# Rule 5.6 (USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, May 2007, 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 Rule Changes (June 2006); shown here as printed (the changes only, not merged).

Rule 5.6 Tournament conduct. In all USHA-sanctioned tournaments, the referee is empowered to default a match if a player conducts himself/herself in a manner detrimental to the tournament or the game of handball. This includes the authority of the referee and/ortournament director to remove disruptive or abusive people, and to default a match if such individuals are not removed. Additionally, in all USHA-sanctioned tournaments, the tournament director is empowered to prohibit further participation, and/or to remove, anyone who conducts himself/herself in a manner detrimental to the event or the game of handball.

> Part 5, Rule 5.6: Interpretation No. 23Coaching is allowed, however, only in a manner consistent with the behavior expected of any other spectator. Any coaching is expressly prohibited from the time the referee announces the score to the time the rally ends, and is subject to the removal and default provisions of this rule.

## A. 

Junior and collegiate players shall abide by the USHA Code of Conduct as it appears on the USHA web site, at www.ushandball.org.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Tournament director](https://handball.theperfectship.com/tournament-director.md)
- [Rally](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rally.md)
- [Forfeit / default](https://handball.theperfectship.com/forfeit.md)
- [USHA](https://handball.theperfectship.com/usha.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/5-6.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to USHA: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Referee, Tournament director, Forfeit / default, Rally.

Rulebook: [USHA Four-Wall Rule Changes, May 2007](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-2007-05.md)

Source: Schedule 2: These are the rules changes passed by the USHA Board, May 2007 (Wayback capture 20071013173352 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).