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headwoundharry
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Forfeit / Bye Jan 23, 2015 16:18:09 GMT

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Post by headwoundharry on Jan 23, 2015 16:18:09 GMT

Do you think we can start a push to educate Wrestlers, Coaches, Scorers, Timers and Fans to differentiate between a FORFEIT and a BYE.
Amazing how many wrestlers do not know the difference

A forfeit is when your opponent does not show for a match, or when a team doesn't have an opponent in your weight class in a dual meet.

A bye in an open slot in a tournament.

A forfeit scores 6 points in a dual.

In a tournament, a wrestler can only earn bye points if he wins the next match

A FORFEIT OCCURS IN A DUAL MEET, A BYE OCCURS IN A TOURNAMENT.

wrestling77 Contender Posts: 95	Forfeit / Bye Jan 23, 2015 17:29:30 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by wrestling77 on Jan 23, 2015 17:29:30 GMT Thank you for the clarification

garym
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Forfeit / Bye Jan 27, 2015 6:01:18 GMT

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Post by garym on Jan 27, 2015 6:01:18 GMT

For what it's worth, a forfeit can also occur in a tournament where a wrestler that did wrestle a previous match does not show for a following match. Look at brackets in an open and you'll see lots of forfeits, medical or otherwise, on the backside.

headwoundharry
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Forfeit / Bye Jan 27, 2015 15:44:59 GMT

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Post by headwoundharry on Jan 27, 2015 15:44:59 GMT

Every dual I work kids say bye. I say that is not worth 6 points and they say "huh?"
My post did state that a Forfeit occurs when an opponent does not show for a match. Inferred that could happen in a tournament. I don't believe that high school uses the term medical forfeit, instead HS uses default.

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Forfeit / Bye Jan 27, 2015 17:43:24 GMT

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Post by Scarf on Jan 27, 2015 17:43:24 GMT

HS does use the term medical forfeit. I've seen it used quite often this year at tournaments. A kid gets hurt in a tournament and then loses by medical forfeit the rest of the tournament. It doesn't count as a loss against the injured wrestler's record, but counts as a win for the other wrestlers.

As a coach, if your kid is injured, you have to make sure that it gets put into track as a medical forfeit or coaches will try and use it against you when it comes time for the District seeding meeting.

Post by headwoundharry on Jan 23, 2015 16:18:09 GMT

Post by wrestling77 on Jan 23, 2015 17:29:30 GMT

Post by garym on Jan 27, 2015 6:01:18 GMT

Post by headwoundharry on Jan 27, 2015 15:44:59 GMT

Post by Scarf on Jan 27, 2015 17:43:24 GMT

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