Regarding NC 138 finals
disclaimers: I intend to focus only on the actions on the mat and seen on camera. I intend to remain as impartial as possible and acknowledge that I have a bias towards NC having coached within the program and my family is from NC.
having worn the stripes in the past, what I saw was extremely disrespectful to the sport, the opponent, the offending athletes coaches and the offending athletes own dignity and integrity along with the state as a whole. That said, time to move on and grow from this.
personally, and after refreshing myself on the rules, having worn the stripes in the past, I’d have assessed the situation as follows
1. Pinfall
2. USLC during match against wC contestant, deduct 1 team point
3. USLC during match against NC contestant, deduct 1 tm point.
Regardless of opinion, retaliation should be penalized. NC having to be restrained by refs warrants USLC
4. USLC during match against WC Contestant after second gesture. Deduct 1 team point.
5. Coach misconduct during match against WC. Deduct 1 team point. I call this because of the coaches failure to control the contestant, as ultimately the coaching staff and administration is responsible for the team/athletes conduct.
despite the actions being what they were, I can’t see where Flagrant Misconduct should be called.
fan misconduct does not affect teams or athletes, but can result in fans being removed from the premises.
Now, it’s been a while since I was a ref so I could be wrong. I’m basing this on how I saw it and the current NFHS penalty chart. Regardless, I still can’t see where anyone should be removed from the state meet.