What in the world is handball.?

Question

What in the world is handball.?

Answer 1

There are 2 types of handball

1) Team handball, more like the few above me have described.

2) Individual, similiar to raquetless raquetball.

Answer 2

Note: I've used this answer before:

Truthfully, forms of handball are considered to be the oldest form of sport played with a ball and a wall. There are three different varieties including 1-wall, 3-wall and 4-wall each can be played as singles or doubles. It has the same basic rules as racquetball, however that is because racquetball was derived from handball. For many it is considered to be more challenging than racquetball because to become skilled you are required to use both sides of your body (which is harder than it sounds). In fact you get such a big workout you can expect to burn over 800 calories per hour when playing. This is one of the reasons handball was named the best all-around conditioner by the president's council on physical fitness.

The governing body for the sport is the United States Handball Association, which helps to sanction over 100 tournaments per year and oversees the national tournaments. The Handball Hall of Fame is located in Tucson, Arizona and it serves as the HQ for the USHA. More information on handball can be found at www.ushandball.org.

Also in terms of where do you play since there are several different types of handball there are different areas to play. If ou are interested in 1-wall or 3-wall handball contact your local parks & rec department to see if any of your parks have public courts if not suggest they build some. If you want to play 4-wall phone local fitness clubs with racquetball courts and ask if any of them have a strong following of handball players. If you become a member of the USHA you can contact their HQ and ask for players in the area.

Answer 3

Look it up on youtube, it seems like soccer and basketball combined. I don't know the specific rules, but its a pretty crazy looking game.

Answer 4

Hello : OK let me try to explain it as detailed and as simple as possible .Is like playing   racquet ball with out  the paddle using your hands to hit the ball against the wall  . Hope that was help full I use to play it allot back in my days. lol Good luck.

P.S. You need strong hands to slap/hit that ball specially if the opponent is fast. If not they will become strong anyways.

Answer 5

When you play a game by slapping a ball with his hand against a wall.

Answer 6

go to prison. its the best way to find out.

Answer 7

Team Handball:

it's like playing basketball and soccer combined into one.  you dribble the ball like a basketball, you can take three steps without a dribble, and there's a goalie.

Handball:

you slap a ball against a wall, like raquetball