Home » Sports & Recreation » Sporting Events » Olympic Games

All About Olympic Handball - Have you ever watched?

0 Comments

18 Like

Like 18

Pin It

Ranked #2,601 in Sports & Recreation, #70,518 overall

Handball players battered, bruised

Handball is a team sport contested at international level. The aim of the game is to pass and bounce a ball into the opponent goal. The modern handball sport event started in the later half of the nineteenth century. However, the origin of the game can be traced back to the ancient period, when Greeks played a similar game. Handball has been regularly contested at the international level since the early twentieth century

Creative Ball Movement

Handball is a high-scoring game, with rules ensuring the ball is kept in motion. Players can only hold the ball for three seconds at a time and the referee can, at any time, strip a player of possession for not trying hard enough to score.

Crisp, creative ball movement is paramount in setting up scoring opportunities in handball. Since no players are allowed inside the six-metre arc outlining the goal area, the offensive team works the ball quickly around the perimeter to find a player with an open shot. Passes can be hard or feathered to teammates. That in itself is a considerable skill, given that the ball weighs about half a kilogram.

The first book of its kind in English

Team Handball: Steps to Success

by: Reita Clanton, Mary Phyl Dwight

Amazon Price: $96.36 (as of 05/27/2012)

This book was instrumental in our decision to teach Team Handball to our Physical Education Majors at Butler University in Indianapolis. Besides the fact that the book spells out the sport step-by-step, there are many useful tips and drills to aid in the teaching process. In addition, I know Reita Clanton and know her to be one of the most professional, knowledgable and personable people I have met. She has done wonders for the sport, and continues to promote the learning through this text. It is a must for physical educators of all levels.

Shooting

Shooting is the highlight of team handball. Players can't stand in the goal area but they can soar over it, as long as they throw the ball before they land. So you'll see jump throws, in which players run up to the wall of defenders at the six-metre line and leap above them for a clear shot at the goal.

Still more spectacular is the fallaway throw, in which the shooter lunges through the air, twisting into a nearly horizontal position and not releasing the ball until he or she has feinted the goalkeeper once or twice and is about to hit the ground. To make things more difficult for the goalkeeper, players apply resin to their hands to help them put extra spin on their shots

Great Name for a Ball - Grippy

Tachikara ST20S "Grippy" Official Size Team Handball (Women's)

Dominant Teams Today

Eastern Europe has remained strong in international competition in recent years. The Russian men defeated Sweden in the final of the men's tournament in Sydney in 2000. The victory surprised many observers and the Swedes themselves, who entered the final as the only undefeated team in the tournament. Four years later, Croatia won the men's competition at the Athens Games, with Germany taking the silver medal and Russia claiming the bronze.

Scandinavian countries have fared better in women's competition. Denmark won the women's Olympic tournament in 1996 and 2000. In Sydney, the Danish women came back from a six-goal deficit to beat Hungary in the final.

Danish women also won the gold medal in Athens, while South Korea won the silver and Ukraine claimed the bronze.

Very Cool - Great Trick Shot

The best goal handball, Greece-Croatia, Kaleb: by Nightmar38 | video info

157 ratings | 201,730 views

curated content from YouTube

Rules of Handball

Rules of Handball: The International Handball Federation or the IHF sets rules for handball at the international level. Some of the rules followed during the international handball competitions are-

Handball is played on a rectangular field with 40 meter length and 20 meter width. There are two goal areas and a playing area in the field.

The handball game should consist of two halves of 30 minutes and a 10 minutes break.

The ball used in the game is smaller than the ball used in football. The size and material of the ball used in the event are specified by the IHF.

Referees are appointed during the game to monitor the play.

The fouls made by the players are penalized. The first foul is given a warning. Serious fouls or repetitive fouls can lead to penalties or exclusion from game.

The ways, in which the ball can be thrown during the game, are specified by the IHF.

Hand signals used by the referee at the time of controlling the game are also determined by the IHF.

A player is not allowed to obstruct any other player's way during the game. This is considered to be a punishable offence.

United States Usha Red Label Handball

United States Usha Red Label Handball (Can Of 1)

Amazon Price: $9.89 (as of 05/27/2012)

Olympic Handball Court

Blog Posts

Sorry, Netherlands: IHF and Spain had a part in ruining your Olympic dreams: As we know, from so many similar situations in handball, football and other sports, when there exists such a 'convenient' result that rescues BOTH team, then often that is the result we will get. So, the final result was 23-22 in favor of Croatia.
New York City Wins Gold Medal in the Olympic Sport of Team Handball: "Keeping the Championship trophy in New York City in the Olympic sport of team handball makes us feel important. We are proud to be a part of a group that calls themselves USA champions, and even prouder to represent New York City and give our city a ...
Olympic handball squad give pupils an expert lesson: When you're learning how to become a top athlete, there aren't many better people to teach you than members of an Olympic team. Pupils at the Elm Green School in Tulse Hill were lucky enough to be given their first lesson in handball by the GB squad ...
Women's Olympic Qualifying: some clarity already: But if this new generation of Dutch players were to gain a place in London, as now seems realistic, then it would be the first appearance in the Olympics for Dutch handball. Today they played an even game against Croatia for 40 minutes and then seized ...

Featured Lenses

Handball Player - Art

All About Olympic Handball - Have you ever watched?

Handball players battered, bruised

Creative Ball Movement

The first book of its kind in English

Shooting

Great Name for a Ball - Grippy

Dominant Teams Today

Very Cool - Great Trick Shot

Rules of Handball

United States Usha Red Label Handball

Blog Posts

Featured Lenses

Handball Player - Art

All the Summer Olympic Sports

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Please pick your widget size and display. Then click "Make the Widget" to get the code that's just right for you.

Voila! Just copy and paste this code into your own site. Have fun!

Oopsey! Please login to Squidoo in order to add this module to your lens.

Flickr Photos

by jeffryv

Explore related pages

Related Tags

Want our Newsletter?