# Rule 23 (Brokaw One-Wall Rules, 1916, historical)

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

A player already in position, or while taking a position to return the ball, must not be blocked, unless the blocking movement was made before the ball left the board.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 15 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 16 sub-rules.

Rulebook: [Brokaw One-Wall Rules, 1916](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/brokaw-american-1916.md)

Source: James I. Brokaw, How to Play American Hand Ball (Spalding's Athletic Library No. 13; American Sports Publishing Company, copyright 1915; Library of Congress copy LCCN 16024697, catalogued 1916). Public domain.