# Rule 6 Receiver ready: how the wording changed (American one-wall, small ball (YMCA side line))

2 rulebooks state this rule, from June 1900 to 1913. No rewording or change was found.

## How to read this

- Added words are marked [+ like this +]; removed words [- like this -].
- Each rulebook says what kind of change it is: unchanged, punctuation only, moved, reworded or changed.
- A program matched each clause with the one before it. Automatic matches were made by the program alone; machine-reviewed ones were also checked by a second program. A person has not checked either.

## Rulebook by rulebook

| Date | Rulebook | Clauses, by kind of change |
| --- | --- | --- |
| June 1900 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900 | 3 first recorded |
| 1913 | Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, 1913 | 3 unchanged |

## The wording

### Rule 6, part 1 of 3

Begins: “The server shall not serve until the receiver is…”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > The server shall not serve until the receiver is ready.

- 1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 6, part 2 of 3

Begins: “After a server has been retired he shall be…”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > After a server has been retired he shall be given sufficient time to get into position before play is resumed.

- 1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

### Rule 6, part 3 of 3

Begins: “If the latter attempts to return the service he…”

- **June 1900, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules**: First recorded (automatic).

  > If the latter attempts to return the service he shall be deemed ready.

- 1913, Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules: Unchanged (automatic).

All rules: [clause history](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/).