# Rule 4.7 Situations: how the wording changed (American four-wall) 26 rulebooks state this rule, from 20 June 1990 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | 20 June 1990 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 20 June 1990 | 1 first recorded | | 31 January 1999 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 31 January 1999 | 1 unchanged | | 31 January 1999 | American four-wall, 31 January 1999 | 1 unchanged | | 19 January 2005 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, December 2004 | 1 unchanged | | 15 April 2005 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 16 January 2005 | 1 unchanged | | June 2006 | USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, June 2006 | 1 unchanged | | May 2007 | USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, May 2007 | 1 unchanged | | 13 October 2007 | American three-wall, 13 October 2007 | 1 unchanged | | 2012 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 2012 | 1 punctuation only | | 2014 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 2014 | 1 unchanged | | 6 February 2015 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 6 February 2015 | 1 unchanged | | 6 February 2015 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 6 February 2015 | 1 punctuation only | | 22 January 2017 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 22 January 2017 | 1 unchanged | | 22 January 2017 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 22 January 2017 | 1 unchanged | | 27 January 2019 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 27 January 2019 | 1 unchanged | | 12 July 2019 | American four-wall, 12 July 2019 | 1 unchanged | | 26 January 2020 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 26 January 2020 | 1 unchanged | | 21 September 2020 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, September 2020 | 1 unchanged | | 22 January 2021 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 22 January 2021 | 1 unchanged | | 9 December 2021 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, December 2021 | 1 unchanged | | 23 January 2022 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 23 January 2022 | 1 unchanged | | 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 4.7, rulebook by rulebook Begins: “5.) Straddle ball. When a ball passes between the…” - **20 June 1990, USHA Four-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic). > 5.) Straddle ball. > When a ball passes between the legs of a player on the side that just returned the ball, if there is no fair chance for the opposing player to see or return the ball. > This is not automatic. - **31 January 1999, USHA Four-Wall Rules**: Unchanged (automatic). Compared with USHA Four-Wall Rules, 20 June 1990. > 5.) Straddle ball. [- > -] When a ball passes between the legs of a player on the side that just returned the ball, if there is no fair chance for the opposing player to see or return the ball. [- > -] This is not automatic. no words changed. - **31 January 1999, American four-wall**: Unchanged (automatic). Compared with USHA Four-Wall Rules, 20 June 1990. > 5.) Straddle ball. [- > -] When a ball passes between the legs of a player on the side that just returned the ball, if there is no fair chance for the opposing player to see or return the ball. [- > -] This is not automatic. no words changed. 5 more rulebooks with the same words: - 19 January 2005, USHA Three-Wall Addendum: Unchanged (automatic). - 15 April 2005, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as American four-wall, 31 January 1999. - June 2006, USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes: Unchanged (automatic). - May 2007, USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes: Unchanged (automatic). - 13 October 2007, American three-wall: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as American four-wall, 31 January 1999. - **2012, USHA Four-Wall Rules**: Punctuation only (automatic). Compared with USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, May 2007. > [- 5.) -] [+ 5) +] Straddle ball. When a ball passes between the legs of a player on the side that just returned the ball, if there is no fair chance for the opposing player to see or return the ball. This is not automatic. 1 word added, 1 removed. - 2014, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 6 February 2015, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - **6 February 2015, USHA Three-Wall Addendum**: Punctuation only (automatic). Compared with USHA Three-Wall Addendum, December 2004. > [- 5.) -] [+ 5) +] Straddle ball. When a ball passes between the legs of a player on the side that just returned the ball, if there is no fair chance for the opposing player to see or return the ball. This is not automatic. 1 word added, 1 removed. 14 more rulebooks with the same words: - 22 January 2017, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 6 February 2015. - 22 January 2017, USHA Three-Wall Addendum: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 6 February 2015. - 27 January 2019, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 22 January 2017. - 12 July 2019, American four-wall: Unchanged (automatic). - 26 January 2020, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 21 September 2020, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 22 January 2021, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 9 December 2021, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 23 January 2022, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 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). Same words as USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 22 January 2017. All rules: [clause history](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/).