What exactly is handball?

What exactly is handball?

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• Answer:

  The answer all depends on what version of Handball you want to know about. #1 Handball- Is the version of game that comes from Ireland and is a part of the Irish Gaelic Games. Irish immigrants spread the game to USA, Canada and Australia. Game involves 2-4 players (singles or doubles) a ball, your hands usually wearing a glove, a ball and a few walls. Object of the game is to win each exchange of shots by serving or returning the ball so your opponent is unable to keep the ball in play. First player to get 21 points wins the game and if you won 2 games your the winner of the match. Version #2 Handball-Also known as Team Handball is mostly played on Continental Europe and is especially popular in France, Spain, Germany, Denmark , Iceland and other Scandinavian countries as well as most of Eastern Europe. Handball is a fast paced high scoring game involving 2 teams of 7 players , including the goalie, who pass, throw, catch, and dribble a small ball with their hands while trying to score goals. The team with the most goals wins the game. A game consists of two 30-minute halves with a 10 minute half-time break. What do you do? You score goals by throwing the ball into the net in other words no feet are allowed only the hands (hence the name Handball), except for the goalie who can use all of his body to block shots.