# Rule 4.6 Rally (USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 26 January 2025, current)

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 Rulebook (26 January 2025); shown here as printed (the changes only, not merged).

Under D. Failure to Return.

Add 7) Long Ball. The ball hits the front wall but doesn’t bounce until it passes the outer edge of the long line.

## Mentioned here

- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Long line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/long-line.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/wall.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/code-fourwall-american/4-6.md)

## Relationships

- Front wall relates to Long line: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Front wall relates to Wall: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Long line relates to Ball: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Long line relates to Wall: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.

Rulebook: [USHA Three-Wall Addendum, 26 January 2025](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/usha-threewall-2025-01-26.md)

Source: USHA Four-Wall Rulebook page, 'Three-Wall Addendum: Changes from Four-Wall Rules', https://www.ushandball.org/four-wall-rulebook/; captured 2026-10-28. Used with written permission.