NFHS WRESTLING EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS
All contestants wearing a one-piece singlet shall wear: - (ANSWER)Suitable undergarment that
completely covers the groin and buttocks.
Wrestling ear guards may contain manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference that can be no more than: -
(ANSWER)2 1/4 square inches.
A takedown shall be awarded when: - (ANSWER)The defensive wrestler's legs or torso are controlled,
and the majority of the weight is supported by the hands beyond reaction time. The defensive wrestler's
legs or torso are controlled without the majority of the wrestler's weight supported by the hands
touching the mat beyond reaction time. One or both knees of the defensive wrestler are touching the
mat beyond reaction time.
Which is considered a legal hair-control device: - (ANSWER)Rubber band(s).
The mat area is only the wrestling mat. - (ANSWER)False
A double arm bar from the front, with the hands locked under the armpit, is illegal. - (ANSWER)False
Fleeing the mat occurs when a wrestler: - (ANSWER)Goes out of wrestling area to avoid an imminent
scoring situation.
The coach and wrestler can use electronic device to communicate during match, when: -
(ANSWER)Never.
If the wrestler's wrestling shoes have shoelaces that are visible, the laces shall be secured in which
fashion: - (ANSWER)Double-knotting the shoelaces.
In a pinning situation, portions of both scapulae of the defensive wrestler may be: - (ANSWER)Inbounds
for a fall to occur. Out of bounds for a fall to occur. Held in continuous contact with the mat for a full
two seconds for a fall to occur.
, NFHS WRESTLING EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS
A(n) _______________ is when the defensive wrestler gains a neutral position and the opponent has
lost control, beyond reaction time, while the total of two supporting points of either wrestler are
inbounds. - (ANSWER)escape
If a wrestler requests an injury time-out and the referee believes there is no injury, the referee may
deny the request. - (ANSWER)False
Near-fall points or a fall may be earned when: - (ANSWER)Supporting points of the offensive wrestler
are in bounds. Both shoulders or both scapulae of the defensive wrestler are in bounds. Supporting
points of either wrestler are in bounds.
Near fall points or a fall may be earned when: - (ANSWER)Supporting points of the offensive wrestler are
in bounds. Both shoulders or both scapulae of the defensive wrestler are in bounds. Supporting points of
either wrestler are in bounds.
The following person cannot be overruled when it has been determined that a wrestler should not
participate: - (ANSWER)On-site meet appropriate health-care professional.
When a match is stopped for any reason, other than a termination, by rule it shall be restarted as if an
out-of-bounds situation was declared. - (ANSWER)False
Which action is not unsportsmanlike conduct: - (ANSWER)Hand(s) in eye(s).
When a designated, on-site, appropriate health-care professional rules that a wrestler may continue to
compete following an injury, the wrestler's coach may overrule. - (ANSWER)True
Going out of the wrestling area by either wrestler as a means of avoiding an imminent scoring situation
is a: - (ANSWER)Technical Violation.
The legal hair covering may have _________________ - (ANSWER)One logo 2 ¼ square inches and no
additional promotional reference.
SOLUTIONS
All contestants wearing a one-piece singlet shall wear: - (ANSWER)Suitable undergarment that
completely covers the groin and buttocks.
Wrestling ear guards may contain manufacturer's logo/trademark/reference that can be no more than: -
(ANSWER)2 1/4 square inches.
A takedown shall be awarded when: - (ANSWER)The defensive wrestler's legs or torso are controlled,
and the majority of the weight is supported by the hands beyond reaction time. The defensive wrestler's
legs or torso are controlled without the majority of the wrestler's weight supported by the hands
touching the mat beyond reaction time. One or both knees of the defensive wrestler are touching the
mat beyond reaction time.
Which is considered a legal hair-control device: - (ANSWER)Rubber band(s).
The mat area is only the wrestling mat. - (ANSWER)False
A double arm bar from the front, with the hands locked under the armpit, is illegal. - (ANSWER)False
Fleeing the mat occurs when a wrestler: - (ANSWER)Goes out of wrestling area to avoid an imminent
scoring situation.
The coach and wrestler can use electronic device to communicate during match, when: -
(ANSWER)Never.
If the wrestler's wrestling shoes have shoelaces that are visible, the laces shall be secured in which
fashion: - (ANSWER)Double-knotting the shoelaces.
In a pinning situation, portions of both scapulae of the defensive wrestler may be: - (ANSWER)Inbounds
for a fall to occur. Out of bounds for a fall to occur. Held in continuous contact with the mat for a full
two seconds for a fall to occur.
, NFHS WRESTLING EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | A+ GRADED | WITH EXPERT
SOLUTIONS
A(n) _______________ is when the defensive wrestler gains a neutral position and the opponent has
lost control, beyond reaction time, while the total of two supporting points of either wrestler are
inbounds. - (ANSWER)escape
If a wrestler requests an injury time-out and the referee believes there is no injury, the referee may
deny the request. - (ANSWER)False
Near-fall points or a fall may be earned when: - (ANSWER)Supporting points of the offensive wrestler
are in bounds. Both shoulders or both scapulae of the defensive wrestler are in bounds. Supporting
points of either wrestler are in bounds.
Near fall points or a fall may be earned when: - (ANSWER)Supporting points of the offensive wrestler are
in bounds. Both shoulders or both scapulae of the defensive wrestler are in bounds. Supporting points of
either wrestler are in bounds.
The following person cannot be overruled when it has been determined that a wrestler should not
participate: - (ANSWER)On-site meet appropriate health-care professional.
When a match is stopped for any reason, other than a termination, by rule it shall be restarted as if an
out-of-bounds situation was declared. - (ANSWER)False
Which action is not unsportsmanlike conduct: - (ANSWER)Hand(s) in eye(s).
When a designated, on-site, appropriate health-care professional rules that a wrestler may continue to
compete following an injury, the wrestler's coach may overrule. - (ANSWER)True
Going out of the wrestling area by either wrestler as a means of avoiding an imminent scoring situation
is a: - (ANSWER)Technical Violation.
The legal hair covering may have _________________ - (ANSWER)One logo 2 ¼ square inches and no
additional promotional reference.
