The link below redirects to the Official Minutes of the 2025 SSUSA Rules Committee for the sessions that occurred in Rancho Cordova, CA from December 3-4, 2025 ... All rules changes have an effective date of December 5, 2025, unless otherwise stated in the Rule Amendment itself ...

• Official Minutes: SSUSA Rules Committee 2025

Thank you to the entire Rules Committee membership and, more important, to everyone who contributed by either personal appearance, written correspondence, or both ... SPECIAL NOTE: Chair Donna McGuire (MO) was unanimously requested to serve for a record twelfth term in that position for the 2026 sessions ... This request is an inescapable recognition of over a decade of outstanding leadership, organization and temperament ... Well done, Donna!

The Official Minutes have been updated and annotated to reflect the language amendments that were made for the 2026-27 Rulebook, which is also available now from the TOURNAMENTS - RULES page ...