| （Department of Physical Education，Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics，Nanchang 330013，China） Abstract: Based on related theories on sports competition rules, the author predicted the development of rules for such sports events as basketball, football and competitive gymnastics, and put forward the following opinions: in a few years to come, for basketball, the court area will be expanded, the 3-point zone will be enlarged, the basket ring height will be increased, the number of time-outs will be reduced, and the player change time will be shortened; for football, the number of referees will be increased, the scoring method will be changed into different scores for scor-ing in different areas, and some time stipulations will be changed in order to speed up game rhythm; for competitive gymnastics, the proportion of the completion score will be increased without restricting difficulty, the minimum competition participating age of players will be increased; for volleyball, a twin free player system will be imple-mented, the net height will be increased, the weight or pressure of volleyball will be reduced, and the front court area will be further expanded; for table tennis, the uniform for female players may be reformed, ball serving restric-tions will be appropriately loosened, the 11-point system will be changed into a 15-point system, the ball will be further enlarged or lightened, and the net height will be increased; for tennis, the ball serving area where the players stand will be shrunk, the net height will be increased, and racket’s ball hitting area and weight will be restricted.
Key words: competitive sport；competition rules；basketball；football；competitive gymnastics；volleyball；table tennis；tennis |
