Handball Rules

Handball is a fast-paced, physically demanding game that combines elements of soccer and basketball. The game is also called Continental handball, European handball, or Olympic handball. An 11-player recreational version is still played outdoors in Europe; competitive handball is an indoor game.

RULES FOR HANDBALL

Team handball, an Olympic sport in which two teams try to throw the ball into their opponents' goal: o Beach handball, team handball on the beach o Czech handball, an outdoor sport similar to team handball, played in the Czech Republic

o Field handball, the original outdoor team handball, played at the 1936 Olympics

• Gaelic handball, a sport similar to squash where players hit the ball with a hand instead of a racquet o American handball, a sport derived from Gaelic handball and similar to racquetball where players hit the ball with their hands

Chinese handball, a variant of American handball popular on the streets of New York City during the 1960s and 70s o Australian handball, similar to the Irish and American versions, with a defined culture and rule set

• Frisian handball, a game played in Friesland in the northern Netherlands between two teams of three players

• Four square, also known as down ball in Australia, a game played on four squares

• Hand Ball, a game prominently played in schools in New Zealand and Fiji at recess.

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