# Rule 4.10 Rest periods (USHA Four-Wall Rules, 20 June 1990, historical)

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

USHA rules text used with permission of the U.S. Handball Association (ushandball.org); credit: U.S. Handball Association. Source: https://www.ushandball.org/

## A. Timeouts

Any player may request a timeout, but not after the referee has announced the score or called ³second serve² after a fault. Timeouts must not exceed one minute. Three timeouts are allowed each side per 21-point game. Two timeouts are allowed during an 11-point game. Timeouts may be called consecutively.

Players may leave the court during a timeout.

## B. Equipment timeout

At the discretion of the referee,equipment timeouts may be granted for lost shoes, broken shoelaces, torn equipment, wet gloves, wet shirts, wet floor, or other reasons. Players are not charged for such timeouts, and two minutes is the maximum allowed.

## C. Injury

No timeout shall be charged to a player who is injured during play. An injured player shall not be allowed more than a cumulative total of 15 minutes of injury timeout during a match. If the injured player is unable to resume play after a period totaling 15 minutes, the match shall be awarded to the opponent.

Injury timeouts shall be allowed only for injuries that occur accidentally during the match. Pre-existing injuries, illnesses,fatigue or cramps do not warrant injury timeouts.

For any injury, the tournament director or committee, after considering any available medical opinion, must determine whether the injured player may be allowed to continue.

## D. Between games

Five-minute timeouts are allowed between games. Players may leave the court.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Opponent](https://handball.theperfectship.com/opponent.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Tournament director](https://handball.theperfectship.com/tournament-director.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Second serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/second-serve.md)
- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Time-out](https://handball.theperfectship.com/time-out.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Gloves](https://handball.theperfectship.com/gloves.md)
- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)
- [Jersey / shirt](https://handball.theperfectship.com/jersey.md)
- [Clock](https://handball.theperfectship.com/clock.md)
- [Floor](https://handball.theperfectship.com/floor.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/4-10.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Opponent: mentioned together in 19 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 30 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Serve: mentioned together in 11 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Time-out: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Court: mentioned together in 17 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Point: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Floor: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Opponent relates to Referee: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Serve: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Court: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Point: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Fault serve: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Point: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Tournament director, Clock, Gloves, Jersey / shirt.
- 38 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.
- 1 more term is mentioned but not drawn (the best linked 14 are shown).

Rulebook: [USHA Four-Wall Rules, 20 June 1990](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-1990-06-20.md)

Source: The Official United States Handball Association Handball Rules With Interpretations and One-Wall and Three-Wall Addendum Revised 1991 (Wayback capture 19980519203944 of cohandball.com). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).