The Only Constant Is Change: Sports Rule Changes Through the Years
(Room JW Grand Ballroom 9)
05 Jul 18
9:00 AM
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10:15 AM
Our favorite sports have evolved in many ways over the years. For example, a century or so ago, baseball still required its pitchers to throw underhand and allowed fielders to retire base runners by throwing the ball directly at them; basketball still followed every made basket with a jump ball; and football still prohibited forward passes. Ever since, sports have continued to improve through countless rule changes designed to further promote fairness, excitement, marketability, safety, etc. This presentation focuses on a number of rule changes that have come and gone, rule changes that are still in effect today, and rule changes that could be implemented in the near or distant future.