# Rule 1.2 Description (USHA Four-Wall Rules, 22 January 2017, 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/

Handball is a competitive game in which either hand or either fist may be used to hit the ball.

## Mentioned here

- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-onewall-smallball/1-2.md)

Rulebook: [USHA Four-Wall Rules, 22 January 2017](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-2017-01-22.md)

Source: Four-Wall Rulebook (Wayback capture 20170330074330 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).