History: The Penalizer was developed by Xcel Wrestling founder and Master Official, Todd Goldbeck, and is a device that is changing the face of amatuer wrestling. Due to the numerous scoring errors relating to the recording of warnings and cautions, a need developed for a device that would clearly display the current status of each wrestler's penalty situation. Many wrestlers lost matches unnecessarily because of scoring errors made at the table that went unnoticed by the coaches and the official. The Penalizer informs the coaches, official and the fans exactly how many warnings for stalling and how many cautions each wrestler has received up to that point in the match. In addition, it displays how many associated penalty points have been awarded. At all times, everyone will be aware of the stalling situation and how many points, if any, the next warning will yield. Communication is very important between all people involved with a high school wrestling match. The Penalizer bridges the gap between scorers, the coaches, the official, and the fans, just as the scoreboard that keeps the match score does.
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