2. What do you know about handball?
WHAT IS HANDBALL?
It is a team sport in which 2 teams of
7 players each (6 court players and
a goalkeeper) pass a ball using
their hands with the aim of
throwing it into the goal of the
other team
WHERE DO YOU PLAY IT?
It is played on a court of 40 by 20
meters, with a goal in the middle
of each end. The goals are
surrounded by a 6-meter zone
where only the goalkeeper is
allowed
GOALKEEPER
ATTACKER
DEFENDER GOAL zones
3. INVASION SPORT PRINCIPLES
ATTACK
(WITH THE BALL)
KEEP THE POSSESSION
(PASSING AND CATCHING)
ADVANCE TOWARDS THE
GOAL
(DRIBBLING AND
PASSING)
SCORE
(SHOOTING)
DEFENSE
(WITHOUT THE BALL)
RECOVER THE BALL AS SOON AS
POSSIBLE
(CATCHING AND INTERCEPTIONS)
AVOID THE OPPONENT’S
FORWARD MOVE TOWARDS
MY GOAL
AVOID THE OPPONENT’S
SCORE (BLOCKING)
4.
5. MAIN RULES
• Court players can not touch the ball with their legs and feet.
• Players can take up to three steps without dribbling.
• No attacking or defending players other than the defending
goalkeeper are allowed to touch the floor of the goal area.
• A standard match has two
30-minute halves with a
10- to 15-minute halftime
break.
