# Rule 31 (Brokaw One-Wall Rules, 1916, historical)

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

The players shall toss a coin to determine which side shall serve the first ball, after which they will play for the service, the first point or putout winning said service, when the regular game shall start.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)
- [Coin](https://handball.theperfectship.com/coin.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 15 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Point: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Point: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Point relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Coin.
- 2 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

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.