Rule

USHA Four-Wall Abridged Rules · American four-wall

Ball hitting the opponent

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

Historical rulebook: not the current rules. The current rules are here (USHA Four-Wall Rulebook, as of 26 January 2025).

When a player is hit by the ball as it is rebounding from the wall, that player loses the rally. When a player hits the ball and the ball hits the opponent before hitting the front wall, a hinder shall be called if the shot had a chance of reaching the front wall on the fly.

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How these ideas connect in this rule

together ×2together ×2together ×2together ×4together ×3together ×4together ×4together ×5Opponent actorPlayer actorHinder actionRally actionFront wall placeBall thingWall thing

7 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.