If ever there were an analog to our 13 years of experience, it appears in this NYT article entitled, "Who’s on Line? Even the Referees Don’t Know."  The article outlines the transformation of a local high school team known for academic excellence by superb thinking.   Here's a quote from the article, about the new "A-11 Offense". 

To its proponents, the A-11 represents the logical and inevitable evolution of a game that is becoming faster and more spread out at all levels... And, coaches say, it reduces injury because it involves glancing blows more than smash-mouth collisions.