(New) Book One ('Odyssey')

Mats

Shall have:

Circle, with

Diameter 

Range fixed; 5' width 

Around circle; neutral,

Down, starting, other markings.


All

Other

Greeks who had

Survived sacking 

Of Troy had returned 

To homes, Odysseus 

Prevented by Calypso.


Boys

Climbed stairs,

Pushed through doors

To locker room,

Took off clothes to their

Undershorts, stood on line,

Stripped naked mounting the scale.


All

Wrestlers

Shall compete

Uniformly

In: contrast coloured

Singlets; jockstraps; heelless,

Wrestling shoes; mouth, and ear guards.


A

Goddess

Wanted him

As her husband,

Tried persuasion for 

A year, he resisted,

Only wanted to go home.


Beam,

Moved right,

To balanced, 

Weight determined 

Each wrestler's weight class,

Subject to his dropping, 

Gaining weight during season.


Match

Consists 

Of a first,

Three minutes, then

Second, two minutes,

Third, ditto, periods,

Seven minutes in total.


Zeus

Annoyed

That mortals

Blamed gods for their

Suffering, when they

Chose to ignore warnings 

To not take foolish actions.


Each

Wrestler 

Stepped off scale,

Instructed to 

Lower head, raise head,

Lift arms, lower arms, hold

Penis aside, turn around.


Match

Starting 

Positions:

Neutral, standing,

Facing; defensive, 

On bottom; offensive,

On top, at toss of a disc.


Death

Deserved,

Athena

Pivoted to 

Odysseus, long

Forgotten, Poseidon 

Having prevented return.


Boys,

Kept in

Shorts, issued 

Jockstraps, t-shirts, 

Socks; asked for shoe size, 

Handed wrestling shoes; chest

Size, handed sweatshirts, sweatpants.


Match

Points are

Awarded 

For: takedown; near

Fall; reversal; time

Advantage; escape; when

Individuals compete.


Zeus

Had not 

Forgotten 

Odysseus,

His sacrifices 

To the gods assured this,

Zeus would manage Poseidon.


Kit

Issued

To wrestlers

Dropped at lockers,

They sat on benches

For practices, schedule 

Preliminaries by coach.


Fouls:

Flagrant 

Misconduct;

Illegal holds;

Unnecessary 

Roughness; stalling- warning;

Technical violations.


Words

Sent through 

Hermes: gods

Made decision, 

Calypso should let

Odysseus go, sent

Athena to Ithaca.


Boys,

Dismissed,

Found lockers,

Dressed for practice 

In sweatshirts, sweatpants,

Walked across mat covered

Wrestling room floor, heat on high.







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