# Rule 3.7 Appeals (USHA One-Wall Rules, June 2008, 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/

## A. Appealable calls

Any player may appeal a short or other service fault. Any player may also appeal receiving line violations. If the server appeals a short or other service fault, and the appeal is upheld, the server is awarded the serve over. If the server had one short, the call would cancel the previous fault call, and the server would be awarded two serves, because he/she was judged to have made a legal serve. If, in the opinion of the referee, the ball could not have been returned, a point shall be awarded the server. If the appeal is not upheld, the call would be two shorts, a side out. If, on the first serve, the server appeals a non-call of a short or other service fault, and the appeal is upheld, the server is awarded a second serve. After the rally has ended, either player may appeal on a double-bounce call or non-call, kill shots called good, kill shots called no good and court hinders. The outcome may result in a point being awarded, a side out, or a replay. After the rally has ended, either player may also appeal faults, restraining line violations, and skip serves not called. If the appeal is upheld, the player is awarded the appropriate call. At no time may a player appeal a hinder serve, hinder (other than court hinders), technicals or other discretionary calls.

## B. How to appeal

A player must make appeals directly to the referee before the referee announces the score. The referee will then request the opinion of the line judges. The referee may also appeal to the line judges if he/she is uncertain of his/her own call, and may then maintain, reverse or nullify the call in question. A replay shall be called if the referee believes it is necessary in the interest of fairness.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Line judge](https://handball.theperfectship.com/line-judge.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Second serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/second-serve.md)
- [Rally](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rally.md)
- [Change of serve (side-out)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/change-of-serve.md)
- [Hinder](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hinder.md)
- [Replay](https://handball.theperfectship.com/replay.md)
- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Skip](https://handball.theperfectship.com/skip.md)
- [Technical](https://handball.theperfectship.com/technical.md)
- [Appeal](https://handball.theperfectship.com/appeal.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Receiving line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/receiving-line.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)
- [Receiver’s restraining line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/restraining-line.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-onewall-smallball/3-7.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 15 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 32 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Serve: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Rally: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 19 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Court: mentioned together in 15 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 29 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Point: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Ball: mentioned together in 20 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Court: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 20 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Line judge, Appeal, Fault serve, Replay, Technical.
- 55 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.
- 5 more terms are mentioned but not drawn (the best linked 14 are shown).

Rulebook: [USHA One-Wall Rules, June 2008](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2008-06.md)

Source: The Current Official USHA One-Wall Handball Rules (Wayback capture 20110728072855 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).