Grade 8’s, here are the wrestling skills you will be asked to show me on Friday, Feb 23rd (skill assessment). We have practiced all of these in class. You can choose your partner and he/she will be doing passive defense. I am assessing for offence only (remembering the skill, good technique, quick moves).

From Referee’s Position

Far Arm – Near Leg: 

• Hands/weight on partner
• Block near leg
• Grab far arm (tricep) under chin
• Grab near leg/knee
• Pull arm/leg toward you
• Drive partner over/expose the back

Cross Face 2 on 1 

• Hands/weight on partner
• Block near leg
• Your left forearm cross partner’s face at chin and grab far arm (tricep)
• Right arm under partner’s chest and also grabs partner’s far arm
• Pull arm toward you using both hands
• Drive partner over/expose the back

From Prone Position

Half-Nelson:

• Hands/weight on partner
• Block near leg (with knee)
• Your far arm grabs partner far arm of  and pull in (by body or along his/her head)
• Your near hand under partner’s near arm pit and onto back of neck
• Lift partner’s near shoulder and push/drive partner away from you/expose his/her back. Don’t go to far over or partner will push you over and cause a reversal.

Power Half:

• Hands/weight on partner
• Block near elbow (pencil the arm along body)
• Your near arm onto back/back of neck
• Your far arm half nelson under partner’s far armpit and hand onto back of neck
• Pull up on far shoulder expose the back to mat
• As she is rolling, let go of arm to mat then jump to other side (chest to chest for pin). Try to avoid a reversal.