Team Handball
Overview
1. Basic skills of soccer, basketball, and handball that apply to this game:
throwing, catching, hand dribbling, hits and volleys using knees, shoulders, and
head.
2. Rules to Handball:
 Holding should be for no more than three seconds.
 If the player is still moving with the ball after three steps, the following
choices must be made for it to be legal:
The basketball dribble
The basketball dribble followed by three steps
Passing the ball
Shooting the ball
 The following are legal passes (note, no kicking):
Jump pass
Bounce bass
Overhand pass
Wrist pass
3. The boundaries and field marking and how the rules apply to them:
 Players cannot use the “when in doubt, it’s out” strategy.
 They cannot enter the goal area unless playing goalie.
 They may shoot from anywhere, including off the field when throwing in.
4. The goalie’s limitations:
 While inside the goalie area, he cannot grab a stationary ball or rolling ball
outside of the goalie area.
 He cannot intentionally deflect the ball out of bounds once gaining control of
it.
Violations, fouls, and penaltiesfor example, a player cannot intentionally send the
ball out of bounds.
Team Handball
HISTORY
Team handball began in Europe around the late 1920s. The Olympic debut
of team handball was in the Berlin Olympics of 1936. The next
appearance of team handball was not until the Munich games of 1972,
where only men played the game. Finally, in 1976, women’s team
handball was added to the Olympic Games. In 1984, the United States
took its first women’s handball team to the Olympics. Today, there are 15
million handball players.
FUN FACTS
 Team handball has been played in Canada for about 50 years.
 Team handball is the second most popular sport in the world.
 The International Handball Federation has 136 member institutions.
 Finland has 140 youth handball teams.
 Both females and males play team handball.
BENEFITS OF PLAYING
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Team handball provides you with a great workout.
Playing team handball teaches you about teamwork.
Team handball is good for your leg muscles.
Team handball is good for your hand-eye coordination.
Team handball is a fun, fast-paced sport that is full of running,
jumping, throwing, and catching.
TIME TO SURF!
Web Site
Web Site Address
USA Team Handball
http://www.teamhandball.org/
Canadian Team Handball Federation
http://www.handball.ca/
Japan Handball League
http://www.jhl.handball.or.jp/eng/
Team Handball Unit Extension Project
NAME __________________________ CLASS _____________________
Equipment needed to play team handball
Item
Where would you purchase it (be specific)
Cost
Where you would play team handball
Please explain where in the community you would play team handball. Be specific.
Health benefits of playing team handball
Please explain the health benefits of playing team handball. Include how much you would
need to play each week to gain these benefits. What skills do you learn in team handball
that you can apply to other activities?
Reflection question
Is team handball a sport you think you’d enjoy playing in college? If yes, name some
colleges that have team handball clubs (hintuse the Internet to search).
Team Handball Tips
1. This unit has been written for students who already have had soccer and
basketball and have developed most of the skills necessary to immediately enjoy
getting into team handball. Lessons change insignificantly from one grade to
another. They simply review with a mind to getting students into the game as
quickly as possible. The unit is quite short. As a result, we may want to have
students assess themselves. A quiz concludes each unit for each grade level.
2. Follow the lessons that combine skills and knowledge acquisition with the game.
3. Review skills with attention to what makes them different from the sport they
originally were learned in.
4. Get students into the game immediately
5. Develop a short tournament, using a different approach to team selection that
means changing teams each day and having a different person assume the
captainship. This allows each student to be a captain for a day.
6. If students are unable to participate fully in class, remember that they can be
involved by coaching, officiating, keeping score, or conducting a research
project.
Unit Setup
Facility
A court with goals and a goalie restraining area for every two teams
An area with no obstructions
Equipment
One team handball ball for every two students (figure 15.2)
Scrimmage vests of different colors for every team of six players
58-60 cm
54-56 cm
Men’s leather (size 3)
Women’s leather (size 2)
Team handballs for males and females.
Team Handball Student Portfolio Checklist
STUDENT NAME _____________________________________________
Has reviewed all methods to legally advance the ball while in
possession of it
Has reviewed the legal methods to pass or shoot the ball
Has learned the rules of scoring
Has learned the boundaries for the players and the goalie
Understands the specific restrictions for the goalie and the goal area
Knows common violations and the procedure for returning the ball to play
Knows violations/fouls and their penalties and procedures
Has developed offensive and defensive strategies
Exhibits responsibility and good sporting behavior during competition
Team Handball Quiz6th Grade
NAME _____________________ TEACHER ______________________
DATE ________________________ CLASS PERIOD _______________
True or False: Read each statement below carefully. If the statement is
true, put a check under the True box in the column to the left of the
statement. If the statement is false, put a check under the False box in
the column to the left of the statement. If using a grid sheet, blacken in
the appropriate column for each question, making sure to use the
correctly numbered line for each question and its answer.
True False
1. There are 11 players on an official team.
2. A player kicking the ball into the goal does not score for her
team.
3. Throwing the ball up in the air and running forward to catch
it is a violation.
4. On a throw-in from out of bounds, the thrown ball goes
through the goal post and over the goal line. This is a scored
goal.
5. All the rules of soccer apply in team handball.
6. The person in possession of the ball is allowed to keep it for
five seconds before passing it.
7. Once you get the ball, you may take three running steps
before releasing it to dribble or before passing it off.
8. If the ball has rolled to a stop outside of the goal area, the
goalie cannot go out to get it and bring it back into the
restraining area.
9. If you make a save, your deflecting pass would be best if it
stays in the middle, in front of the goal.
10. In team handball, as in basketball, the player has an
unlimited ability to use the pivot step.
Team Handball Quiz7th grade
NAME _____________________ TEACHER ______________________
DATE ______________________ CLASS PERIOD _________________
True or False: Read each statement below carefully. If the statement is
true, put a check under the True box in the column to the left of the
statement. If the statement is false, put a check under the False box in
the column to the left of the statement. If using a grid sheet, blacken in
the appropriate column for each question, making sure to use the
correctly numbered line for each question and its answer.
True False
1. All attacking players can enter the goal area while in the
process of shooting.
2. A player throwing the ball into the opponent’s goal scores if
it passes over the line.
3. A knee volley is illegal in team handball.
4. A person off the field may shoot for a goal.
5. The dribbling rules of basketball apply in team handball.
6. The person in possession of the ball is allowed to keep it for
five seconds before passing it.
7. Once you get the ball, you may take three running steps
before releasing it to dribble or before passing it off.
8. The goalie cannot go out of his restraining area to bring the
ball back into it.
9. If you make a save, your deflecting pass would be best if it
stays in the middle, in front of the goal.
10. In team handball, as in basketball, the player has an
unlimited ability to use the pivot step.
Team Handball Quiz8th grade
NAME _____________________ TEACHER ______________________
DATE ______________________ CLASS PERIOD _________________
True or False: Read each statement below carefully. If the statement is
true, put a check under the True box in the column to the left of the
statement. If the statement is false, put a check under the False box in
the column to the left of the statement. If using a grid sheet, blacken in
the appropriate column for each question, making sure to use the
correctly numbered line for each question and its answer.
True False
1. Only the goalie can play inside his own restraining area.
2. A player throwing the ball into her own goal scores for the
other team.
3. The foot dribble is illegal in team handball.
4. On a throw-in from out of bounds, the thrown ball goes
through the goal post and over the goal line. This is a scored
goal.
5. The dribbling rules of basketball apply in team handball.
6. The person in possession of the ball is allowed to keep it
for five seconds before passing it.
7. Once you get the ball, you may take three running steps
before releasing it to dribble or before passing it off.
8. The goalie cannot go out of his restraining area to bring the
ball back into it.
9. If you make a save, your deflecting pass would be best if it
stays in the middle, in front of the goal.
10. In team handball, as in basketball, the player has an unlimited
ability to use the pivot step.