How to Record Results of a High School Wrestling Match

Read a copy of a rule book that includes the referee's signals. To accurately record what transpires, you must understands the calls and how wrestling is scored.

Purchase a wrestling scorebook that has spaces for each weight and room to record what happens in each bout. A blank piece of paper will also work, although a scorebook makes it easier.

Make sure before a bout starts you know who the participating wrestlers are. Follow the action and record in shorthand what each wrestler does. Have a system that can easily be understand. For instance, to indicate a takedown write "TD." Record an escape as "E.'' If a bout ends with a pin or technical fall, make sure you mark down the time the bout concludes. Write down the final individual scores or time of each bout. Get a copy of the weight sheet, so you know the weights in which each wrestler is eligible to compete.

In both forms of wrestling, team scores are usually kept. Keep a running total in dual matches of the team score after each bout. The scorebook has a column on the right side of the page to record team scores. Know how many points are awarded after a bout ends. A pin is worth six points; a regular decision is worth three points. Tournament wrestling also has team scores in which the wrestlers are awarded for advancing, pins, technical falls and major decisions. They also may receive points for how high they finish in the tournament.