A.A.U. Four-Wall Rules · American four-wall
Rule 7
HistoricalA.A.U. Four-Wall Rules, 1931 (historical)
In serving, the ball must be bounced on the floor, between the service-line and the short-line, and struck on the first bounce. Missing the ball puts the server out. The server has the privilege of several, but not more than three, attempts at bouncing the ball before serving. If the server bounces the ball more than three times before serving he shall be declared out. To be in play the ball must hit the front wall and rebound across the short-line before striking the floor.
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How these ideas connect in this rule
- Actor
- Place
- Thing
- related term
- mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)
- Server relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
No link to the other terms shown: Floor. 4 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.