# Under Part 4, Rule 4.8 G: Interpretation No. 18 (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 player hitting the ball is entitled to stroke the ball without being in danger of contacting an opponent during the stroke. The stroke includes the back-swing as well as the follow-through of the arm. If a player is contacted by the follow-through motion of the player hitting the ball, an avoidable hinder should be called, assuming the player who was hit could have avoided the interference with reasonable effort. This interference might not have affected the shot, but it doesn't matter if the ball reaches the front wall or not. This avoidable hinder must be called for safety reasons.

Playing too close can cause serious injury, and the referee should forfeit the offending player if this type of positioning continues.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Opponent](https://handball.theperfectship.com/opponent.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Hinder](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hinder.md)
- [Avoidable hinder](https://handball.theperfectship.com/avoidable-hinder.md)
- [Forfeit / default](https://handball.theperfectship.com/forfeit.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Opponent: mentioned together in 19 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 32 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 18 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 30 sub-rules.
- Opponent relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 11 sub-rules.
- Opponent relates to Ball: mentioned together in 18 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 11 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Ball: mentioned together in 21 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 19 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Avoidable hinder, Forfeit / default, Front wall.
- 20 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

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).