It's a sport noone cares about but yet has its own section. YEA!Hey Hepmatt you got a big mouth shooting off opinions not based on facts. -Modern Handball was invented in the late 19th century in Sweden, Denmark, and Germany and it was based on the earlier field ball sports "Raffball" (snatch ball) and "Konigsbergerball" and had nothing to do with Basketball. Report It Handball is a combination of Basketball, Soccer and Netball. It is played indoors on a court about the size of two basketball courts. At the each end of the court is a net which is 9 feet wide by 6 1/2 feet high. The object of the game is simply to score more goals than the other team. The ball is usually moved around the court by passing. However, the ball can be dribbled, but like in basketball you cannot double-dribble. You can dribble for as long as you want (though you risk getting the ball taken away). You can only take at most three steps after catching a pass. You cannot hold the ball for more than three seconds without passing it. If a player is fouled he is allowed a free zone 9 feet wide to restart play. Each team has 12 members, two of which are goalkeepers. 7 team members play and substitutions can be made at any time. There is a halfway line on the court. There is also a safety area that extends about 20 feet around the goal. A player is not allowed to be in this area. Shooters may leap into this area if they shoot before they land.
If there is a penalty a player is warned. The next two penalties are two-minute suspensions. After that players can be disqualified (which means they are removed, but can be replaced after two minutes). They can also be excluded, which means they cannot be replaced and the team will have one less player on the court.
Each goal counts as 1 point. Usually 20 goals are scored in a game. The games consists of two 30 minute halves with a 10 minute rest period in between the halves. The handball weighs 16 ounces (13 ounces for women) and is about the size of a cantaloupe.
There are four types of players: Goalies: Defend goal. Not expected to stop as many goals as goalies in hockey or soccer. Circle Runners: Large players who block shooters and try to disorganize the defense. They also are shooters, usually from close-in range. Wings: They are offensive players who shoot at odd angles, usually from the sides. Big Shooters: They are tall, agile players who much like quarterbacks lead the offense. They shoot from the backcourt over the head of defenders.If you squeeze your hand into a balled object that object is called a fist.Yo.Knock yourself out, kid.OK Joe S gave you all the info on what Handball is.
Here's what Handball-Team looks like this is a semi-final match between Germany vs France at the 2007 World Handball Champions. Dirk Nowitzki could of ended up as pro handball player if hadn't decided to go into basketball as the game is very big in Germany and the areas of Central Europe to the East as well as the Scandinavian nations.
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