# Rule 2.4 General: how the wording changed (American four-wall)

3 rulebooks state this rule, from 26 January 2024 to 26 January 2025. No rewording or change was found.

## How to read this

- Added words are marked [+ like this +]; removed words [- like this -].
- Each rulebook says what kind of change it is: unchanged, punctuation only, moved, reworded or changed.
- A program matched each clause with the one before it. Automatic matches were made by the program alone; machine-reviewed ones were also checked by a second program. A person has not checked either.

## Rulebook by rulebook

| Date | Rulebook | Clauses, by kind of change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 26 January 2024 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 26 January 2024 | 1 first recorded |
| 26 January 2025 | USHA Four-Wall Rulebook, 26 January 2025 | 1 unchanged |
| 26 January 2025 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 26 January 2025 | 1 unchanged |

## The wording

### Rule 2.4, rulebook by rulebook

Begins: “1) Sleeveless shirts are allowed until such time as…”

- **26 January 2024, USHA Four-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > 1) Sleeveless shirts are allowed until such time as the referee deems it necessary to help keep the floor from getting wet, then the player must change to a dry shirt.

- 26 January 2025, USHA Four-Wall Rulebook: Unchanged (automatic).

- 26 January 2025, USHA Three-Wall Addendum: Unchanged (automatic).

All rules: [clause history](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/).