What are the types of wrestling events?

How does the rules book define the types?

Pool and team-advancement events are treated as tournaments for weigh-in requirements.

What are extra and exhibition matches?

An extra match is one in which all required playing rules are followed, such as the 7-minute match, use of riding time and regulation mat weigh-ins, and it is against an allowable wrestler. An exhibition match is one where NCAA playing rules are not followed; any single missing playing rule makes it an exhibition, and exhibition matches are not countable on the individual season record form in the Trackwrestling system.

The distinction matters for record keeping at the college level; school and club events define their own.

Why does the type matter for team scores?

Dual-meet team scoring in the book gives six team points for a fall, default, forfeit or disqualification, five for a technical fall, four for a major decision and three for a decision. Tournaments keep a team score differently, and pools say explicitly that the format does not use dual-meet scoring.

The team-points tool applies the dual-meet values. Open the team points calculator.

How do these terms map to Smart Wrestler formats?

Smart Wrestler hosts choose from single elimination, double elimination, round robin, pool play into a bracket and team duals when creating an event. Those names describe the bracket structure; the NCAA event types describe the rule category. A host can run a school tournament and call it an individual-advancement event without any change in the software.

The host guide explains format choices. Read the host guide.

How should families read an event listing?

A listing that says dual, quad, invitational, open or pool tells you how many matches to expect and whether a team score is kept. If the listing is unclear, ask the host which rules and format apply.

Terms used by clubs and state associations vary, so treat the NCAA definitions as a reference, not as a rule for every event.

School associations publish their own event definitions, so treat the NCAA list as a reference point. Whatever names a host chooses, the listing should say the format, the weigh-in time and whether a team score is kept.