Wall
The short version
The vertical surface the ball is hit against. One-wall courts have a single front wall; four-wall courts add the back and side walls.
From the rulebook
Dimensions Drawings of standard one-wall courts and their surroundings are on file with the U.S.H.A. on www.ushandball.org. The dimensions of a standard one-wall handball court are: 1) Wall. The wall shall be 20 feet wide (from the outside edge of one side line to the outside edge of the other side line) and 16 feet high including any top line. Courts should be numbered 2) Floor. The floor shall be 20 feet wide from the outside edges of the sidelines. It shall be 34 feet from the wall to the bac…
— One-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts
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Where it shows up
- One-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts The specifications for the standard one-wall handball court are:
- One-wall · Rule 3.4 Referee …ss (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…
- One-wall · Rule 3.6 Line judges …es 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 s…
- One-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve …remain in the service zone until the served ball passes the short line from the wall. Violations are called “foot faults.” ( See Rule 4.3 C.1 . ).
- One-wall · Rule 4.4 Return of Serve …ver or receivers must stand in back of the service line until the ball from the wall passes the short line. Any violation of this rule results in a point for the se…
- One-wall · Rule 4.6 Rally …he floor twice before being hit. 2.) After contact, the ball fails to reach the wall and rebound into the playing zone . 3.) The ball goes off a player’s hand or fi…
- One-wall · Rule 4.8 Avoidable hinders … Part 4, Rule 4.8 A: Interpretation No. 13 The player standing further from the wall must move out of the way of his opponent even though it may mean moving to an u…
- Four-wall · Rule 1.3 Objective …lly is won when one player is unable to return the opponent’s shot to the front wall before it touches the floor twice, or when a player returns the ball so that it…
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1 Courts The specifications for the standard four-wall handball court are:
- Four-wall · Rule 4.1 Serve …either hand or fist before the ball bounces twice so that it contacts the front wall first and on the rebound contacts the floor behind the short line, either with …
- Four-wall · Rule 4.2 Doubles …ve, the server’s partner shall stand erect with his/her back to the nearer side wall and with both feet on the floor within the service box until the served ball pa…
- Four-wall · Rule 4.4 Return of Serve …ore the ball touches the floor the second time, to return the ball to the front wall either directly or after it has touched one or both side walls, the back wall, …
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- Four-wall · Rule 4.8 Avoidable hinders …He/she must move. This is also the case when a player gives the opponent a back wall setup. It is the obligation of the defensive player to look over his/her should…
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1-three Courts The specifications for the standard three-wall handball court are:
- Four-wall · Rule 2.1-one Courts The specifications for the standard one-wall handball court are:
Ref questions
A "court hinder" (e.g., the ball hits a known obstruction or a bad joint):
Answer: Replay the rally
A court hinder is replayed.
In four-wall, the receiving line (dashed) is:
Answer: 5 ft behind the short line
The receiving line is 5 ft behind the short line.
In one-wall, the long line marks:
Answer: The back boundary of the court
The long line is the back boundary.