# Rule 4 Service (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/

The ball must be served from behind the service line within the court. The server may stand with one foot in front of the service line. On the service the ball must be struck from a bounce behind the service line, hit the service wall and then land in the outer court (beyond the service line).

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Service line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/service-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/side-onewall-smallball-ymca/4.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Court: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 7 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- Ball relates to Wall: mentioned together in 4 sub-rules.
- No link to the other terms shown: Service line.
- 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.