# Rule 7 (A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931, historical)

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

The server must stand between the short-line and the service-line before commencing his service, and must not step over the short-line, or outside of the side-lines, while serving. Stepping over short-line while serving shall be counted a fault, the same as a short or long ball. Doing so twice in succession shall be counted a hand out. The receiver must stand back of the service-line until the ball passes the short-line.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Receiver](https://handball.theperfectship.com/receiver.md)
- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Long serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/long-serve.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-onewall-smallball/4-4.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Receiver: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Long serve: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Receiver relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Long serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Hand-out: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Fault serve.
- 3 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/aau-onewall-1931.md)

Source: Charles J. O'Connell, How to Play Handball ... Including Official Rules for Play and Diagrams of Court Construction (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, copyright 1931; Spalding's 'Red Cover' Series of Athletic Handbooks No. 114R), pp. 97-100; Ohio State University copy (HathiTrust osu.32435007267735), page screenshots saved by the user from HathiTrust's viewer. Public domain in the US.