# Rule 10 Loss of service (Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, 1913, historical)

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

The server loses his service if he serves two consecutive faults; or if he fails to return the ball in play; or if he returns the ball in play so that it falls outside of the court; or if the ball, when served, fails to strike the service wall first; or if he otherwise loses as provided by Rule 16.

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.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/10.md)

## Relationships

- Server relates to Serve: mentioned together in 6 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Ball: mentioned together in 8 sub-rules.
- Server relates to Wall: mentioned together in 3 sub-rules.
- Serve relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 sub-rules.
- Court relates to Ball: mentioned together in 5 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: Fault serve.
- 7 weaker links (terms mentioned together in few sub-rules) are not drawn.

Rulebook: [Y.M.C.A. One-Wall Rules, 1913](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rulebooks/ymca-onewall-1913.md)

Source: "Hand Ball Rules", 'SINGLE WALL COURT', in the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Association of North America (New York: American Sports Publishing Company, 1913), pp. 119-121 (Internet Archive officialhandbook05athl, Library of Congress copy); reprinted in the 1915 handbook, pp. 179-181 (IA officialhandbook06athl). Public domain.