A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules · American four-wall
Rule 20
HistoricalA.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1 January 1920 (historical)
Every player is entitled to a free and unobstructed opportunity to play the ball. If he is interfered with unintentionally it is called a hinder and is played over. If a player is prevented by an adversary from seeing the ball until too late to get in position, it is called a covered ball and shall be played over.
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- Player relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.