Handball is a sport in which two teams compete for control of an inflated ball, using their hands to control it and throw it into the opponent’s goal, which is equivalent to scoring a goal. It is played both outdoors and indoors, and each team is made up of around seven people. (Each squad consists of six field players and a goalkeeper). The main goal of the game is to throw as many balls as possible into the opponent’s goal. Unlike football, the ball is played with hands. Every match consists of two 30-minute halves separated by a 15-minute intermission.
This sport is widely practiced in Europe, with a rather minority presence in the rest of the world, except some American countries such as Brazil and Argentina, African countries such as Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, and the only other Asian country except South Korea. There are both women’s and men’s professional leagues in these countries, as well as national, regional, and even world competitions organized by the International Handball Federation (IHF), based in Basel, Switzerland.
Denmark is considered to be the birthplace of handball, although references to ancient games with the ball in hands are found in Homer’s Odyssey and the works of the ancient Roman physician Galen.
The date of origin of the sports game with a ball, registered in the international sports classification under the name “handball” (handball), is considered to be 1898, when the teacher of physical education at the real school of the Danish city of Ordrup, Holger Nielsen, introduced a ball game called “handball” in which teams of 7 people competed on a small field, passing the ball to each other and trying to throw it into the goal.
The rules provide for three types of personal punishments:
These penalties can be imposed on both players and team officials.
There are the following player positions in handball:
A typical handball game lasts about an hour, divided into two periods of thirty minutes each. For youth teams, this period can be shortened to 25 or 20 minutes per period. Between one period and another, there is a mandatory 10-minute rest period.
At the end of this time, whoever has scored the most goals will be the winner. In the event of a tie, 5 more minutes of rest will be granted, and then an extra time of two halves of 5 minutes each will be played, with one minute of rest between the two. If the tie continues, the procedure will be repeated. If there is no decisive result yet, the winning team will be determined through five successive throws of seven meters (7 m) per team until a winner is found.
Conclusion:
Handball is an ancient game with the ball in the hands, as found in Homer’s Odyssey and the works of the ancient Roman physician Galen. It is a sport in which two teams compete for control of an inflated ball, using their hands to control it and throw it into the opponent’s goal, which is equivalent to scoring a goal. The game duration is divided into two periods of thirty minutes each, and at the end of this time, the teams that scored the most goals will be announced as the winners.
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