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 TEAM HANDBALL

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Team Handball is a team sport played by both males and females, in which two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it into the goal of the opposing team.

Popularity
Team Handball has been played internationally since the first half of the 20th century. And currently has 159 member federations representing approximately 1,130,000 teams and over 30 million players.

Location
Handball is played on a court 40 meters long by 20 meters wide, with a dividing line in the middle and a goal in the center of either end. The goals are surrounded by a semi-circular goal-line that is generally 6 meters away from the goal.

Age
A wide range of ages can play and enjoy Team Handball. Competitive leagues normally start with an under ten year old group.

Ability
The game is quite fast and includes body contact as the defenders try to stop the attackers from approaching the goal. Only frontal contact by the defenders is allowed; when a defender stops an attacker with his arms instead of torso play is stopped.

Description
Game play is similar to that of soccer, but the ball is smaller and it is transported by bouncing it between hands and floor — much as in basketball. A player may only hold the ball for three seconds and may only take three steps with the ball in hand. After taking three steps the player will have to make a dribble with one hand in order to continue moving forward. Shots at goal must be taken from outside the 6m goal perimeter line, although any player may attempt to catch the ball within it.

Potential
Although there are many leagues and knockout Handball tournaments for both males and females held throughout the world, the Olympic Games remains the big prize and ambition for most players.

Closely Related Activities
Soccer 273, Basketball 54.

Level of Demand
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