# Rule 1 (A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1 January 1920, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/

Standard courts shall be four walls of approximately 24 feet by 50 feet in size. The ceilings shall be at least 25 feet at the front wall. The building and use of standard courts is advised, although for the time being championships may be held on courts of other sizes and of less than four walls.

## Mentioned here

- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Ceiling](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ceiling.md)
- [Four-wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/four-wall.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/1.md)

## Relationships

- Front wall relates to Ceiling: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ceiling relates to Wall: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Court, Four-wall.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1 January 1920](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-fourwall-1920.md)

Source: Official Athletic Rules and Official Handbook of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States (Spalding's Athletic Library, Group VII, No. 12A; American Sports Publishing Co., ©1920), rules in force January 1, 1920, pp. 118-120 (Library of Congress, gdc officialathletic13amat); reprinted from the same setting in the edition in force January 1, 1921, pp. 122-124 (officialathletic12amat). Public domain.