TUG OF WAR COMPETITION RULES
TUG OF WAR COMPETITION RULES
1. Teams consist of 10 cadets. Members may be substituted throughout the competition using any cadet that participated in any component of the Drill/Academic/PT competition and the Unit Personnel Inspection. Points do not count toward the overall meet trophy.
2. The field will be approximately 75 feet long. A hawser (approximately 75 ft long) will be laid straight along the direction of pull with a cloth marking the center. At a distance of 10 feet fore and aft of the center cloth will be a line marked on the ground perpendicular to the direction of pull or a cone, over which the cloth on the hawser must be pulled to score a victory.
3. Each participant in the tug-of-war must wear athletic uniforms and athletic shoes. Shoes with treads are recommended. Cleated shoes, spiked shoes or combat boots are not authorized. Cleated or spiked shoes are defined as any type of shoe with pronounced cleats such as baseball, football or soccer shoes, or track shoes with actual spikes. Gloves are not permitted.
4. Teams lay on the ground alternating on each side of the hawser with feet at the hawser in the down push-up position. On the “up” signal cadets will push up; on the “go,” they turn around, and grasp the line and begin pulling. The first team to pull the center cloth over the marker wins.
5. There are no weight restrictions; however, as stated previously, every competitor must have been part of a competing team. Pullers on the hawser must alternate on each side of the hawser. The anchor cadet may be on the bitter end of the hawser. The hawser may be wrapped around, but may not be tied around the anchor cadet.
6. The competition is double elimination.