# Rule 3.7 Appeals: how the wording changed (American four-wall)

6 rulebooks state this rule, from 23 January 2022 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 23 January 2022 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 23 January 2022 | 1 first recorded |
| 27 November 2022 | American four-wall, 27 November 2022 | 1 unchanged |
| 17 January 2024 | American four-wall, 17 January 2024 | 1 unchanged |
| 26 January 2024 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 26 January 2024 | 1 unchanged |
| 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 3.7, rulebook by rulebook

Begins: “C. Number of Appeals. In all one-wall matches, appeals…”

- **23 January 2022, USHA Four-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > C. Number of Appeals. In all one-wall matches, appeals are limited to three unsuccessful (referee’s initial call stands), appeals per player/side per game for the first two games and two unsuccessful appeals per player/side for the tiebreaker. This limitation applies only to those appeals requested by a player/side, and once the unsuccessful limit is reached further requested appeals shall not be granted. All appeals imposed by rule shall not be affected and shall remain unlimited (see Rule 4.7.A.3 and Rule 4.8.F.1 Interpretation No. 19).

5 more rulebooks with the same words:

  - 27 November 2022, American four-wall: Unchanged (automatic).
  - 17 January 2024, American four-wall: Unchanged (automatic).
  - 26 January 2024, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).
  - 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/).