Editing Halfway Rule (section)

==History==
The [[Quad Team]] had been playing and honing the rules of [[Buce]] as early as 2007, and during that time the [[Original 8]] were considered the moderators and decision makers of the sport. Despite this, the Original 8 were known to have considered the sport's development complete (in terms of rules) as early as January 2008.

During 2007 and most of 2008, the Three Square Rule did not exist, and without it players were permitted to serve as far as they could, from anywhere on the field. After extensive exploration of tactics and field positions in Buce, the most successful strategy for a Buce team was to dissipate their midfield in place of more defenders and attackers- and use the unlimited serving distance to ones advantage, by having defenders serve the sack across the field to attackers in one go. The realisation of this had most games turn into a ping-pong event where the hackisack rarely landed into the middle of the field. During this time, midfielders were considered a detriment to the game, as carrying the sack down the field is considered too high a risk compared to just serving it across the field.
[[File:SSA45099thumb.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Quad Field]], where the rule was implemented.]]
This became a problem during the [[2008 Buce League]], the first official Buce-related competition. Despite the [[Quad League]] existing for a year, this was the first proper competition with formalised matches, and with it, came the largest concern regarding Buce and the way it was played.

[[Original 8]] began discussing adding a rule that forbade the repetitive serving over an entire field, and to base the game more around juggling and passing. Many members were against the change, stating it would be too hard to referee, and wasn't necessary. Others insisted that it was necessary, and as a compromise, a test match was played, allowing all players to see the benefits of having a rule that limited the distance of a serve.

The rule was later called the [[Three Square Rule]], as the [[Quadrangle]]'s field was made up of large squares of about 3x3 metres, three of which was counted as the distance limit of a serve.

The rule has since been credited for making the game much more skilful and rewarding, and giving midfielders more dominance in the game.