TEAM

HANDBALL
Morgan Everett
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◦International Handball Federation (IHF)

◦United States Handball Association
(USHA)
 History of Handball
◦First played in Scandinavia & Germany
◦International Amateur Handball Association formed in
1928
◦First Field Handball World Championships played in
Germany in 1938
◦Now played by over 180 countries by over 19 million
people (indoor & outdoor)
◦Has developed into beach, mini, & street handball
 Indoor & Outdoor Handball

◦Played with 7-a-side ◦Played with 11-a-side

◦Preferred by ◦Played on a football
Scandinavians field
◦Played on a court ◦First played in the
◦Played in the Munich Amsterdam 1928
1972 Olympics & Olympics, then ended
beyond
 How Do You Play?
◦When in possession, you
can dribble, pass, or shoot
◦ Each team consists of 7 ◦Body contact is permitted
players on the field:
◦Two 30-minute periods
goalkeeper + 6 outfield
players ◦If tied at the end of
◦ 7 substitutes per team
regulation, two 5-minute
subbed on a rolling basis
overtime periods are
played, then a penalty
◦ Outfielders can touch the
shootout
ball anywhere above the
knee
 Goalball
◦Paralympic equal is goalball
◦Most popular sport for the blind &
visually impaired
◦Originated in 1946 for WWII vets to
stay active
◦Has become the premier team sport
for blind athletes
◦Played in over 112 countries around
the world
 Outstanding Teams & Athletes
◦Nikola Karabatic:
◦Rio 2016 Olympics: ◦ Plays on the Paris Saint-Germain
◦ Gold – Denmark handball club & French National
◦ Silver – France Team
◦ Bronze – Germany ◦ Won 2 Olympic golds, 4 World
Cup golds, 3 European
Championship golds
◦ Awarded MVP of 2017 Men’s
Handball Championship
◦ Awarded World Player of the Year
3 times by IHF
◦ Known as one of the greatest of
all time
 Would I Play This Sport?
◦Yes!
◦Extremely exciting & fast-
paced
◦Very athletic game
◦Involves skills from various
sports
◦*Would also play goalball
for these reasons!*
QUESTIONS?