# Rule 1.4 Points and outs (USHA One-Wall Rules, 1 April 2005, 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/

Points are scored only by the serving side when it serves an ace (a serve which is untouched by the receiver’s hand) or wins a rally. When the serving side loses one rally in singles or two rallies in doubles, it loses the serve. Losing the serve is called an "out."

## Mentioned here

- [Receiver](https://handball.theperfectship.com/receiver.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Rally](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rally.md)
- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)
- [Singles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/singles.md)
- [Doubles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/doubles.md)
- [Ace](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ace.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-onewall-smallball/1-4.md)

## Relationships

- Receiver relates to Serve: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Receiver relates to Point: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Rally: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Point: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Doubles: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Rally relates to Point: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Point relates to Doubles: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Singles relates to Doubles: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Ace.
- 3 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [USHA One-Wall Rules, 1 April 2005](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2005-04-01.md)

Source: The Official USHA One-Wall Handball Rules, 2005 (Wayback capture 20060210173110 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).