Should the goal crossbar be raised to 9 ft (2.74m) from 8 ft (2.44 m)?

Since football has been around for over a 100 years, the average male height has increased. In 1912 the average 21-year-old male was 68.25 inches (5 feet 8.25 inches) tall. Now the average male in the US is 69.9 inches (5 feet 9.9 inches) tall. Teams automatically select taller more agile players for goalkeeper so a modern goalkeeper can"cover" a much larger goal. Why retain the old goal height? By raising the crossbar by 12 inches you could see more goals as the goal area increases to 24ft x 9ft (216 sq ft) from 24ft x 8ft (192 sq ft.) No rother rules would need to be changed and the dimensions of pitches would remain the same..