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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seven-meter throw

Sports; Handball

A Seven-meter Throw is awarded for serious violations of the rules or illegal disruption of scoring chances by the offense. A Seven-meter Throw is taken from the seven-meter line with the goal being ...

shoot-out

Sports; Handball

A method for breaking tie games. Players take penalty throws and when one makes a goal and the other team misses, then the scoring team wins. Shoot-outs come about if a game is still tied after extra ...