.....I got it from Ryne Cokeley (by the way he has wrestled a lot of freestyle and a couple of open college tournaments this year). We were having this discussion and he said he liked the College rule better than the push out. Initially I didn't agree with him and so I started watching closer during the college matches. I now agree with him based on what I have seen.

I also like the idea of riding time (never thought I would say that). I hated it when I wrestled in college but in today's collegeiate wrestling I think it brings a different twist and more strategy to matches.

Just my 2 cents.

Shawn Budke