Is handball another name for American football it should be.?

Question

i know handball is a completly different sport but american football should also be called handball cause it uses its hands 98% of the time.

Answer 1

when are u people going to understand that what you call handball is not known as such by more than 2% of the world population?

For more than 98% it is the game which is on the Olympic schedule:7-a-side, played indoors, with goals, 2 referees, lots of action.

Current W Ch. medallists in handball: Spain, Germany, Croatia (men) and Russia, Romania, Denmark(women)

Current Olympic medallists: Croatia, Germany, Sweden (men);Denmark, Korea, France (women)

  I know it doesn't have to do with the original question, but the constant mention of this Celtic-Anglo-Saxon-raquetball-like thing drives me crazy. The IOC only recognizes the other handball as 'handball' by the way.

  PS I didn't want to offend anyone, much less the Irish for instance, because it's a part of their culture, but I really got fed up. Even Y! Answers should separate things, I think...

Answer 2

every one on this sight is a dumb a ss, you clearly stated you knew handball wasn't the smae sport as football, i will be the only one to answer your question, "football" should be called "handball" because they use thier hands more than thier feet to control the ball

Answer 3

A handball is a penalty in soccer for someone other than the goalie that touches the ball with their hands

Answer 4

No you are thinking of soccer. They call it hand ball because that is where the soccer players all get their steroid shots.

Yes my statement is stupid - just like several of your other questions/statements!

Answer 5

Handball is more like Squash, or Racqetball, but without a racquet.  They use a glove.

Answer 6

You're another Land of Eng idiot? If so, and do i really need to explain it again...oh, go read here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football

All sports played ON foot were called football hence asociation football (soccer), Gaelic football, rugby football (rugby union), Ausie Rules football, [American] football and [Canadian] football.

Handball is that weird sport we only ever come across at the Olys or are forced to play in PE class instead of floor hockey or crab soccer.

Answer 7

heh...it's totally different... :p

I hate to xplain this but be smarter next time...

Answer 8

No handball is a totally different game.

Answer 9

No, handball is a completely different sport.

It is played with a small rubber ball which is smacked with an open palm against a surface.   American football is played with a much larger ball and is kicked and thrown rather than being smacked.