# Rule 2.5 Eye protection (USHA One-Wall Rules, 26 January 2024, 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. General

Recognizing that protective eye wear cannot guarantee 100% safety from eye injuries resulting from playing handball, protective eye wear designed for court sports must be properly worn at all times on the court. The USHA recommends that players select unaltered lensed eye wear, with specifications that meet or exceed either ASTM, ANSI or Snell standards.

## B. Violations

Failure to wear appropriate protective eyewear properly will result in a technical ( see Rule 4.10 ), and the player will be charged a timeout to secure protective eyewear. The second violation in the same match will result in a forfeit.

> Part 2, Rule 2.5 B: Interpretation No. 3
>
> If the referee is doing a proper job, there should never be a technical called for failure to wear eye protection properly. If the referee sees that a player is about to serve or receive and is not wearing eye protection, the referee should immediately stop the game and inform the player who is about to create the violation. The referee should not let a player play without eye protection in place. If the player refuses to abide by this rule, the match shall be forfeited. Sometimes, however, the referee may not notice the eye protection infraction until after a rally has begun. If this occurs, the referee should stop play immediately and call a technical against the player in violation. The referee should also inform the player that a second violation will result in the match being defaulted.

## Mentioned here

- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Rally](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rally.md)
- [Time-out](https://handball.theperfectship.com/time-out.md)
- [Technical](https://handball.theperfectship.com/technical.md)
- [Forfeit / default](https://handball.theperfectship.com/forfeit.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Eye protection](https://handball.theperfectship.com/eye-protection.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.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/2-5.md)

## Relationships

- Player relates to Referee: mentioned together in 31 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Serve: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Rally: mentioned together in 12 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Court: mentioned together in 13 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Player relates to USHA: mentioned together in 9 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Serve: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Rally: mentioned together in 10 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Time-out: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Referee relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Rally: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Game, match, tiebreaker: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Forfeit / default, Technical, Eye protection.
- 26 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [USHA One-Wall Rules, 26 January 2024](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-onewall-2024-01-26.md)

Source: One-Wall Rulebook (Wayback capture 20240527190319 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).