Part of Summer Olympic programme in 1936. Demonstrated at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Returned to the Summer Olympic programme in 1972.
Handball (also known asteam handball,field handball orOlympic handball) is a teamsport similar tofootball (soccer). Two teams of 7 players each (six players and agoalkeeper) pass and bounce aball using thehands, trying to throw it into the goal of the other team. Games are an hour of playing time, divided into 30-minute halves, with 15 minutes break at halftime. The size of the court is a little bigger than a basketball court, 40 meters by 20 meters, which is the same court as indoor soccer. It has a six-meter line which no one but the goalie is allowed to have possession of the ball and touching the ground. If this happens, a foul is called and the player committing the foul gets ejected, (sitting out of the game for two minutes, five minutes, or the rest of the game). There are seven players total on a handball team, six players and a goalie. Most historians agree that handball predates soccer, (football) but that is not for certain
Compare: Football and Handball
Football
Handball
Players
11 players and 3 substitutes
There are 14 players (7 players on the court and 7 substitutes)
Time
90 minutes regular time, 15 minutes break and time which referee will add
60 minutes regular time and 15 minutes break at halftime . The first part has 30 minutes and the second part has 30 minutes too
