HANDBALL

ABOUT HANDBALL?

- Handball is a fast-paced game involving

two teams of seven players who pass,

throw, catch and dribble a small ball with

their hands while trying to score goals.

- The team with the most goals wins the

game. A game consists of two 30-minute

halves with a 10-minute half-time break.

ABOUT HANDBALL

• Handball is one of the most popular sports

in Europe (after soccer and basketball)

and is one of the fastest growing sports in

Northern Asia and Africa.

• In the Americas it is becoming organized

with national and continental

championships and in Oceania it is on the

cusp of taking off..

THE FIELD

HANDBALL RULES

• Starting Play :

All players begin the game in their own

half. The team winning the toss starts

the game with a pass from the center

line. After the start of play, court players

are allowed anywhere on the court

except for either goal area

• Moving the ball :

A player is allowed to run three steps with

the ball before it must be bounced, passed

or shot. If bounced, a further three steps

are allowed but the ball must then be

passed or a shot taken at the goal. If a

player with the ball is stationary and not

dribbling, a three-second rule applies

instead of three steps.

HANDBALL RULES

• Dribbling : Dribbling is permitted.

However, as soon as the ball is held with

one or both hands, it must be passed after

three steps or three seconds.

HANDBALL RULES

HANDBALL RULES

• Playing the ball : Players can throw,

punch or hit the ball in any direction

using hands, arms, head, back thigh

or knee. Contact with the ball below

the knee is not permitted

(goalkeepers are the exception).

Passes back to the goalkeeper inside

the goal area are also not allowed

• Substitutes : Substitutes are made at any

time and without play being stopped.

There is no limit to the number that can be

made

• Contact : is limited to the torso only. Arms

or legs may not be used to obstruct an

opponent. Holding, pushing, hitting,

running or jumping into an opponent are

all fouls

HANDBALL RULES

• The Goal Area : Except for the

goalkeeper, the goal area can not be

entered by any other player.

Goalkeepers can leave this area

without possession of the ball.

Offensive players are permitted to

jump in the air over the goal's area as

long as the ball is released prior to

landing.

HANDBALL RULES

RULES SUMMARY:

1. Six (6) court players and one

goalkeeper are on the court for each team.

2. A player may dribble the ball

(although it is discouraged) and is allowed

3 steps before and after the dribble. Only

one dribble is allowed per possession.

3. A player may hold the ball for 3

seconds before passing, shooting, or

dribbling. After 3 seconds it is a violation.

• 4. Players must only use their

hands to pass or shoot the ball. The

goalkeeper may use any part of

his/her body to block a shot.

5. Goal Area – this area is reserved

for the goalkeeper. No other player

(offense or defense) may enter this

area.

RULES SUMMARY:

6. A player that is fouled inside the

offensive zone will be awarded a

penalty shot from the 7-meter line. A

player that is fouled outside the

offensive zone will be awarded a free

throw from the point of the foul. The

defense cannot guard the fouled

player.

RULES SUMMARY:

OFFENSIVE PLAYERS

•Left and right

wingman (LW,

RW)

•Left and right

backcourt (LB,

RB)

•Center

backcourt (CB)

•Pivot

DEFENSIVE PLAYERS

•Outside

defender (OD)

•Half

Defender(HD)

• Back

Defender (LD)

•Forward

Defender (FD)

•Goalkeeper

(G)

More important HANDBALL EVENTS

NATIONAL TEAMS:

• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (IHF, international handball federation). Last winner 2011 Francia (4 trophys)

• EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP (EHF, European handball federation). Last winner 2012 Denmark

• OLIMPIC GAMES. Last winner 2008. France

CLUBS TEAMS

• ASOBAL (Spain league) Last winner FC Barcelona

• Champion League (European league). Last winner FC Barcelona (8 trophys)

LEGENDS OF THE GAMERolando Urios Cecilio Alonso

David Barrufet

Talant Dujshebaev

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Andrei Lavrov Veselin Vucjovik Olafur Stefansson

THE STARS OF TODAY

Nikola Karabatic Ivano Balic Arpad Sterbik

Luc Abalo Siarhei Rutenka Juanín García