# Doubles (USHA Four-Wall Abridged Rules, May 2010, 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/

The server may stand anywhere in the service zone to serve. The server’s partner must stand in one of the service zone boxes until the served ball passes the short line. Each partner on the serving team gets to serve until they lose their serve. When both partners have lost serve, the team is out, and the receiving team gains service. The one exception: only one partner on the teams that begins each game serving is allowed service.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Partner](https://handball.theperfectship.com/partner.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Short line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-line.md)
- [Service zone](https://handball.theperfectship.com/service-zone.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Short line: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Service zone: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Short line: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Service zone: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Short line relates to Service zone: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Partner, Game, match, tiebreaker.
- 2 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [USHA Four-Wall Abridged Rules, May 2010](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-fourwall-abridged-2010-05.md)

Source: Handball Rules (Abridged for Curriculum) (PDF, ushandball.org upload, captured 2026-10-30). USHA text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).