1) Short line
The short line runs parallel to the wall, between the side lines, with its back edge 16 feet from the wall.
2) Long line. The long line runs parallel to the wall, between the side lines, with its back edge 34 feet from the wall.
3) Top line. The top line runs parallel to the floor, between the side lines, with its top edge 16 feet from the floor (See 2.1B8).
4) Service markers. There shall be service markers, lines of at least 6 inches in length extending inward from the side lines, parallel to the short and long lines and located midway between them. The imaginary extension of these lines across the court indicates the service line (See Rule 4.4A).
5) Service zone. The service zone is the floor inside and including the short, service, and side lines.
6) Receiving zone. The receiving zone is the floor area behind the short line, inside and including the side and long lines.
7) Playing zone. The playing zone is the floor area between the wall and the outside edges of the side and long lines.
8) Wall edge. The top edge of the wall, if any, is not part of the court. A ball striking the top edge is an out.
Under Rule 2.3 Gloves
A. General. Gloves must be worn to keep the ball dry.
1) Big Ball One-Wall. Exclusively in big ball, one-wall matches, gloves are optional. However, players must have access to gloves. They will not be required to wear them unless the referee deems it necessary to help keep the floor and/or the ball from getting wet.
Under Rule 2.4 Uniform
A. General. Shirts are not required for outdoor play unless requested by opponent.
Under Rule 3.4 Referee
A. Decisions. The referee will be positioned behind the receiving side and shall make all decisions with regard to the rules and the referee has the authority to change his call. Where line judges are used, the referee shall announce all final judgments.
1) Spectators. The referee shall have jurisdiction over the spectators, as well as the players, while the match is in progress (See Rule 5.6). A ball that hits an official or spectator before hitting the wall shall be judged as if it had hit an opponent (See Rule 4.7A2). If a “non-seated” spectator or official interferes with a player in his attempt to play a ball, it is a hinder. In the interest of safety, when sufficient playing area cannot be provided, the referee may call a dead-ball hinder for interference that prevents a player from having a fair chance to see or return the ball (See Rule 4.7A7).
Under Rule 3.6 Line Judges
A. Line Judges. There should be a line judge, positioned at the most advantageous views, for each of the side lines, the short line and the long line.
B. Duties and responsibilities. Line judge duties shall be to call “out” the balls that hit the floor or the wall off the court and to call faults on their respective lines as they occur. The short line judge may call skip balls, backswing hinders and two bounce returns at the discretion of the referee. If a line judge is uncertain, he/she should abstain from making a call. The referee may substitute his/her decision on a call.
Line judges also are designated to help decide appealed calls. In the event of an appeal, and after a very brief explanation of the appeal by the referee, the line judges must indicate their opinions of the referee’s call.
Interpretation
The hinder serve, like any other hinder, is based on interference affecting the play. The referee should not make the call too quickly, but should watch the reaction of the receiver. If the referee feels that the receiver hesitates getting into position, a hinder should be called. If, however, the receiver moves quickly and obviously is going to have time to get into good position for a shot, the hinder should not be called.
If the receiver positions himself/herself to one side of center or anticipates the serve is going to be hit to one side and moves in that direction too quickly, and the serve is hit to the opposite side, a hinder should not be called. It is also important that the referee attempt to position himself/herself so that he/she will have the same angle of view as the receiver. The best answer to this dilemma is: When in doubt, call a hinder serve.
2) Straddle balls. A legally served ball that travels between the legs of the server is an automatic hinder serve.
C. Fault serves.
1) Foot fault.
a) The server’s foot touches the floor outside the service zone before the served ball passes through the plane of the back edge of the short line from the wall.
b) In doubles, when the server’s partner is not outside the side lines, astraddle the indicated service line, or enters the playing zone before the served ball passes him/her (See Rule 4.2B).
2) Short serve. Any serve that first hits the wall and on the rebound hits the floor in front of, or on, the short line on or between the side lines.
3) Long serve. Any serve that first hits the wall and on the rebound hits the floor in back of the long line and on or between the side lines. During tournament play, receiver(s) must not catch a serve that is assumed will be long. The referee shall award a point for failure to return.
4) Bouncing ball outside service zone. Any serve that is struck on a bounce that was made outside the service zone. (See Rule 4.1 D).
5) Not hitting ball on first bounce from a single drop. (See Rule 4.1 D).
6) Two consecutive hinder serves. Two consecutive hinder serves result in a fault. (See Rule 4.3 B.1) This is the only fault call that cannot be appealed. (See Rule 4.8)
Interpretation
This call is just the opposite of the “failure to move” avoidable hinder. When a player “creates” a hinder by his/her movement, it is also avoidable. Sometimes a player, in the effort to get into a better court position, will cause contact with an opponent who is about to hit the ball, or a player will move in so close to an opponent who is hitting the ball as to cause a possibility of body contact. In either case, an avoidable hinder should be called. It is also an avoidable hinder if one player, just as his/her partner is hitting the ball, moves directly in front of an opponent creating a hinder, not to be confused with a “legal “ hinder.
C. Moving into ball.
Mentioned here
- Server (actor)
- Receiver (actor)
- Player (actor)
- Partner (actor)
- Opponent (actor)
- Referee (actor)
- Line judge (actor)
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- Hinder (action)
- Avoidable hinder (action)
- Fault serve (action)
- Short serve (action)
- Long serve (action)
- Foot fault (action)
- Skip (action)
- Appeal (action)
- Court (place)
- Short line (place)
- Long line (place)
- Service line (place)
- Service zone (place)
- Playing zone (place)
- Side lines (place)
- Ball (thing)
- Gloves (thing)
- Uniform (thing)
- Point (concept)
- Doubles (concept)
- One-wall (GAA: Wallball) (game)
- Jersey / shirt (thing)
- Wall (thing)
- Floor (thing)