Handball

History Team Handball originated in Europe. Handball first appeared in the Olympics in the 1936 Berlin Games as an outdoor sport, with 11 players on a side.   Simplified Rules of the Game 1. Object of the Game Handball combines the elements of soccer and basketball, as six players move the ball down a floor that is larger than a basketball court and try to score by throwing the ball past a goalkeeper into the net. A successful scoring …showed first 75 words of 480 total…

…showed last 75 words of 480 total…free-throw. “Actions” directed mainly at the opponent and not the ball are punished progressively (actions consist of reaching around, holding, pushing, hitting, tripping, or jumping into opponent). Warnings (yellow card) – referee gives only one warning to a player for rule violations and a total of 3 to a team. Exceeding limits results in a 2-minute suspension. Exclusion is awarded for assault; the excluded player’s team continues short one player for the rest of the game.