# Clock

> The rulebooks name no clock, only limits the referee times: 10 seconds to serve, a one-minute timeout, two minutes for a glove change and five between games.

From the rulebook:

> Time A serve may not be made until the referee has announced the score ( See Rule 3.4.A.9 ). The referee shall call point or side out as soon as a rally ends. The receiver then has up to 10 seconds to assume a receiving position. When the receiver has assumed a receiving position or 10 seconds have elapsed, whichever occurs first, and the server has had reasonable time to get to his/her serving position, the referee shall announce the score and the server must serve (hit the ball) within 10 seco…

— [One-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/4.1/e.md)

## Where it shows up

- [One-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/2.1.md): c
- [One-wall · Rule 3.4 Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/3.4.md): a, d
- [One-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/4.3.md): c
- [One-wall · Rule 4.6 Rally](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/4.6.md): i
- [One-wall · Rule 4.10 Timeouts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/4.10.md): a, b, c, d
- [Four-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/2.1.md): c
- [Four-wall · Rule 3.4 Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/3.4.md): a, d
- [Four-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.1.md): e
- [Four-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.3.md): d
- [Four-wall · Rule 4.6 Rally](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.6.md): i
- [Four-wall · Rule 4.10 Timeouts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.10.md): a, b, c, d

## Related

- [Time-out](https://handball.theperfectship.com/time-out.md)
- [Delay of game](https://handball.theperfectship.com/delay.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)

## Ref questions

- [All Cadence questions (29)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/referee/cadence.md)
- [All Timing questions (9)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/referee/timing.md)

Rules text: United States Handball Association, used with written permission — https://www.ushandball.org/