Floor
The short version
The court floor, where the lines are marked and the ball bounces; a ball that bounces twice on it before being returned ends the rally.
From the rulebook
Dimensions Drawings of standard one-wall courts and their surroundings are on file with the U.S.H.A. on www.ushandball.org. The dimensions of a standard one-wall handball court are: 1) Wall. The wall shall be 20 feet wide (from the outside edge of one side line to the outside edge of the other side line) and 16 feet high including any top line. Courts should be numbered 2) Floor. The floor shall be 20 feet wide from the outside edges of the sidelines. It shall be 34 feet from the wall to the bac…
— One-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts
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Where it shows up
- One-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts …ide line) and 16 feet high including any top line. Courts should be numbered 2) Floor. The floor shall be 20 feet wide from the outside edges of the sidelines. It sh…
- One-wall · Rule 2.2 Ball … can weigh less. 5) Rebound. Rebound from free fall, 70-inch drop to a hardwood floor is 48 to 52 inches at a temperature of 68 degrees F. 6) Selection. A ball shoul…
- One-wall · Rule 2.3 Gloves …be required to wear them unless the referee deems it necessary to help keep the floor and/or the ball from getting wet.
- One-wall · Rule 2.4 Uniform … are allowed until such time as the referee deems it necessary to help keep the floor from getting wet, then the player must change to a dry shirt.
- One-wall · Rule 3.6 Line judges …esponsibilities Line judge duties shall be to call “out” the balls that hit the floor or the wall off the court and to call faults on their respective lines as they …
- One-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve … serve from any place in the service zone. No part of either foot may touch the floor beyond the outer edge of either line of the service zone. The server must remai…
- One-wall · Rule 4.4 Return of Serve …ll either on the fly or after the first bounce, and before the ball touches the floor a second time, to return the ball to the wall on or between the lines first and…
- One-wall · Rule 4.6 Rally … a failure to make a legal return during the rally: 1.) The ball bounces on the floor twice before being hit. 2.) After contact, the ball fails to reach the wall and…
- One-wall · Rule 4.7 Dead-ball Hinders …on of a call. Included in court hinders is the ball that hits a wet spot on the floor, causing it to skid, or a ball that skids due to it being wet by any other mean…
- One-wall · Rule 4.10 Timeouts … off during play, broken shoelaces, torn equipment, wet gloves, wet shirts, wet floor, or other reasons. Players are not charged for such timeouts, and two minutes i…
- Four-wall · Rule 1.3 Objective …is unable to return the opponent’s shot to the front wall before it touches the floor twice, or when a player returns the ball so that it hits the floor before strik…
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts Lines and zones Handball courts shall be divided and marked on the floors with 2-inch wide lines. Recommended colors are white or red. The lines shall be…
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- Four-wall · Rule 2.2 Ball … can weigh less. 5) Rebound. Rebound from free fall, 70-inch drop to a hardwood floor is 48 to 52 inches at a temperature of 68 degrees F. 6) Selection. A ball shoul…
- Four-wall · Rule 2.4 Uniform … are allowed until such time as the referee deems it necessary to help keep the floor from getting wet, then the player must change to a dry shirt.
- Four-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve … serve from any place in the service zone. No part of either foot may touch the floor beyond the outer edge of either line of the service zone. The server must remai…
- Four-wall · Rule 4.2 Doubles …stand erect with his/her back to the nearer side wall and with both feet on the floor within the service box until the served ball passes the short line. Violations …
- Four-wall · Rule 4.4 Return of Serve …ll either on the fly or after the first bounce, and before the ball touches the floor the second time, to return the ball to the front wall either directly or after …
- Four-wall · Rule 4.7 Dead-ball Hinders …on of a call. Included in court hinders is the ball that hits a wet spot on the floor, causing it to skid, or a ball that skids due to it being wet by any other mean…
- Four-wall · Rule 4.10 Timeouts … off during play, broken shoelaces, torn equipment, wet gloves, wet shirts, wet floor, or other reasons. Players are not charged for such timeouts, and two minutes i…
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1-three Courts Lines and zones Handball courts shall be divided and marked on the floors with 2-inch-wide lines. Recommended colors are white or red. The lines shall be…
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1-one Courts …de line) and 16 feet high including any top line. Courts should be numbered. 2) Floor. The floor shall be 20 feet wide from the outside edges of the sidelines. It sh…
Ref questions
A "court hinder" (e.g., the ball hits a known obstruction or a bad joint):
Answer: Replay the rally
A court hinder is replayed.
In four-wall, the receiving line (dashed) is:
Answer: 5 ft behind the short line
The receiving line is 5 ft behind the short line.
In one-wall, the long line marks:
Answer: The back boundary of the court
The long line is the back boundary.