Are you familiar in this sport? In most area, handball is known as team handball, field handball, European handball, or Olympic handball. Olympic Games and Cups for handball were already available since 1936 for men but in 1976 women handball were added.

Hand ball is similar to an indoor soccer field. This sport is played by tow teams with seven players each (six are players and one goalkeeper). This kind of sports is usually played indoors but sometime it can also play outdoors in the forms of field handball.

The game is exciting where in players needs to play fast, with body contact while the defenders try to stop the attackers from approaching their goal. However, body contact is only allowed if the defensive player is completely in front of the offensive player. Any other contact such as in the side or behind will be penalizes. Players are allowed to pass and bounce the ball and attempt to throw it into the goal of the opposing team to make score point.

This is another exiting sport that everyone will surely enjoy! Why not try to play this game? For sure you will be thrilled playing this kind of sport.

Posted: March 17th, 2011 under Sports.
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