EARLY WEEK EDITION - Issue No. 1,376
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Missouri State's Bell awarded
David Chapman Memorial Scholarship
Taylor Bell, 2020 David Chapman Memorial Scholarship recipient.
It is our pleasure to announce that Taylor Bell of Missouri State is this year's David Chapman Memorial Scholarship recipient. Bell is a junior and has been playing handball just over two years (joining the team her freshman year).
"Unlike most people who discover the sport in college, I was lucky enough to have been “bred” for handball," said Bell. "Both of my parents were on the team in the 90’s, coincidentally getting to play with Chapman his freshman year.
"Because of my involvement in high school sports, I only knew of the game, never actually beginning to play until college. But now that I have started, I don’t think I’ll ever stop. I’m beyond grateful to have received the David Chapman Memorial Scholarship and look forward to playing handball for many years to come. Go Bears!"
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2020 USHA Board Election Results
Quinn Foley, Central Region
Denis Hogan, Mid-America Region
Terry Nett, Rocky Mountain Region
Results from the 2020 USHA Board Member Elections are now complete. Each year, ballots are mailed to USHA Members of the three regions where Board Member positions are up for re-election. Results are tallied by a third-party accounting firm and reported to the USHA Headquarters. Terry Nett (Rocky Mt.) and Denis Hogan (Mid-America) were re-elected to serve three-year terms for their respective regions. Quinn Foley of Woodbury, MN will be our newest USHA Board Member as he was elected to represent the Central Region beginning his three-year term in January.
Foley has been an advocate for handball since his college days where he helped start a handball club at Luther College. Recently, Foley co-directed the Inaugural Minnesota Wallball Invitational at the new one-wall court in St. Paul's Clayland Park.
Congratulations to the newly elected Board Members, and thank you for volunteering your time to Organize, Promote and Spread the Joy of Handball...The Perfect Game!
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Support for Health & Fitness Clubs
The majority of our handball matches have moved outdoors in response to clubs and gyms closing during the pandemic; however, we hope to have our courts and clubs available again when we're ready to safely resume our games inside. With COVID case spikes around the nation this month, many health and fitness clubs are once again forced to shutter their doors.
Please consider voicing your support for the Health & Fitness Recovery Act (H.R.8485) which will provide assistance to America's health and fitness clubs. READ MORE...
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USHA Reusable Face Masks
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Ref Corner: You Make the Call...
Last Week's Ref Corner Question
The server serves a fault, then a legal serve that takes a bad bounce (court hinder) after bouncing good but before the receiver attempted to return the serve, then another fault. How many serves do they have left? What's the correct call?
Answer:
The server has one fault (or two consecutive screens) left.
If a served ball takes an erratic bounce due to a court obstruction or wetness (including before the serve has become a legal serve) a court hinder is called and the serve is replayed. (See Rule 4.3.A.1)
Ref Corner Question of the Week
Still in the Service Box...
Please first study the Four-Wall Court Diagram.
The server (blue feet) serves the ball while standing in the same service box that his partner (red feet) is standing in. Is this a legal serve? What's the correct call?
Submit your answers or further rules discussions to: mkrueger@ushandball.org.
Have a rules question or a scenario that came up during a match? Let us know! Send us a message HERE.
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