Question for wrestling guys

[rudad02]

I believe matches now consist of one 3 min. period & two 2's. Please correct me if I'm wrong. In the past matches consisted of three 3 min. periods. Why the change? Was it a concern for injury or what? Thanks.

 

[HawkeyeFreak]

At the college level, they've been 3-2-2 since at least 1990 when I started following it seriously.

 

[rudad02]

Originally posted by HawkeyeFreak:
At the college level, they've been 3-2-2 since at least 1990 when I started following it seriously.

Was 3-3-3 at the college level when I began in 1960. Stayed that way until I got out in '66 &, I believe, for some time beyond.

 

[Jaroslav Hasek]

"In 1938, matches were shortened to nine minutes, with three three-minute periods. In 1967, bout length went down to eight minutes, with the first period being two minutes, followed by two three-minute periods. Today's seven-minute matches debuted in 1982. That year, matches got one minute shorter, with the first period lasting three minutes, followed by two two-minute periods."

from the great Mark Palmer

for whats it worth, senior international matches are two 3 minute periods.

 

[rudad02]

Originally posted by Jaroslav Hasek:
"In 1938, matches were shortened to nine minutes, with three three-minute periods. In 1967, bout length went down to eight minutes, with the first period being two minutes, followed by two three-minute periods. Today's seven-minute matches debuted in 1982. That year, matches got one minute shorter, with the first period lasting three minutes, followed by two two-minute periods."

from the great Mark Palmer

for whats it worth, senior international matches are two 3 minute periods.

Very interesting Jaroslav. Didn't realize the 3-- 3's ended after '67. Still doesn't answer why? Lots of other really interesting wrestling history. Thanks.

 

[Jaroslav Hasek]

once consideration is tournaments. the shorter the matches the bigger the tournaments can be given size and schedule restrictions.

6 or 7 minutes seems about right. conditioning is still a factor but you can't win on conditioning alone.

don't really know what the thought process was back in 1982 though, it was before my time.

 

[ScarletGrapfan]

Originally posted by rudad02:

Originally posted by Jaroslav Hasek:
"In 1938, matches were shortened to nine minutes, with three three-minute periods. In 1967, bout length went down to eight minutes, with the first period being two minutes, followed by two three-minute periods. Today's seven-minute matches debuted in 1982. That year, matches got one minute shorter, with the first period lasting three minutes, followed by two two-minute periods."

from the great Mark Palmer

for whats it worth, senior international matches are two 3 minute periods.

Very interesting Jaroslav. Didn't realize the 3-- 3's ended after '67. Still doesn't answer why? Lots of other really interesting wrestling history. Thanks.

Rudad-if you ever wrestled a college 7 minute match...you would not ask why it changed from a 9 minute match...Lol

 

[rudad02]

Originally posted by ScarletGrapfan:

Originally posted by rudad02:

Originally posted by Jaroslav Hasek:
"In 1938, matches were shortened to nine minutes, with three three-minute periods. In 1967, bout length went down to eight minutes, with the first period being two minutes, followed by two three-minute periods. Today's seven-minute matches debuted in 1982. That year, matches got one minute shorter, with the first period lasting three minutes, followed by two two-minute periods."

from the great Mark Palmer

for whats it worth, senior international matches are two 3 minute periods.

Very interesting Jaroslav. Didn't realize the 3-- 3's ended after '67. Still doesn't answer why? Lots of other really interesting wrestling history. Thanks.

Rudad-if you ever wrestled a college 7 minute match...you would not ask why it changed from a 9 minute match...Lol

Wrestled in college wrestling class & believe me I understand how grueling a sport it is. Still the fellows all wrestled 3--3's in intercolegiate matches. In the Plamer article referenced above he noted how no wrestling coaches believed in weight training. Believed it made you muscle bound. Did other forms of training. A former Oklahoma coach observed that he threw bales of hay in the summer. Observed that in those days boys & young men worked hard--not so much now.

When I played football & baseball we didn't use weights either. I also worked on a big cow farm, drew in bales of hay, threw them in the mows, stacked them in tiers. Worked like a man when 15 & 16. Lived in upstate NY. Shoveled tons of snow every winter. Walked, ran or rode our bikes wherever we went. Played ice hockey on the ponds & lakes all winter long. Shoveled them off. In college the only form of weight training I did for baseball was a roll bar & hand grips for wrists and forearms. Didn't do weights for football. We were much more physical & trained in a different way. In college moved furniture for an allied van agent & worked on the railroad as a gandy dancer repairing track, among other laboring jobs. Different world.

This post was edited on 2/10 5:00 PM by rudad02