What the heck is handball?
2007-01-18 13:38:14
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answered by Jax 4
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2007-01-21 01:20:18
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answered by andri a 1
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2007-01-20 02:59:36
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answered by jerry 7
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How did handball become? Well, (my trainer told me this) many years ago there was this kid who had to play soccer on his P.E. class. Because he had never heard of that sport before, he took the ball, with his hand, and throw it on the goal-keeper. He scored! But, since it was soccer, his goal wasn't accepted. But, his teacher, interested in this, came up with the rules, and made a new sport. Today, in a team there are: 1 goal-keeper, 2 wings, 2 becks( left and right), 1 middle beck and a pivot-men. I am sorry for this names. You know, I am from Serbia, and I do not know the English names of the players. The goal of the game is to score more points than the other team. Similar to soccer.
2007-01-19 01:29:34
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answered by Joka B 5
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well first of all noody will ever know how many recreational handball competitions theres been because theres new tournaments everyday.but the best player in handball so far is a guy named rookie with 4 100,000 dollar tournament championships under his belt.
2007-01-20 16:00:53
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answered by King Krazy 1
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There are records of handball-style games going back to antiquity. The games of "Urania" played by the Ancient Greeks (and described by Homer in the Odyssey) and "Harpaston" played by the Romans (and described by the Roman doctor Claudius Galenus in 130 to 200 A.D.) as well as in the "Fangballspiel" (or 'catch ball game') featured in the songs of the German lyrical poet Walther von der Vogelweide (1170-1230) all contained certain features that can be described as ancient forms of handball.
Modern handball was first played towards the end of the 19th century. The real impulses emanated from Denmark, Germany and Sweden. The founding fathers of field handball were probably German physical education experts who gained recognition for field handball as a separate sport at the turn of the century, based on the games of "Raffball" ('snatch ball') and "Königsbergerball" (Konrad Koch 1846-1911). In Sweden it was G. Wallström who introduced his country to a certain sport named "handball" in 1910.
The sport’s international governing body was first formed in 1928 as the Federation Internationale Handball Amateur, and took its current name in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1946 as the International Handball Federation (IHF). The IHF's first president was Avery Brundage - an American who went on to become president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
Indoor Handball was invented in the 1940s in Denmark. This is a 7-a-side game, played on a court slightly larger than a basketball court with smaller goals than its outdoor counterpart. Again, this sport flourished in the Germanic nations where it was hoped that it would appeal to a wider audience. With rules from other sports like basketball being introduced, this made the game simpler to play and more exciting to watch. The fact that it became a winter sport added to the spectator appeal being away from the cold, seated in comfort, with more action and excitement and higher scores than soccer. The sport is now played all over the world and was reintroduced as an Olympic event for the XXth Olympiad (1972 Munich Games).
Handball has always been a sport dominated by the European nations. In its formative years as an outdoor game, Germany, Austria and Denmark dominated in the international sphere, even though not many other nations outside Europe were playing the game.
With the conclusion of the cold war and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc alliance, many of these nations suffered a temporary economic downturn which effected some of the national teams to lose the winning edge and a number of prominent players and coaches migrating to the west. Countries like France, Spain and Germany began to dominate. Some African (Algeria and Egypt) and Asian (South Korea and China) nations started to make an impact on the international competitions (especially the Olympics) in the late 1980s - early 1990s.
The indoor game is now the more popular of the two types of handball. The outdoor variety is rarely played these days - mainly for special occasions or by purists.
In recent years, a new outdoor version has emerged called Beach Handball, played - naturally - on the sands of a beach. This variety is now recognised by the IHF and now has formal rules.
Handball is now played on every habitable continent on this planet. It is estimated that about 7 million players are registered with a club. Many of the European clubs are professional and some have players who are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. Professional clubs in Asia (in South Korea, China and Japan) are becoming established and are considered as very competitive on the international stage. Africa, Americas and Oceania (our region) mainly comprise of amateur clubs but are very enthusiastic
2007-01-22 00:25:49
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answered by Zak 1
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team handball field handball European handball Olympic handball also it is played in a variety of different countries so there are probably slightly different rules spanning the countries
2016-05-24 03:56:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Theres 2.
One is like raquet ball without the raquet and you use your hand to hit the ball.
the Other is team Handball which is like a cross between basketball and soccer.
2007-01-19 09:07:55
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answered by mattd5690 3
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i know there r a lot of handballs in the owrld they r somtimes soft and squishy. but some without a golden logo on it is pretty hard and they have these hanballs that are like softballs
2007-01-21 05:13:41
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answered by david 1
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The big red one
The little blue one
and the littler blue one that hurts the Shiit out of your hand.
2007-01-18 06:21:29
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answered by BIZARO99 2
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