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Discussion Topic: Dustin Schlatter
Jeff Streu added to this discussion on February 13, 2020
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Quote from Jim Behrens's post:
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Quote from Jeff Streu's post:
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In the Schlatter vs Metcalf Big Ten match, many of the out of bounds calls were off of Metcalf's offense, so he wasn't just shoving Schlatter out of bounds."
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Jeff,
I certainly did not mean otherwise. Lots of things would be different and, IMO, for the better.
Regarding the last line above, about 8 or so years ago, I started looking very seriously at how we got near the line or OOB's. The first time was a freebie and the second time I was looking at who took the action there. The third time, assuming it was the same guy, he was getting a stalling warning. I told kids this in the locker room and I don't think I ever had a coach complain.
The rules change a couple of years ago gave 'teeth" to what I was doing.
In light of what was written above, unless it was just wrestling "action" that moved the wrestlers toward the OOB's, I would be looking for the reason so many shots took them out. I haven't watched that match in years but was Schlatter being forced backward? Did he have the ability to go right or left instead of backward? Was Metcalf just bulldozing him backward? These are all things that have to be looked at when a call is made or not made.
BTW, I have very different thoughts on stalling than many of the NCAA refs (at least those on TV) have. To me, many of the stalling calls are completely unwarranted. I would love to see them try to work up when Spencer Lee has his bar and half on them. Being overpowered, in my book, is not stalling. Just my $.02."
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Agreed, especially on your last couple sentences.
Neat to hear that you were treating OOB that way at the high school level that long ago. Perhaps many other refs had unwritten guidelines along those lines, but it's interesting to hear about it.
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