Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - ATHLETIC COMMISSION › Title 38 › Chapter 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR NON-CONTESTANT LICENSEES › Section 38-2-009 - SECONDS

Current through June 17, 2024
009.01
				The Commissioner reserves the right to refuse an applicant for a second's
				license when, in the judgment of the Commissioner, the applicant is not
				qualified to act as a second.
009.02 Licensed contestants and managers may
				be permitted to act as seconds without obtaining an additional license;
				however, they must observe all rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct
				of seconds. Licensed promoters may not act as seconds.
009.03 A second must remain seated and must
				abide by all instructions of Commission officials and the referee. Failure to
				comply may lead to point deductions by the referee, ejection from the venue, or
				other disciplinary action.
009.04
				Unless authorized by the Commissioner, a contestant cannot have more than two
				(2) seconds, one of whom will announce to the referee at the start of the bout
				that he or she is the chief second. Only one (1) second may enter the ring
				between rounds.
009.05 A second
				cannot enter the ring until the timekeeper indicates the round has ended and
				must leave the ring when the timekeeper gives the 10-second warning before the
				beginning of each round. If a second enters the ring before the bell ending the
				round has sounded, the contestant may be disqualified and the second may be
				subject to disciplinary action as determined by the Commissioner.
009.06 While a bout is in progress, coaching
				or signaling to the contestants by a second must be kept to a minimum. After
				leaving the ring, a second must be seated on a stool or chair and must remain
				seated. A second cannot touch, stand, or lean on any part of the ring during a
				round. Violators will be removed from the corner and may be subject to
				disciplinary action.
009.07 A
				second may not pour water or ice on a contestant. Excess water or ice on the
				ring floor must be wiped up immediately by the second. Water discharged from
				the mouth of a contestant must be caught in a bucket or other device furnished
				for that purpose. When instructed by a referee or Commission official, a second
				must wipe any excess water off a contestant.
009.08 Before leaving the ring at the start
				of each round, the second must remove all obstructions, buckets, stools,
				bottles, towels, and robes.
009.09
				The chief second for a contestant may toss a towel into the ring as an
				indication of defeat and scale the ring apron to attract the attention of the
				referee to indicate the retirement of his or her contestant. The second cannot
				enter the ring unless the referee stops the bout. A second cannot interfere
				with a count that is in progress.
009.10 The sharing of towels, sponges, water
				bottles, or anything that could transmit fluids from one person to another is
				prohibited.
009.11 Any violation of
				the provisions in this chapter may result in the immediate ejection of the
				second from the ring area and may result in disciplinary action as determined
				by the Commissioner.