# Four-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves · C. Fault serves

The following serves are fault serves, and any two that are hit consecutively before a legal serve is executed result in an out:

1) Foot fault.

a) The server begins the service motion with one or both feet touching the floor outside the service zone (See Rule 4.1.C).

b) 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.

c) In doubles, when the server’s partner is not in the service box with both feet on the floor and his/her back to the nearer side wall from the time the serve is begun until the ball passes through the plane of the back edge of the short line.

2) Short serve. Any serve that first hits the front wall and on the rebound hits the floor in front of, or on, the short line either with or without touching one side wall.

3) Three-wall serve. Any serve that first hits the front wall and then hits any two other walls before hitting the floor.

4) Ceiling serve. Any serve that hits the front wall first and then touches the ceiling.

5) Long serve. Any serve that first hits the front wall and rebounds to the back wall before touching the floor.

6) Out-of-court serve. Any serve that first strikes the front wall and then rebounds out of the court without touching the floor.

7) 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).

8) Bounces. Any serve that is struck on less than, or more than, a single bounce in the service zone. (See Rule 4.1. D).

9) Two consecutive screen serves. Two consecutive screen serves result in a fault. This is the only fault call that cannot be appealed.

10) Not coming to a complete stop in the service zone before beginning the serve (See Rule 4.1D).

## Mentioned here

- [Server](https://handball.theperfectship.com/server.md)
- [Partner](https://handball.theperfectship.com/partner.md)
- [Serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/serve.md)
- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Short serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-serve.md)
- [Long serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/long-serve.md)
- [Three-wall serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/three-wall-serve.md)
- [Foot fault](https://handball.theperfectship.com/foot-fault.md)
- [Appeal](https://handball.theperfectship.com/appeal.md)
- [Court](https://handball.theperfectship.com/court.md)
- [Front wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/front-wall.md)
- [Back wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/back-wall.md)
- [Side wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/side-wall.md)
- [Ceiling](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ceiling.md)
- [Short line](https://handball.theperfectship.com/short-line.md)
- [Service zone](https://handball.theperfectship.com/service-zone.md)
- [Ball](https://handball.theperfectship.com/ball.md)
- [Doubles](https://handball.theperfectship.com/doubles.md)
- [Three-wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/three-wall.md)
- [Service box](https://handball.theperfectship.com/service-box.md)

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