# Four-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve · B. Start

Games are started by the referee announcing “play ball,” and then the score, “0 serves 0.”

## Mentioned here

- [Referee](https://handball.theperfectship.com/match-referee.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Game, match, tiebreaker](https://handball.theperfectship.com/game.md)

Source: USHA official rulebook, used with written permission — https://www.ushandball.org/