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Sports

Of or pertaining to any organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful activity or game requiring commitment, strategy, and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means within a specified set of rules.

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three step / three second rule

Sports; Handball

This is a rule in handball that says you can take three steps and then shoot or pass the ball, or have the ball three seconds and then either shoot or pass the ball. The exception ...

three-wall handball

Sports; Handball

Handball played on three walls, there is no back wall.

throw-in

Sports; Handball

A team gets a throw-in if their opponents have knocked the ball out of bounds over the sideline or if the defensive team knocks the ball over its own back line. The throw-in takes ...

throw-off

Sports; Handball

This is used to start play at the beginning of each half or after a goal has been scored. A player at the centerline throws the ball back to a teammate, who is behind the line,

time-out

Sports; Handball

A stoppage of play called at the referee's judgment and signaled with three short blows on their whistle, while at the same time making a "T" sign with their hands.

time-outs

Sports; Handball

In a game being played to 21 points, each side is allowed 3 one-minute time-outs. Games that are played to 11 points each side is allowed 2 one-minute time-outs. See Rules of the ...

two consecutive screen serves

Sports; Handball

These are servers that pass to close to the player serving the ball and thus interfere with the ability of the receiving player to see or return the serve. Two fault servers ...