# Rule 3.4 (USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, June 2006, 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/

Printed as changes to USHA Four-Wall Rules (16 January 2005); shown here as printed (the changes only, not merged).

Under Rule 3.4 Referee D. Forfeitures, add:

5) Player forfeiture. A match must be played in its entirety with both players/teams on the court (See Rule 3.4.D.4.b). Partial forfeits, such as any player forfeiting the second game and progressing directly to a tiebreaker, are not allowed. A forfeit of any part of a match shall result in the forfeit of the entire match.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Forfeit / default](https://handball.theperfectship.com/forfeit.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/3-4.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Forfeit / default, Court, Game, match, tiebreaker.

Rulebook: [USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, June 2006](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-2006-06.md)

Source: Schedule 1: These are the rules changes passed by the USHA Board, June 2006 (Wayback capture 20071013173352 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).