# Rule 5.6 Tournament conduct: how the wording changed (American four-wall) 38 rulebooks state this rule, from 1 April 2005 to 26 January 2025. The wording was reworded or changed 1 time. ## 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 April 2005 | USHA One-Wall Rules, 1 April 2005 | 1 first recorded | | 15 April 2005 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 16 January 2005 | 1 first recorded | | June 2006 | USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, June 2006 | 1 unchanged | | June 2006 | American one-wall, small ball, June 2006 | 1 unchanged | | June 2006 | USHA One-Wall Rules, June 2006 | 1 unchanged | | May 2007 | USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, May 2007 | 1 reworded | | 13 October 2007 | American three-wall, 13 October 2007 | 1 unchanged | | June 2008 | USHA One-Wall Rules, June 2008 | 1 unchanged | | 2012 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 2012 | 1 unchanged | | 2014 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 2014 | 1 unchanged | | January 2014 | USHA One-Wall Rules, January 2014 | 1 unchanged | | 6 February 2015 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 6 February 2015 | 1 unchanged | | 6 February 2015 | USHA One-Wall Addendum, 6 February 2015 | 1 unchanged | | 6 February 2015 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 6 February 2015 | 1 unchanged | | 22 January 2017 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 22 January 2017 | 1 unchanged | | 22 January 2017 | USHA One-Wall Addendum, 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 | | 27 January 2019 | USHA One-Wall Rules, 27 January 2019 | 1 unchanged | | 12 July 2019 | American four-wall, 12 July 2019 | 1 unchanged | | 12 July 2019 | American one-wall, small ball, 12 July 2019 | 1 unchanged | | 26 January 2020 | USHA Four-Wall Rules, 26 January 2020 | 1 unchanged | | 26 January 2020 | USHA One-Wall Rules, 26 January 2020 | 1 unchanged | | 20 September 2020 | USHA One-Wall Rules, September 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 | | 22 January 2021 | USHA One-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 | | 23 January 2022 | USHA One-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 2024 | USHA One-Wall Rules, 26 January 2024 | 1 unchanged | | 17 July 2024 | American one-wall, small ball, 17 July 2024 | 1 unchanged | | 26 January 2025 | USHA Four-Wall Rulebook, 26 January 2025 | 1 unchanged | | 26 January 2025 | USHA One-Wall Rulebook, 26 January 2025 | 1 unchanged | | 26 January 2025 | USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 26 January 2025 | 1 unchanged | ## The wording ### Rule 5.6, rulebook by rulebook Begins: “A. Junior and collegiate players shall abide by the…” - **1 April 2005, USHA One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic). > A. Junior and collegiate players shall abide by the USHA Code of Conduct as it appears on the USHA web site, at www.ushandball.org. - **15 April 2005, USHA Four-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic). > A. Junior and collegiate players shall abide by the USHA Code of Conduct as it appears on the USHA web site. 3 more rulebooks with the same words: - June 2006, USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes: Unchanged (automatic). - June 2006, American one-wall, small ball: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, 1 April 2005. - June 2006, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, 1 April 2005. - **May 2007, USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes**: Reworded (machine-reviewed). Compared with USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, June 2006. > A. Junior and collegiate players shall abide by the USHA Code of Conduct as it appears on the USHA web [- site. -] [+ site, at www.ushandball.org. +] 3 words added, 1 removed. 30 more rulebooks with the same words: - 13 October 2007, American three-wall: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 16 January 2005. - June 2008, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, June 2006. - 2012, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, May 2007. - 2014, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - January 2014, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, June 2008. - 6 February 2015, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 2014. - 6 February 2015, USHA One-Wall Addendum: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, January 2014. - 6 February 2015, USHA Three-Wall Addendum: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 6 February 2015. - 22 January 2017, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 6 February 2015. - 22 January 2017, USHA One-Wall Addendum: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Addendum, 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. - 27 January 2019, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Addendum, 22 January 2017. - 12 July 2019, American four-wall: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 27 January 2019. - 12 July 2019, American one-wall, small ball: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, 27 January 2019. - 26 January 2020, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as American four-wall, 12 July 2019. - 26 January 2020, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as American one-wall, small ball, 12 July 2019. - 20 September 2020, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 21 September 2020, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 26 January 2020. - 22 January 2021, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 22 January 2021, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, September 2020. - 9 December 2021, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 22 January 2021. - 23 January 2022, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 23 January 2022, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, 22 January 2021. - 27 November 2022, American four-wall: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 23 January 2022. - 17 January 2024, American four-wall: Unchanged (automatic). - 26 January 2024, USHA Four-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). - 26 January 2024, USHA One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA One-Wall Rules, 23 January 2022. - 17 July 2024, American one-wall, small ball: Unchanged (automatic). - 26 January 2025, USHA Four-Wall Rulebook: Unchanged (automatic). Same words as USHA Four-Wall Rules, 26 January 2024. - **26 January 2025, USHA One-Wall Rulebook**: Unchanged (automatic). Compared with American one-wall, small ball, 17 July 2024. > A. [+ > +] Junior and collegiate players shall abide by the USHA Code of Conduct as it appears on the USHA web site, at www.ushandball.org. no words changed. Interpretations: 3 interpretations attached. - New here: Interpretation No. 23. - New here: Coaching is allowed, however, only in a manner consistent with the behavior expected of any other spectator. - New here: Any coaching is expressly prohibited from the time the referee announces the score to the time the rally ends, and is subject to the removal and default provisions of this rule. - 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/).