Handball is an incredible mix of different sports and has grown in popularity since its introduction to the Olympic Games. Meshing together soccer, basketball and water polo, two teams of 7 players seek to throw a ball into the opponents net. You can throw the ball like a netball and can only take three steps when you receive it, unless you dribble it like a basketball.
But aside from the fundamentals, today we’re looking at some of the most interesting facts about handball.
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1. There are two main referees in the game of handball, one is a court referee and the other is a goal line referee.
2. In handball, players are in no way restricted by the numbers of faults they produce.
3. The game of handball is believed to have been played in Ancient Greece.
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4. The ball is neither the same size or the same hardness in mens and womens handball. Even youth leagues have variable sizes and hardness for their balls.
5. Though it is not popular outside of Europe, it is believed that handball is the second largest sport on the continent after football.
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6. A handball player cannot handle the ball for longer than three seconds or after they have taken three steps with the ball.
7. The first ever international handball game for men was played between Germany and Belgium in 1925 and for women it was played between Germany and Austria in 1930.
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8. Handball is believed to be the second fastest game on earth after ice hockey.
9. Just like in football the ball must not touch player’s hands apart from the goalkeeper in the handball it is exactly the reverse, the ball must not touch the player’s legs with goalkeeper is allowed.
10. In completely the opposite way to football, the handball may not touch a player's legs. And much like football, the only exception to this rule is the goalkeeper.
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