Spladle
Spladle
Wrestling technique
The spladle is a wrestling technique commonly used as a counter and pinning move to single leg take downs. When opponents shoot in and grab the leg the wrestler will drop their weight on the opponents head to prevent advancement of the take down, from there they may reach across the body with their arms to grab hold of the opponents far side leg, once completed they wrap the near side leg with the leg targeted for the take down and roll forward onto the mat. When on the floor it is important to control both legs of the opponent as the wrestler wants to bring the knees of his opponent as close to inline with the opponent's head as possible.[1][2]
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As a pin that is the result of countering a take down, this is a very effective technique to use when possible in order to score, however the position in which the two wrestlers land can breed controversy as to who the points will go to. While the wrestler caught in the spladle is certainly unable to effectively do anything, let alone escape, the one who uses it in some cases may have their shoulders flat to the mat as well which could result in them being judged as the one being pinned in some cases. This is caused because it is likely that their shoulder rolled onto the mat first, to determine this the referee would need to reflect on the match he witnessed or review any tape there is if it is available for viewing in order to determine the victor.