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Handball
Handball (also known as team handball, Olympic handball or European handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outfield players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball to throw it into the goal of the opposing team. The team with the most goals after two periods of 30 minutes wins.
Modern handball is usually played indoors, but outdoors variants exist in the form of field handball (which was more common in the past) and beach handball. American handball is a completely different sport.
The game is quite fast and includes body contact as the defenders try to stop the attackers from approaching the goal. Contact is only allowed when the defensive player is completely in front of the offensive player, i.e. between the offensive player and the goal. This is referred to as a player sandwich. Any contact from the side or especially from behind is considered dangerous and is usually met with penalties. When a defender successfully stops an attacking player, the play is stopped and restarted by the attacking team from the spot of the infraction or on the nine meter line. Unlike in basketball where players are allowed to commit only 5 fouls in a game (6 in the NBA), handball players are allowed an unlimited number of "faults," which are considered good defense and disruptive to the attacking team's rhythm.
Please see below two new newsletters which are being created and developed by the England Handball Association for the upcoming school year.
Attached below is a course menu and resource list developed by the England Handball Association, all for use in schools.
Name :
Liam McCarthy
Job Title :
Coaching and Leadership Development Officer
Organisation :
England Handball
Address :
The Halliwell Jones Stadium, Winwick Road, Warrington, WA2 7NE
Telephone Number :
01925 246482/3
Mobile :
07875 698259
Email :
liam.mccarthy@englandhandball.com
Website :
www.englandhandball.com
