# Rule 3.6 Appeals (USHA Four-Wall Rules, 31 January 1999, 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. Appealable calls

The server may appeal a short or other service fault. He may also appeal receiving line violations. If his appeal is upheld, the server is awarded the serve over. If he had one short, the call would cancel the previous fault call, and he would be awarded two serves, because he was judged to have made a legal serve. If, in the opinion of the referee, the ball could not have been returned, a point shall be awarded the server. If the appeal is not upheld, the call would be two shorts, a side out.

After the rally has ended, either player may appeal on a double-bounce call or non-call, kill shots called good, killshots called no good and court hinders. The outcome may result in a point being awarded, a side out, or a replay depending on the linesmen's opinions. If both linesmen disagree with the referee's call or non-call, the call is reversed or replayed. After the rally has ended, either player may appeal faults and skip serves not called. If he wins the appeal, he is awarded the appropriate call.

At no time may a player appeal a screen serve, hinder (other than court hinders), technicals or other discretionary calls.

## B. How to appeal

A player must make appeals directly to the referee before the referee announces the score. The referee will then request the opinion of the linesmen.

The referee may also appeal to the linesmen himself if he is uncertain of his own call, and may then maintain, reverse or nullify his own call. A replay shall be called if the referee believes it is necessary in the interest of fairness.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Rally](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rally.md)
- [Change of serve (side-out)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/change-of-serve.md)
- [Hinder](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hinder.md)
- [Replay](https://handball.theperfectship.com/replay.md)
- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Skip](https://handball.theperfectship.com/skip.md)
- [Technical](https://handball.theperfectship.com/technical.md)
- [Appeal](https://handball.theperfectship.com/appeal.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Receiving line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/receiving-line.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/3-6.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 15 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 32 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Serve: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 18 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Court: mentioned together in 17 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 30 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Serve: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Rally: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 11 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Ball: mentioned together in 21 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Fault serve: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 16 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 19 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 11 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Appeal, Change of serve (side-out), Replay, Technical, Receiving line.
- 39 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, 31 January 1999](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-1999-01-31.md)

Source: The Official USHA Handball Rules, 1999 (Wayback capture 20000914195049 of cohandball.com). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).