Flightinstructor Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2CJ41 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Wrestler- Coach I don't know what happened, I blacked out! Coach- You didn't black out, your headgear was over your eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansvilleSpectator Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Honestly what did tape hurt being there? why not just make it a penalty point if the tape comes off or something? It seems like there is sooooooo many match stops now that could b prevented with just a wrapping of tape. Easy fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I think most of the rule originated from people taping up the disk part of head gear do much. I'm guessing, after this season, there maybe an amendment allowing for tape for the purpose of securing the straps to a fitted position. Even a few of the headgear manufacturers have responded some e-mails (per USA wrestling board) saying if taping straps helps to secure the headgear more firmly so there product protects the ears/head better they see nothing wrong with it. And besides people have tape holding together other items like shoes (not laces but the actual shoe) so it's not like this change was really eliminating most taping issues related to equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smooth34 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Agreed, I'm seeing a lot more stoppages to allow wrestler to put on/readjust headgear. It's actually slowing tournaments down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lop Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 What about the headgear that breaks during a match? Happened on my mat two weeks ago... Today a kid was worried that he needed a new one cause the cover over the strap was tearing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattM Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I don't have the exact wording, but I believe an interpretation from refs does allow for the use of tape to secure the headgear if needed after the match has started. But obviously in some cases this would be a reoccurring issue every time they stepped on the mat. Like I said I see an amendment happening by next year that allows for it on straps if used in a way that secure the headgear in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statskeeper Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The athletic wrapping tape use on the ear protective headgear, has in the past, been used to cover, or repair fissures in the worn soft plastic, rather than replacing the fractured parts, or renewing the headgear itself. Now, as I've come to believe, the issue is the chin strap, wherefore the product Velcro, is the culprit. The use of Velcro for securing the head gear, has a very limited life span. Unlike the older strap securing method of 'snaps', Velcro is much easier to use, but through the saturation process of perspiration, skin oils, and acids, the Velcro product begins to breakdown, and lose its effectiveness for securing the headgear. Hence, during the activity of the match, the Velcro, as it loses its adhesion properties, won't secure anything. Therefore, the strap has to be taped in place for it to continue holding the headgear securely. Since the tape must come off to dislodged the chin strap, for removing the headgear, what is the problem with retaping it before using again, rather waiting for the headgear to come loose, and fly off the wrestler's head; so, an official time out can be taken for retaping the strap in place each time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Sobchak Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 That tape it can really tie a headgear together can it not!?! Am I wrong?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1oldwrestler Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 That tape it can really tie a headgear together can it not!?! Am I wrong?!? lemme guess, another derivation of a "hilarious" Big Lebowski quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Sobchak Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimtown 138 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 That tape it can really tie a headgear together can it not!?! Am I wrong?!? You are correct. The "no tape on headgear" rule is a freaking joke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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