# Rule 13 Ball striking a player (Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900, historical)

> **Historical rulebook: not the current rules.** The current rules are here: https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/one-wall/

If the ball, when served, strikes the server or his partner, it retires the server. If it strikes the receiver or receiver's partner, before or after bouncing, it becomes non-playable and counts a point for the server. If the ball in play strikes a player it shall count against such player.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Receiver](https://handball.theperfectship.com/receiver.md)
- [Player](https://handball.theperfectship.com/player.md)
- [Partner](https://handball.theperfectship.com/partner.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Point](https://handball.theperfectship.com/point.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/side-onewall-smallball-ymca/13.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Receiver: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Player: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Receiver relates to Serve: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Receiver relates to Ball: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Player relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Partner, Point.
- 8 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, June 1900](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/ymca-onewall-1900.md)

Source: "Hand Ball Rules" (single wall court), 'Revised by a Committee of the Physical Directors' Conference at Thousand Island Park, June, 1900': base text from the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Association of North America (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1907), pp. 153-155 (Internet Archive officialhandbook03athl, Library of Congress copy); also printed in the Canadian Athletic League handbook (Toronto, 1904, pp. 79-81; IA cihm_85174) and the 1906 and 1910 handbooks (IA officialhandbook02athl pp. 185-187, officialhandbook04athl pp. 184-186). Public domain.