• Boys wrestle 5-minute rounds.
• Match starts with a handshake.
• First round begins with boys in a neutral standing position.
• After the initial round, only one standing start will be permitted in each round.
• ALL other restarts will be from the Referee's Position on the mat.
• One choke AND one arm-lock is permitted in each round.
• All other safe holds are allowed and unlimited, including body scissors.
• A takedown occurs when, from a neutral position, one of the boys is able to gain control over the other and bring him down to the mat.
• A Near-Pin occurs when either boy is able to hold the other on his back for a 5-count.
• A Pin occurs when either boy is able to hold the other on his back for a 10-count.
• A Submission occurs when either boy taps out or verbally submits.
• An escape from a referee's position scores 1 point.
• The FIRST takedown in a round scores 1 point.
• A Near-Pin scores 2 points.
• A Pin scores 3 points.
• A Submission scores 4 points.
• The last TWO rounds will include a BONUS hold.
• Securing the BONUS hold stops the wrestling and scores 5 points.
• The match ends with the boys shaking hands and the looser raising the winner's arm to acknowledge his win.

   HOLDS/ACTION : half nelsons, full nelsons, sleepers, schoolboy pins, chest holds, side holds, neck holds, body scissors, sweeps RUNNING TIME : 57 minutes