Handball in Deutschland

Was ist Handball?

• You throw a ball with your hands
• Team sport
  • 7 players on a team
  • Includes a goalie
• Frontal contact sport

Rules

• Similar to basketball and soccer
• Attempt to get the ball in the net
  • Separate goalie area around net
• Players can pass, dribble, shoot
  • Can use body above the knee
  • Must keep passing the ball
• Penalties give the other team a freethrow

History

• First played on October 29, 1917
• Created as a "harmless" soccer alternative for women
• First matches were played on outdoor fields
• Continues to evolve as people get better
  • "If you took a 10-year-old handball video and watch the game, it looks like a bunch of old men"