HANDBALL

Handball is a sport wherein players play with a ball without using playing instruments. Passing and bouncing is used to move the ball around and player use their hand instead of their feet to move the ball around. The purpose of the game is to throw the ball into the opponent's goal.

Handball sports finds it's origin in ancient Rome and Greece. The way handball sports is no played today evolved sometime in the 19th century in Northern Europe, primarily is the countries Germany, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Handball began to be played at the international level in the 1920's.

This team sport is played by two teams. Each team is made up of seven players - six players and a goalkeeper. The ball's size is smaller than that of the football. The handball court covers an area of forty by twenty meters. A dividing line runs right through the court and goals are placed at either end of the court.

Players have to move the ball to the opposing team's goals to take a point. Once a player has scored goals, the game is restarted by the conceding team. At this point, it is important for all players to be behind the line in their half of the court, otherwise the restarting throw will have to be done again.
Handball moves at a fast pace and players do make body contact, but this can only be done with their torso. If a player is seen to be using arms to stop an attacker the play is restarted and the attacking team is given the ball in this restart.