# Rule 3.6 (USHA One-Wall Addendum, 22 January 2017, 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/

Printed as changes to USHA Four-Wall Rules (22 January 2017); shown here as printed (the changes only, not merged).

Under Rule 3.6 Line Judges

## A. Line Judges

There should be a line judge, positioned at the most advantageous views, for each of the side lines, the short line and the long line.

## B. Duties and responsibilities

Line judge duties shall be to call “out” the balls that hit the floor or the wall off the court and to call faults on their respective lines as they occur. The short line judge may call skip balls, backswing hinders and two bounce returns at the discretion of the referee. If a line judge is uncertain, he/she should abstain from making a call. The referee may substitute his/her decision on a call.

Line judges also are designated to help decide appealed calls. In the event of an appeal, and after a very brief explanation of the appeal by the referee, the line judges must indicate their opinions of the referee’s call.

## C. Result of response

The call shall follow the opinion of the majority of participating officials (four line judges and one referee.) If there is no majority, the referee may let the call stand, reverse the call or call for a replay.

## Mentioned here

- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Line judge](https://handball.theperfectship.com/line-judge.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)
- [Appeal](https://handball.theperfectship.com/appeal.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Short line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-line.md)
- [Long line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/long-line.md)
- [Side lines](https://handball.theperfectship.com/side-lines.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)
- [Floor](https://handball.theperfectship.com/floor.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/3-6.md)

## Relationships

- Referee relates to Hinder: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Fault serve: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Ball: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Fault serve: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Court: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Hinder relates to Ball: mentioned together in 11 sub-rules.
- Fault serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Wall: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Short line relates to Ball: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Long line relates to Side lines: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Side lines relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Floor: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Wall relates to Floor: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Line judge, Appeal, Replay, Skip.
- 26 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [USHA One-Wall Addendum, 22 January 2017](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2017-01-22.md)

Source: One-Wall Addendum - Changes from Four-Wall Rules (Wayback capture 20170330074330 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).