# Rule 1 (A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927, historical)

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

Standard one-wall courts shall be 20 feet in width by 34 feet in length and the wall to be 16 feet in height. The short line to be 14 feet from the board. That there shall be a line parallel to the short line or markers on the floor marking an imaginary line nine (9 feet) behind the short line. This line will be known as the service line.

## Mentioned here

- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Short line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-line.md)
- [Service line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/service-line.md)
- [One-wall (GAA: Wallball)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/one-wall.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)
- [Floor](https://handball.theperfectship.com/floor.md)

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

## Relationships

- Court relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Short line: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Service line: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Floor: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: One-wall (GAA: Wallball).
- 3 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-onewall-1928.md)

Source: Spalding's Official Handball Guide, 1928 (Google Books 9jNMAQAAMAAJ, full view; LC 28012960). Public domain.