Service zone
The short version
The marked area the server stands in to serve.
From the rulebook
Lines and zones Handball courts shall be divided and marked on the floors with 2-inch wide lines. Recommended colors are white, yellow, or red. The lines shall be marked as follows: 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 lin…
— One-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts
Related
Where it shows up
- One-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts … 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 sid…
- One-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve Place The server may serve from any place in the service zone. No part of either foot may touch the floor beyond the outer edge of either lin…
- One-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves … 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 …
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts …d its outside edge is 5 feet in front of the outside edge of the short line. 3) Service zone. The service zone is the area between the outer edges of the short and service …
- Four-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve Place The server may serve from any place in the service zone. No part of either foot may touch the floor beyond the outer edge of either lin…
- Four-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves …rebounds from the front wall when it is approximately five feet in front of the service zone. This is a difficult call because there will be instances in which the receiver…
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1-three Courts …g line is 40 feet from the front wall and runs parallel with the front wall and service zone lines. Under Rule 2.4 General. A. General. Shirts are not required for outdoor …
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1-one Courts … 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 sid…
Ref questions
The served ball hits the front wall then two side walls before the floor.
Answer: Fault (three-wall serve)
Front + two side walls on the fly is a three-wall serve — a fault.
The served ball hits the front wall then the ceiling before the floor.
Answer: Fault (ceiling serve)
Touching the ceiling after the front wall is a fault serve.
The served ball rebounds off the front wall and strikes the back wall on the fly.
Answer: Fault (long serve)
Carrying to the back wall untouched by the floor is a long serve — a fault.