# Foot fault

> Stepping outside the service zone while serving.

From the rulebook:

> Place The server may 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 remain in the service zone until the served ball passes the short line from the wall. Violations are called “foot faults.” ( See Rule 4.3 C.1 . ).

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

## Where it shows up

- [One-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/4.1.md): c
- [One-wall · Rule 4.2 Doubles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/4.2.md): b
- [One-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/4.3.md): c, d
- [Four-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.1.md): c
- [Four-wall · Rule 4.2 Doubles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.2.md): b
- [Four-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.3.md): c, d
- [Four-wall · Rule 2.1-one Courts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/2.1-one.md): b, c, d

## Related

- [Service zone](https://handball.theperfectship.com/service-zone.md)
- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)

## Ref questions

- [All Serve questions (40)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/referee/serve.md)

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