# Rule 8 (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/

The server must serve the ball so that it will first strike the board and bounce from the board across the short line within the area formed by the two side lines, the short line and the rear line.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Short line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-line.md)
- [Long line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/long-line.md)
- [Side lines](https://handball.theperfectship.com/side-lines.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)

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

## Relationships

- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Short line: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Side lines: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Side lines relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Long line.
- 5 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.