# The 2010s In: [Learn](https://handball.theperfectship.com/learn.md) > [History](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history.md) > [Years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md) > The 2010s 25 dated items, 12 rulebook editions and 177 championship result rows are in the record for the 2010s. ## Years with their own page - [2012](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2012.md) (3 dated items) - [2015](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2015.md) (3 dated items) - [2017](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2017.md) (3 dated items) - [2018](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2018.md) (3 dated items) - [2019](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2019.md) (7 dated items) ## Dated items ### 2010 - **2010**: United States Wall Ball Association founded by Jasmine Ray (United States Wallball Association, United States Wall Ball Association, "Our story" (seen 27 October 2026)); IRS ruling 2012. Source: [United States Wall Ball Association, "Our story" (seen 27 October 2026)](https://uswallball.org/about) - **May 2010**: [Handball Rules (Abridged for Curriculum) (2010)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-abridged-2010-05.md) Source: [US Handball Association, abridged rules (PDF) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://www.ushandball.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/abridgedrules.pdf), PDF p. 1 ### [2012](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2012.md) - **2012**: A World Wall Ball Association is formed at the 2012 World Championships in Dublin by GAA Handball, the WHC and the CIJB (secondary). Source: [jeudepaume.fr, World Wall Ball Association page (seen 28 October 2026)](https://jeudepaume.fr/wwba-1.php) - **2012**: World Wall Ball Association formed at the 2012 World Championships, Dublin, by GAA Handball, the WHC and the CIJB (secondary: jeudepaume.fr, World Wall Ball Association page (seen 28 October 2026)). Source: [jeudepaume.fr, World Wall Ball Association page (seen 28 October 2026)](https://jeudepaume.fr/wwba-1.php) - **2012**: [The Official USHA Handball Rules, 2012 (2012)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-2012.md) Source: [US Handball Association, "Four-Wall Rulebook" (Wayback snapshot of 2 July 2012)](https://web.archive.org/web/20120702152652/http://www.ushandball.org:80/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=451) ### 2014 - **2014**: [The Official USHA Handball Rules, 2014 (2014)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-2014.md) Source: [US Handball Association, "Four-Wall Rulebook" (Wayback snapshot of 15 July 2014)](https://web.archive.org/web/20140715190513/http://www.ushandball.org:80/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=451) - **January 2014**: [Official USHA One-Wall Handball Rules (2014)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2014-01.md) Source: [US Handball Association, "Official USHA One-Wall Handball Rules" (Wayback snapshot of 12 January 2015)](https://web.archive.org/web/20150112001416/http://www.ushandball.org:80/content/view/564/430) ### [2015](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2015.md) - **6 February 2015**: [Official USHA Handball Rulebook With Interpretations, One-Wall and Three-Wall Addendums (2015)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-2015-02-06.md) Source: [pnwhandball.org, 2015 handball rulebook (PDF) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://pnwhandball.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015handballrulebook.pdf) - **6 February 2015**: [One-Wall Addendum - Changes from Four-Wall Rules (2015)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2015-02-06.md) Source: [pnwhandball.org, 2015 handball rulebook (PDF) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://pnwhandball.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015handballrulebook.pdf) - **6 February 2015**: [Three-Wall Addendum - Changes from Four-Wall Rules (2015)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-threewall-2015-02-06.md) Source: [pnwhandball.org, 2015 handball rulebook (PDF) (seen 30 October 2026)](https://pnwhandball.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/2015handballrulebook.pdf) ### 2016 - **2016**: GAA wallball senior championship begins (Wallball Senior Championships, firstHeld 2016). Source: [GAA Handball Ireland, wallball championship roll of honour (seen 28 October 2026)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/competitions/rolls-of-honour) - **August 2016**: Wexford GAA's 'Playing Rules' PDF (Wexford GAA Handball, "Playing Rules" PDF (uploaded August 2016) (seen 28 October 2026)): the earliest GAA Handball rulebook held; text not yet readable. Source: [Wexford GAA Handball, "Playing Rules" PDF (uploaded August 2016) (seen 28 October 2026)](https://wexfordgaahandball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Playing-Rules.pdf) ### [2017](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2017.md) - **22 January 2017**: [Four-Wall Rulebook (2017)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-2017-01-22.md) Source: [US Handball Association, "Four-Wall Rulebook" (Wayback snapshot of 30 March 2017)](https://web.archive.org/web/20170330074330/https://ushandball.org/index.php/rules-development/four-wall-rulebook) - **22 January 2017**: [One-Wall Addendum - Changes from Four-Wall Rules (2017)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2017-01-22.md) Source: [US Handball Association, "Four-Wall Rulebook" (Wayback snapshot of 30 March 2017)](https://web.archive.org/web/20170330074330/https://ushandball.org/index.php/rules-development/four-wall-rulebook) - **22 January 2017**: [Three-Wall Addendum - Changes from Four-Wall Rules (2017)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-threewall-2017-01-22.md) Source: [US Handball Association, "Four-Wall Rulebook" (Wayback snapshot of 30 March 2017)](https://web.archive.org/web/20170330074330/https://ushandball.org/index.php/rules-development/four-wall-rulebook) ### [2018](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2018.md) - **2018-2026**: USWA: 'block' (interference, replayed) and 'screen' (ball passing too close to the hitter's body) do the work of the USHA's two hinders without the word (from a comparison of the USWA and USHA rules). 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) - **2018-2026**: A players' association writes for its own game: USWA rules online 2018, revised 22 Oct 2026 (USWA playing rules (2026)), ending with a note that such details are settled by each event's organizer. Source: [United States Wall Ball Association, "Rules & Conduct" (seen 27 October 2026)](https://uswallball.org/rules) - **30 August 2018 to 19 October 2018**: USWA 'Wall Ball Rules' (24 rules + code of conduct) and 'USWA Official Rules' (25 rules) online (Wall Ball Rules (2021), USWA OFFICIAL RULES (2022); page markup dates): blocks, screens, 'keep a short', downs; no court or ball stated (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) ### [2019](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2019.md) - **2019-2025**: GAA 1-wall: ball 1 7/8 in, 61 g (Official Irish 1-Wall (Wallball) Playing Rules - As of January 2019 (2019)); GAA 2025: 'Big Blue Wallball' and 'Penn Wallball' (2.18-2.22 in) for Wallball, goatskin for hardball (Official Irish 4-Wall, Source: [GAA Handball Playing Rules: 1-Wall (Wexford GAA copy) (seen 28 October 2026)](https://wexfordgaahandball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Playing-Rules-1-wall.pdf) - **2019-2025**: GAA Wallball: 20 x 34 ft, 16-ft wall (Official Irish 1-Wall (Wallball) Playing Rules - As of January 2019 (2019), Official Irish 4-Wall, Softball, Hardball & Wallball Playing Rules (2025)); GAA International 4-Wall: 40 x 20 x 20 ft Source: [GAA Handball Playing Rules: 1-Wall (Wexford GAA copy) (seen 28 October 2026)](https://wexfordgaahandball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Playing-Rules-1-wall.pdf) - **2019-2025**: Ireland borrows: GAA Handball's 1-wall rules are 'consistent with' USHA's (H-21 supported), its 40x20 rules are USHA four-wall text (H-24 supported); Congress adopts the combined book on 9 Feb 2025. Source: [GAA Handball Playing Rules: 4-Wall, Wallball, 60x30 Softball and Hardball (Wexford GAA copy), file dated 29 May 2025 (seen 28 October 2026)](https://wexfordgaahandball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Playing-Rules-4-Wall-Wallball-60x30-Softball-Hardball-2025.pdf) - **January 2019**: The GAA's one-wall (Wallball) playing rules as of January 2019 (Official Irish 1-Wall (Wallball) Playing Rules - As of January 2019 (2019)): 20 x 34 ft court, 16-ft wall, ball 1 7/8 in and 61 g; the book describes itself as consistent with Source: [GAA Handball Playing Rules: 1-Wall (Wexford GAA copy) (seen 28 October 2026)](https://wexfordgaahandball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Playing-Rules-1-wall.pdf) - **January 2019**: GAA Handball's one-wall (Wallball) playing rules describe themselves as consistent with the USHA one-wall rules; 84.7% of its five-word runs (6,251 of 7,380) come from the USHA one-wall text of 2014-01, none of the 229 runs new in the Source: [GAA Handball Playing Rules: 1-Wall (Wexford GAA copy) (seen 28 October 2026)](https://wexfordgaahandball.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Playing-Rules-1-wall.pdf) - **27 January 2019**: [Four-Wall Rulebook (2019)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-2019-01-27.md) Source: [US Handball Association, "Four-Wall Rulebook" (Wayback snapshot of 4 May 2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20190504115808/https://ushandball.org/index.php/rules-development/four-wall-rulebook) - **27 January 2019**: [One-Wall Rulebook (2019)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2019-01-27.md) Source: [US Handball Association, "One-Wall Rulebook" (Wayback snapshot of 4 May 2019)](https://web.archive.org/web/20190504110336/https://ushandball.org/index.php/rules-development/one-wall-rulebook) ## 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) - [King of the Courts](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/king-of-the-courts.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) - [Wallball Open Irish Nationals](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-wallball-open-irish-nationals.md) - [Wallball Senior Championships](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/championships/gaa-wallball-senior-championship.md) ## Neighboring decades - Previous: [The 2000s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2000s.md) - Next: [The 2020s](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years/2020s.md) - [All years and decades](https://handball.theperfectship.com/history/years.md) ## Corrections Found a mistake, or a source we missed? 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