Handball

Handball

Handball is a team sport usually played with seven players on each team one of whom is a goalie, the object of the game is to throw the ball into the opposing team's goal. There are usually two 30 minute periods at the end of the game the team with the most goals wins.

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long serve

Sports; Handball

When a serve hits the back wall before it hits the floor. Also known as "long ball".

long ball

Sports; Handball

See "long serve"

nine-meter line

Sports; Handball

The broken semi-circle line that is nine meters in front of the goal, it is from this line the offensive team will take a free throw if they have been fouled inside the line.

offensive shot

Sports; Handball

A shot that is made with the intention of winning a rally.

officials

Sports; Handball

There is a referee, a linesman and someone to keep score. See Rules of the Games for further explanation.

one-wall handball

Sports; Handball

As the name implies, it is played with only one wall. This version of handball has some different then four-wall handball, which we note in Rules of the Game.

pass

Sports; Handball

To throw the ball to a teammate. Because of the three step / three second rule passing the ball to teammates is a very important skill in team handball.