I've always wondered this, but at the beginning of a dual the captains come together for a "coin toss" which I would assume is to see who gets choice in the first match. Is there a preferred option if you win the toss? (Ex: KF loves receiving the ball in they win the toss).
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Yes that's what i meant, who gets first choice in the 2nd period of the first match (and rotating from there)
Sorry, the person who wins the toss can select odd or even. If you choose odd, you must report first at the head table with a wrestler for the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th match of the bout, if you choose even, then you must show at the 2nd,4th,6th,8th, 10th match of the bout. There is a lot of strategy to this in high school by bumping people around, but in college not so much. In college the lineup is pretty set in stone.
After reading this, I wasn't so confident I was correct so I looked at the rules:
1.7 Team
Captains
Each team shall designate to the referee one or more contestant(s) as its captain(s).
Before the beginning of a dual meet, the captains shall report to the middle of the
mat when the referee calls them for a disc toss. The disc shall be red on one side
and green on the other corresponding usually to the visiting team (red) and the
home team (green). (For exception, see Rule 7.2.7.) The colored disc shall fall
unimpeded to the mat and shall determine: (1) choice of options at the beginning
of the second period for each weight class and (2) which individual is to appear
on the mat first for each weight class. The winner of the disc toss may choose the
odd or even number of the 10 weight classes, with 125 being odd, 133 being even,
etc. (See Rules 1.5, 3.8 and 3.9.)
So yes you are right.
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