# Rule 8 (A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1923, historical)

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

Stepping over the service line while serving shall be counted as a short ball. Doing so twice in succession shall be counted a hand out.

## Mentioned here

- [Short serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-serve.md)
- [Service line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/service-line.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Hand-out](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hand-out.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/8.md)

## Relationships

- Short serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Short serve relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Service line.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1923](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-fourwall-1923.md)

Source: Spalding's Official Handball Guide, 1923, ed. Robert L. Ripley (Library of Congress, LCCN 23002979), pp. 69-72; also printed in the Official Handbook of the A.A.U., 1923, section LXI. Public domain.