Is this really a sport?

Question

lmao,....i thought this was a game in grade 9 gym the teacher had us play to pass the time.

Answer 1

yes

Answer 2

You are thinking of the tennis ball, bounce the ball in the square variety. Handball, sometimes referred to as "European Handball" is an Olympic sport and has rather a large following in Europe. It is similar to Football ("Soccer"), but is played with the hands instead of feet.

Answer 3

yes it is we always play it at gym when i was a kid.

Answer 4

U of Tampa 9 time NCAA champs!!!

Answer 5

yes it is really a sport

Answer 6

It is the SECOND most popular sport in the world behind Football (Soccer)..

There is a world outside the USA, guys

Answer 7

Yes handball (team handball) is a sport and has been a regular part of the Olympics since 1972 (1976 for the women). In USA the sport is unknown and were not very good , so it's not like NBC is going to to make this prime time viewing.

     Just back in January 2007 Germany hosted the world handball championships top nations included #1 Germany #2 Poland #3 Denmark #4 France #5Croatia #6 Russia #7 Spain #8 Iceland    #9 Slovenia #10 Hungary #11 Tunisia #12 Czech Republic (out of 20 national teams that qualified) So as you can see the game is played throughout most of Europe, North Africa, South Korea and a little bit in South America and the Middle East.

   In the areas of the world where handball is popular there's professional leagues- players get paid. This sport gets TV and advertisement revenue overseas. Remember just because a sport isn't played in the USA or is popular it's still a sport.

Answer 8

Yes, I think its more popular in Europe. If I remember correctly, the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki's father was a proffesional handball player, and was disapointed his son chose basketball over handball.

Answer 9

they should put a dodgeball or sham battle section on here...

Answer 10

No it's not

Answer 11

Yes a good 1 to watch!