# 1996

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4 dated items in the record for 1996, and 14 championship result rows.

## Dated items

- **1996-2006**: The Council's 'Irish handball yearbook' (ISSN 1649-0371), annual 1996-2006, none in 1997 (National Library of Ireland holdings). Source: [National Library of Ireland catalogue, "Irish handball yearbook" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000168471/Details)
- **1996-2010**: The big ball gets bodies: SAHA (1996) and King of the Courts (1998); USWA (2010) with its own rules from 2018 (Wall Ball Rules (2021) etc.), which never state court or ball (H-75). Source: [United States Wall Ball Association, "Wall Ball Rules" (Wayback snapshot of 11 April 2021)](https://web.archive.org/web/20210411163601/https://uswallball.org/wall-ball-rules)
- **1996**: St. Albans Handball Association founded (St. Albans Handball Association, St. Albans Handball Association, "About" (seen 27 October 2026)); King of the Courts from 1998 (King of the Courts; champions list St. Albans Handball Association, Source: [St. Albans Handball Association, "About" (seen 27 October 2026)](https://sahany.org/about)
- **1996**: The Irish Handball Council begins an annual 'Irish Handball Yearbook' in 1996 (none in 1997), continued by 'Top Ace' from 2007 Source: [National Library of Ireland catalogue, "Irish handball yearbook" (seen 28 October 2026)](https://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000168471/Details)

## Championships held

- [All-Ireland 4-Wall Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-4-wall.md)
- [All-Ireland 60x30 Softball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-60x30-softball.md)
- [All-Ireland Hardball Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-all-ireland-hardball.md)
- [Queen of the Courts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/queen-of-the-courts.md)
- [USHA national four-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-four-wall-championships.md)
- [USHA national one-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-one-wall-championships.md)
- [USHA national three-wall handball championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/usha-national-three-wall-championships.md)

## Neighboring years

- Previous year with a page: [1990](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1990.md)
- Next year with a page: [1997](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1997.md)
- Part of [the 1990s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/1990s.md)
- [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md)

## Corrections

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