2006-07-31 06:28:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Handball
i know handball is a completly different sport but american football should also be called handball cause it uses its hands 98% of the time.
2006-07-31 06:49:26 · update #1
No you are thinking of soccer. They call it hand ball because that is where the soccer players all get their steroid shots.
Yes my statement is stupid - just like several of your other questions/statements!
2006-07-31 06:44:38 · answer #1 · answered by carl l 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Another Name For Handball
2017-01-17 19:45:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when are u people going to understand that what you call handball is not known as such by more than 2% of the world population?
For more than 98% it is the game which is on the Olympic schedule:7-a-side, played indoors, with goals, 2 referees, lots of action.
Current W Ch. medallists in handball: Spain, Germany, Croatia (men) and Russia, Romania, Denmark(women)
Current Olympic medallists: Croatia, Germany, Sweden (men);Denmark, Korea, France (women)
I know it doesn't have to do with the original question, but the constant mention of this Celtic-Anglo-Saxon-raquetball-like thing drives me crazy. The IOC only recognizes the other handball as 'handball' by the way.
PS I didn't want to offend anyone, much less the Irish for instance, because it's a part of their culture, but I really got fed up. Even Y! Answers should separate things, I think...
2006-07-31 11:53:28 · answer #3 · answered by Cristian Mocanu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, handball is a completely different sport.
It is played with a small rubber ball which is smacked with an open palm against a surface. American football is played with a much larger ball and is kicked and thrown rather than being smacked.
2006-07-31 06:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by pynkbyrd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A handball is a penalty in soccer for someone other than the goalie that touches the ball with their hands
2006-07-31 06:43:45 · answer #5 · answered by michaelbaseballnyy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
every one on this sight is a dumb a ss, you clearly stated you knew handball wasn't the smae sport as football, i will be the only one to answer your question, "football" should be called "handball" because they use thier hands more than thier feet to control the ball
2006-08-03 13:25:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No handball is a totally different game.
2006-07-31 06:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by Shay Boogie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're another Land of Eng idiot? If so, and do i really need to explain it again...oh, go read here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football
All sports played ON foot were called football hence asociation football (soccer), Gaelic football, rugby football (rugby union), Ausie Rules football, [American] football and [Canadian] football.
Handball is that weird sport we only ever come across at the Olys or are forced to play in PE class instead of floor hockey or crab soccer.
2006-07-31 06:35:06 · answer #8 · answered by fugutastic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Handball is more like Squash, or Racqetball, but without a racquet. They use a glove.
2006-07-31 06:33:01 · answer #9 · answered by K M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
heh...it's totally different... :p
I hate to xplain this but be smarter next time...
2006-08-01 21:43:24 · answer #10 · answered by angke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋