Is handball even a sport?

Question

Is handball even a sport?

Answer 1

yep sadly it is lol

Answer 2

yes handball is a sport, just not a very popular one though

Answer 3

Yes it is a sport, but not the lame American one where you bounce the ball off the wall with your hand.

Handball (also known as team handball, field handball, European handball, or Olympic handball) is a team sport where two teams of seven players each (six players and a goalkeeper) pass and bounce a ball trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team.

The game is a mix of football (soccer), and basketball though as the name implies, the basic method of handling the ball involves the player's hands rather than their feet. It has been played internationally since the first half of the 20th century.

Answer 4

Who cares about handball. I bet you most of the people who play handball have hairy palms. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

yes it is a sport only like the best one ever i can't believe nobody respects it man because you need to have so many skills to play it and learn the game and it's almost like an art and the athletes are like the artists when they play the game because it's just full of so much beauty the way the ball is in their hands i mean come on how do you think it's not a sport? that's such a silly thing to say since i could say 'hey man is football even a sport' and yhou'd be like YEAH and i'd be like WHY and you wouldn't be able to answer because football isn't a sport it's actually more like an activity whereas handball is what's up man. HANDBALL IS WHAT'S UP MAN.

Answer 7

Handball category causes confusion for the following reasons.

  #1- The version that was invented in Ireland and came to the United States (played in countries that the Irish immigrated) This version is the hand- ball- and wall version. Yes it's a sport just like Squash and Racquetball. You better be fast and in shape. They even have a pro league.

If you want to learn more read the Gallic Athletic Association.

http://www.gaa.ie/page/handball.html

#2 Some version is being played in American gym classes and I have no idea how it's played or if there is even rules.

  #3 Team Handball version (called handball everywhere else) as described by Woody Johnson  was first played towards the end of the 19th century in  Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. Reason: As a way to keep soccer players in shape during the winter.  

  They just had the handball championship in Germany and they beat Poland over 19,000 people watched the match. Many 1,000's more watched it on TV. Over 20 countries participated in this world championship.

This article shows pictures of how Germany plays handball.

  http://www.ihf.info/front_content.php?id...



Professional handball players get paid. The sport in Europe gets TV revenues, advertisements, and ticket sales. Euro Sport (ESPN of Europe) covers the Euro Club Championships.

If you don't recognize team handball as a sport then neither is basketball. Dirk Nowitzki would have made a good handball player except he chose basketball. You see the same athletic attributes are desired in both sports. His father was a professional handball player his mother a basketball player.

Answer 8

of course

Answer 9

of course it a sport. im the queen of rainbows and undertucks and i have yet to invent a new addition to the game....BlackMagic.....you can make your hit magically apear and the nezt person has to hit it

Answer 10

yeah

Answer 11

allegedly

haha no it is i joke

Answer 12

not really, but it is more of a sport than these other so-called sports like nascar and golf

Answer 13

wtf is handball?

Answer 14

yes and there are even rules..

king queen jack ..umm I dont remember the 4th one.

and u challenge break challenge..

is it a sport?..yes

Answer 15

team handball is one of the most watched sports at the Olympics...just because its not well known in America doesnt take away from it being a legitimate sport...ie Cricket.

The rest of the world cant believe American football is a real sport, but it is...least handball is an olympic sport!

Answer 16

yea of course its a sport......