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There
were other handball-like games
What is Ultimate Handball? played in Medieval France.
 Handball (also known as team Who invented Handball?
handball, European handball or
Olympic handball) is a team sport  No one man or woman invented
in which two teams of seven handball or made it an official
players each (six out court sport. However, a few people are
players and a goalkeeper) pass a credited with writing the rules of
ball using their hands with the handball that are still officially
aim of throwing it into the goal of used today. These three people
the other team. A standard match are Max Heiser, Karl Schelenz,
consists of two periods of 30 and Erich Konigh. While the rules
minutes, and the team that have been tweaked over the
scores more goals wins. years, the set of rules created by
 The sport is usually played these three men in 1917 are
indoors, but outdoor variants exist considered to be the birth of
in the forms of field handball, handball. This was also the year
Czech handball (which were that the first official handball
more common in the past) and game was played, making these
beach handball. three the most likely inventors of
modern handball.
HISTORY
When was Handball established?
 Handball is a popular team sport
featured in the Summer  There are a few dates worth
Olympics. However, it hasn't mentioning when discussing how
always been so prominent and exactly handball was established.
internationally recognizable. In 1928, handball was
established as a sport by the
Which country Handball started? International Amateur Handball
 Handball has origins from many Federation. In 1936, men's field
handball was added to the
different countries. By the late
19th century, handball was being Olympics. During the following
decades, handball was played in
played in Germany, Scandinavia,
Czech Republic, and Ukraine. Scandinavian countries. In 1972,
indoor handball was first played
The first evidence of handball
goes back to long before, at the Olympics. The first
instance of women's Olympic
however. The women of the
Roman Empire played a game handball was in 1976, in
Montreal, however, the IHF
similar to handball, which they
 Women's Handball  1926 - Committee of Amateur
Championship began in 1957. Handball created
 1936 - Field handball played at
Most popular countries that play
Summer Olympics
Handball
 1946 - Creation of International
 Germany Handball Federation
 France  1957- First ever Women's World
 Spain Championship
 Romania  1972 - Indoor Handball added to
 Croatia Olympics 1976-Women's
 Poland Handball added to Olympics
 Macedonia EQUIPMENTS
 Norway
 France  Handballs/Balls - The ball must
 Slovenia be made from leather or synthetic
 Sweden material and it must be of a size
to fit in the hand of a player.
 Serbia
 The Court/ The Field- The field
 Netherlands
of handball is generally 40 meters
 United States
long and 20 meters wide. It must
 Portugal
have a dividing line in the middle
 Brazil and goal at each ends.
 United Kingdom  Goals - In handball, there are two
 Slovakia goals, with one on each side of
 Czech Republic the court. 2 meters high 3 meters
wide CLOTHING
Handball history Key Facts and
 Handball Bibs - These are worn
Timeline
over the jersey or in place of the
 Medieval ages - Handball-like jersey, so it is easier for coaches
games are first played to differentiate players.
 Late 19th century - Creation of  Goalkeeper Pants - One of the
handball as a modern sport main reasons why they wear
 October 1917 - Modern Rules pants is because it makes easier
created for them to slide on the floor to
 1919 - Rules updated and dive for the ball.
changed  Handball Jerseys - are soft,
 1925 - First recognized lightweight short-sleeved shirts
international handball game that are worn by both teams.
 Shoes - There are shoes
designed for both indoor and
 outdoor games, and the  Free Throw Line - A free throw
difference between them is the line is marked in a near-
soles. semicircular manner. It is 9
 Shorts - These shorts will almost meters away from the goal. If a
always match the color of the foul is committed outside the goal
jersey being worn in order to area line, the offensive team gets
keep colors uniform. a free throw. The free throw is
supposed to be taken anywhere
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTS beyond this line. It is
 Ankle Support differentiated from the goal area
line by dotting it; that is, it is not
 Arm Sleeves
marked by a continuous line.
 Finger Tape
 Goggles All defenders are required to stay 3m
 Knee Pads (9.84ft) away from the person taking
 Shoulder Supports the free-throw.
 Wrist Supports Accessories
 Goal Area Line - This is a line
 Ball Bags
inside the free throw line. It is 6
 Ball Pumps
meters away from the goal. The
 Clipboard
defensive goalkeeper is free to
 Cones move anywhere inside the area
 Hand wax limited by this line. However, he
 Water Bottles cannot move beyond the
 Whistles goalkeeper’s line. The defensive
goalkeeper is allowed to touch
HANDBALL COURT
the ball with his feet and any part
 Handball Court - is 40 meters of the body when he is in this
long and 20 meters wide, and is area. He can behave like any
equally divided by the center line. outfield player in this area. No
The goal is 3 meters wide and 2 outfield player is allowed inside
meters in height. Here we give this area.
you a handball court diagram to  Penalty Line - This line is 7
let you know the dimensions of meters (7m line) away from the
the court, goal, and the center of the goal. If the
substitution area and help you defensive team commits a foul
understand the sport better. inside the goal area, the offensive
 Half Line - A half line (denoted team gets a penalty. The penalty
as ‘center line’ in the court is similar to the penalty in football.
diagram) divides the court into However, as the players are not
two equal halves. allowed to step inside the goal
 area, they jump into the air, OFFICIALS
nearer to the goal and then throw
while in midair. No other player is  Referee - Field referee
allowed to intervene while the  Goal referee - They are
penalty is in progress. positioned diagonally on the court
to observe a side line each and
These are awarded when denying a depending on who’s attacking.
clear scoring opportunity with an  Scorekeeper - Their primary
infringement. responsibility is to record
accurately a game score.
 Goalkeeper’s Line – This line is
 Timekeeper - Their responsibility
only for the defensive goalkeeper,
is to adjust time for temporary
and he is not allowed to venture
stoppage or when instructed to
beyond this point with the ball in
do so by the referee.
his possession.
 Substitution Area - The PLAYERS
substitution area is where the
substitutes and the team coach  Goal Keeper - Responsible for
sit when the match is in progress. defending the goal
The area is defined by two  Left and Right Wing - This
markings 4.5 meters away from attacking player is usually right /
the center line. This means that left handed based on the position
the substitution area is 9 meters and covers the left/right side of
long. There are 2 substitution the court. In defense, they stand
benches on each side of the on the far left/right side touch line
court. They are supposed to be 7 and in attack they provide
meters away from each other. No counter- attack.
coach, team official, or substitute  Left and Right Back - Stand on
is allowed to leave the the left/right of the center back
substitution area while the game and try to prevent the opposition
is in play. from shooting.
 Goals - The goal’s opening  Center Back - Stand in the
measures 3 meters by 2 meters. middle of the court and provide
The thickness of the posts should both offense and defense.
be 8 centimeters. A post should  Pivot - Attacking player Initiator
be colored in two alternating for counter attack and required to
colors so that it is visible by the shoot in an range if position.
outfield players clearly. A net
RULES AND REGULATION
should always be tethered to the
posts.  A match consists of two periods
of 30 minutes’
  Each team consist of 7 players: a The ‘Throws’ in Handball
goal keeps and six outfield
 Throw-off – The team that wins
players.
the toss at the start of the game
 Outfield players can touch the
takes a throw-off to begin the
ball with any part of their body
game. Both teams should be in
that is above the knee.
their respective halves of the
 Once a player received
court and at least three meters
possession they should dribble,
away from the ball. This process
pass, hold possession or shoot.
is also repeated after the half-
 If the player hold possession,
time and after every goal scored.
they can dribble or take 3 steps
 Throw-ins – These are awarded
for up to the 3 seconds without
when the ball crosses the side
dribbling.
line, and is taken by the team
 Only the goal keeper is allowed to
who was not the last to touch the
come into contact with the floor of
ball. The player taking the throw-
the goal area.
in keeps one foot on the line from
 Goal keeper are allowed out of
where the ball went out and
the goal area but must not retain
passes it back to any of his
possession outside the goal area.
teammates inside the court.
GAME PLAYING  Free-throws – These are granted
for small violations of any rule,
 Double Dribble – Once a player and it means that
receives the ball, he cannot shielders/defenders are
bounce the ball, then hold it, and supposed to stay 9.84 ft (3 m)
bounce it again. away from the player who is
 Kicking – Other than the taking the free-throw.
goalkeeper, no other player is  Penalty-throws – A penalty is
allowed to kick the ball. If the ball awarded for some grave violation
touches anywhere on the knee of any rule or an illegal
and below, then possession is interference by a defender while
awarded to the opposition. a player attempts to score a clear
 Walking – If a player holds the goal.
ball for more than three seconds  Goal-throws – This is awarded
without shooting, passing or to the defending team when the
bouncing it, and also if he takes ball crosses the goal line without
more than three steps without any hindrance by them. Then, the
dribbling the ball, then it is termed goalie throws the ball from
as ‘walking’, and the ball anywhere in the goal area, to one
possession is lost. of his teammates.
 Corner-throws – The attacking
side takes a corner-throw when
any defender knocks the ball
behind the goal line. A player
from the attacking side keeps one
foot on the corner of the goal line
and the side line, and throws the
ball to one of his own players.
 Referee’s Throw – The referee
bounces the ball to resume the
game after any incidental
infringement by the players of
both the teams.