# Rule 4.7 Situations (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 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 2 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 2 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Three-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, Four-wall.

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.