ALL AGE GROUPS 1st passivity violation •Referee signals passivity with an open hand and outstretched arm, gets confirmation from or mat chairman. To indicate confirmation is received, referee raises hand of passive wrestler. •Stop the match for verbal warning: “Red or blue, attention”. Using one hand in a circular motion, indicate to the passive wrestler to be more active as well as clarify why wrestler is being passive. 2nd passivity violation •Stop the once confirmation is given and there is no imminent scoring action in progress •Indicate the activity period to the passive wrestler using both hands in a circular motion. It is not necessary to give any gestures or verbalize to the coaches that the activity time is started. The referee shall wait until the activity time is clearly Greco Roman-FOR ALL AGE GROUPS 1st passivity violation (given after referee uses UWW vocabulary to stimulate “passive” wrestler) • Referee signals passivity with an open hand and outstretched arm, gets confirmation from or mat chairman. To indicate confirmation is received, referee raises hand of passive wrestler. •Passive wrestler gets warned without stopping the bout: “Red or blue, attention, passive.” 2nd passivity violation • Referee signals passivity with an open hand and outstretched arm, gets confirmation from judge or mat chairman. To indicate confirmation is received, referee raises hand of passive wrestler. •Referee then puts their hand down and indicates one point to the opponent all while verbalizing that to the athletes. “Red or blue, attention, passivity, one point red or blue.” The bout shall not be stopped. 3rd passivity violation • Referee signals passivity with an open hand and outstretched arm, gets confirmation from judge or mat chairman. To indicate confirmation is received, referee raises hand of passive wrestler. •Passive wrestler gets warned without FOR
indicated on scoreboard prior to restarting match. •If neither wrestler scores during the activity to the passive wrestler and one to the opponent. Do not stop the clock after 30 seconds if a potential score is in progress. •If either wrestler scores, no cautions or additional points are rewarded. The 30 second is ignored and wrestling shall continue without stoppage. Further passivity violations •Further penalty periods can be initiated directly—no warnings are given after the first verbal warning. The first verbal warning does carry over between periods. •No activity period shall be given after 2:30 or 5:30 All passivity calls must be confirmed by by majority of the officiating crew. It is obligatory that the officiating crew stop the match around stopping the bout: “Red or blue, attention, passive.” 4th passivity violation • Referee signals passivity with an open hand and outstretched arm, gets confirmation from judge or mat chairman. To indicate confirmation is received, referee raises hand of passive wrestler. •Referee then puts their hand down and indicates one point to the opponent all while verbalizing that to the athletes. “Red or blue, attention, passivity, one point red or blue.” The bout shall not be stopped. All in all, the wrestlers are penalized, by the opponent receiving one point, for every two confirmed passivities. Passivities are unlimited in G/R and there is no ordered par terre. Passivity warnings carry over from one period to the next. All passivities shall be denoted by a “P” on the match paperwork. It is possible for acts that are deemed to be passive early on in a period, could be considered fleeing the hold if done later in a period, especially with short time on the clock (less than 30 seconds). If the referee wants to warn a wrestler for fleeing the hold, they should stop the match and offer a verbal “attention” to the wrestler at fault as well as to his or her coach. This way, the athletes, coaches, and