Tap Out Rule?

[cadetairmen]

What is the rule when someone taps out when they are on there back in a reverse half? I am from Louisiana and I had a kid on his back for 15 seconds then he tapped and the ref just started injury time. State is tomorrow, if it happens I want to be able to know the rule...my coach and I can not find anything in the rule book regarding tap outs.

Thanks,

Garrett

[UGLY]

If iam the ref and a kid taps while on his back, I would just pin them

[Gold]

If iam the ref and a kid taps while on his back, I would just pin them

That's how I've always seen it happen.

[WhippetGrappler]

A tap-out is a request for an injury timeout, after which the match is restarted.

[Unregistered]

There is no Tap-out rule. I am a ref and I had this situation at a League meet last week. Kid was on his back and freaking out, started to tap and I said there is no tap out. after about 10 seconds I stopped the match and awarded a 4 point nearfall. The coach was at the table saying his kid was tapping out. I informed him that there is no tap out rule.

In the NFHS rule book on page 30 Rule 6 section 4 article 4 it states:
Any couch of the contestant or the contestant has the prerogative to default a match to the opponent at any time by informing the referee. It does not say anything about tapping out.

If the shoulders are close enough and someone starts to tap I will just call a pin.

[UGLY]

There is no Tap-out rule. I am a ref and I had this situation at a League meet last week. Kid was on his back and freaking out, started to tap and I said there is no tap out. after about 10 seconds I stopped the match and awarded a 4 point nearfall. The coach was at the table saying his kid was tapping out. I informed him that there is no tap out rule.

In the NFHS rule book on page 30 Rule 6 section 4 article 4 it states:
Any couch of the contestant or the contestant has the prerogative to default a match to the opponent at any time by informing the referee. It does not say anything about tapping out.

If the shoulders are close enough and someone starts to tap I will just call a pin.

THis is good info. I have seen it to many times a kid is about to get stuck perhaps by a lesser opponent and they start tapping. Just pin them up because they obviously want out of the match.

[quinn14]

Didn't know you could give a four point near-fall. Is the extra point considered a penalty point?

[Wiltz]

The extra point is part of the "scream rule". If the action is stopped in a near fall situation an extra point is added. Not sure if it is classified as a penalty point or not.

[Ken Shirtaugh]

I had a kid tap out on me in HS and was awarded 3 points near fall +1.