# Rule 5.6 Tournament Conduct (USHA One-Wall Rules, 20 August 2002, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-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/

In all USHA-sanctioned tournaments, the referee and/or tournament director 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 authoriy of the referee and/or tournament director to remove distractive 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.

## 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)
- [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-onewall-smallball/5-6.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 21 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Tournament director: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Forfeit / default: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Player relates to USHA: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Tournament director: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Tournament director relates to USHA: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- 3 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [USHA One-Wall Rules, 20 August 2002](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2002-08-20.md)

Source: The New and Official United States Handball Association One-Wall Rules With Interpretations (Wayback capture 20021002182557 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).