# Three-wall serve

> A serve that hits the front and two side walls before the floor.

From the rulebook:

> 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…

— [Four-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.3/c.md)

## Where it shows up

- [Four-wall · Rule 4.3 Defective serves](https://handball.theperfectship.com/rules/four-wall/4.3.md): c

## Related

- [Fault serve](https://handball.theperfectship.com/fault-serve.md)
- [Side wall](https://handball.theperfectship.com/side-wall.md)

## Ref questions

- [All Serve questions (40)](https://handball.theperfectship.com/referee/serve.md)

Rules text: United States Handball Association, used with written permission — https://www.ushandball.org/