What is the size of a wrestling mat? - Wrestling

There are only two head gear s: youth and adult.

For home use, people typically buy mats d 10feet by 10 feet or 12 feet by 12 feet.

A wrestling mat is made from either polyethylenefoam or polyvinylchloride (PVC) foam.

Pin fall is when the wrestler pins thechallenger's shoulders to the mat for a count of three seconds. This entitleshim an automatic victory.

In Olympic Wrestling matches, there are threeofficials: referee, judge, and mat chairmen. In order for a wrestler to beawarded points, there must be an agreement between the referee and the judge.In a case of a disagreement between the two, the chairmen steps in and settlesthe dispute (majority vote). For moreinformation on the role of the officials in Olympic Wrestling matches, go tothis websites: http://www.fuzilogik.com/Sports-Library/Wrestling/Wrestling-Rules.html and http://olympics.about.com/lw/Sports-Recreation/Amateur-sports/Olympic-Wrestling-Rules-and-Judging.htm.

There are 5 ways in which a wrestler can scorepoints in a fight. First, taking down the opponent to the mat and controllinghim (Takedown- 2 points). Second, when a wrestler either gets away or goes backto his neutral position after being down on the mat. (escape- 1 point). Third, whenthe wrestler is able to gain control of the opponent after being down (reverse-2-points). Fourth, near fall (2-3 points) is when you nearly get your opponentpinned. Fifth, you receive points if your opponent commits one of theviolations (illegal holds, technical violations etc.)

Wrestling shoe s are actually smaller thanregular shoes, so if you wear 11 shoes, you should buy 12 wrestlingshoes.