One of the biggest events in handball recently wrapped up in Italy. A total of 28 teams did battle on the beach during the four-day EHF European Beach ...

A player in possession of the ball may not take more than three steps without shooting, passing or dribbling the ball. In handball, dribbling typically involves bouncing the ball and catching it — a ...

After they get the ball a player can pass ... Check out the Get Inspired handball guide for more information of how to get into handball and use their activity finder to see where handball ...

This means a ball which touches the upper portion of a player's arm will not be considered a handball, and leaves only blatant handball fouls to be punished. The rule reads, "the upper boundary ...

The objective of handball is quite simple: score more goals than the other team. Players must throw the ball past the goalkeeper and into the goal, with the ball fully crossing the goal line.

Just because it’s not popular in the U.S. doesn’t mean it’s not fun to watch. Handball will once again be on the world stage at the Paris Olympics this summer, giving American fans a ...

More information: Saori Nakayama et al, Impact of a Ball Regulation Change on Game Performance and Shooting Play in Japanese U-15 Girls' Handball, Perceptual and Motor Skills (2024). DOI ...

Put simply, the handball rule is in place to stop a player from gaining an advantage by playing the ball with their hand or arm. If they're adjudged to have done so by the referee, a free-kick or ...

It will not be handball if the player concerned is deemed to be in a justifiable position or making a justifiable action; if there is a clear change of trajectory when the ball is touched by ...