# Rule 4.7 (USHA Three-Wall Addendum, December 2004, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-threewall-2025-01-26/

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 (31 January 1999); shown here as printed (the changes only, not merged).

Under Rule 4.7 Situations.

Under 1.) Court Hinders.

Add a.) Ceiling House Rule. On three-wall courts with ceilings, since no two are the same anything goes when the ball hits the ceiling, either on the way to the front wall or on the way back from the front wall. This is similar to the "House Rule" in four-wall.

## Mentioned here

- [Hinder](https://handball.theperfectship.com/hinder.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Ceiling](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ceiling.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Three-wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/three-wall.md)
- [Four-wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/four-wall.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/4-7.md)

## Relationships

- Court relates to Front wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Three-wall: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Four-wall: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Hinder, Ceiling.

Rulebook: [USHA Three-Wall Addendum, December 2004](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-threewall-2004-12.md)

Source: Three-Wall Addendum - Changes from Four-Wall Rules (Wayback capture 20071013173352 of ushandball.org). USHA rules text, used with the USHA's written permission (letter not yet filed).