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A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules · American four-wall

Rule 7 Ball served inside the ace line; foot debarred

Historical rulebook: not the current rules. The current rules are here (USHA Four-Wall Rulebook, as of 26 January 2025).

When a ball from the server drops anywhere inside of the ace line, the player has the privilege of playing it should he so desire, but in doing so the play counts the same as though the ball had been served regularly over the ace line, and if it reaches the front wall the ball must be returned by the opponent. In the return of all balls the use of the foot is debarred, and a player using the foot at any time will have committed a foul and the punishment will be the loss of an ace or a hand out.

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No link to the other terms shown: Serve, Short line. 23 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.