Rule 2.5 Eye protection

HistoricalUSHA Four-Wall Rules, 22 January 2021 (historical)

USHA rules text used with permission of the U.S. Handball Association (ushandball.org); credit: U.S. Handball Association. Source: ushandball.org

General

Recognizing that protective eye wear cannot guarantee 100% safety from eye injuries resulting from playing handball, protective eye wear designed for court sports must be properly worn at all times on the court. The USHA recommends that players select unaltered lensed eye wear, with specifications that meet or exceed either ASTM, ANSI or Snell standards.

Violations

Failure to wear appropriate protective eyewear properly will result in a technical (see Rule 4.9), and the player will be charged a timeout to secure eyewear. The second violation in the same match will result in a forfeit.

Interpretation

Mentioned here

How this rule changed

See the wording of this rule in every rulebook, with the changes marked.

How these ideas connect in this rule

Actor
Action
Place
Thing
Concept
related term
mentioned together in sub-rules (×number)

Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 29 sub-rules.
Player relates to Serve: mentioned together in 11 sub-rules.
Player relates to Rally: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
Player relates to Technical: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
Player relates to Court: mentioned together in 15 sub-rules.
Player relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
Player relates to USHA: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
Referee relates to Serve: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
Referee relates to Rally: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
Referee relates to Time-out: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
Referee relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
Serve relates to Rally: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.

No link to the other terms shown: Forfeit / default, Eye protection. 27 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.