# Rule 6 Receiver ready (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 server shall not serve until the receiver is ready. After a server has been retired he shall be given sufficient time to get into position before play is resumed. If the latter attempts to return the service he shall be deemed ready.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Receiver](https://handball.theperfectship.com/receiver.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)

How this rule changed: [wording in every rulebook](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/clause-history/side-onewall-smallball-ymca/6.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Receiver: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Receiver relates to Serve: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.

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.