Hand-Ball Flashcards
Number of players?
- 7 Players per side.
6 court players + 1 goalie
What is a throw off?
A throw off is taken by the team that wins the coin toss and chooses to start the game with ball. During a throw off each team must be on their half of the court with the defence 3 meters away from the ball. Following a whistle, the ball is passed from center court to a team mate and play begins. Throw-off is repeated after every goal scored and after half-time.
How to score a goal.
A goal is scored when the entire ball crosses the goal line inside the goal. A goal may be scored from any throw; (free-throw, throw-in, throw-offf, goal-throw).
Allowed:
- Run with the ball for 3 steps
- Hold ball for 3 secs
- unlimited dribble, 3 steps before and 3 steps after
Not allowed
- To endanger an opponent with the ball
- Pull, hit punch ball out of opponents hands
- Contact with ball below knee, excluding the goalie
- dive for rolling/stationary ball
- dribble with 2 hands at once
- pass ball back to goalie while playing
- go in crease (goal area), apart from taking a jump shot and releasing the ball before landing
- Enter crease
What does passive play mean?
Its not allow to keep the ball in a teams possession without making a recognizable attempt to attack and try to score.
In other words… NO STALLING
Defending the opponent
No obstruction, pushing, holding, tripping or hitting. Attacking player cannot charge defense.
When is a throw in?
Awarded when ball goes out of bounds on sidelien or last touched by defensive player and goes out of bounds over the end line.
Where is a throw in?
Spot from which ball went out of bounds from sideline, or if it went over endline, the nearest corner.
What is a throw in?
Thrower places one foot on the sideline. Opposing players must stay 3 meters away from the ball.
When is a 7m throw
- foul destroys a clear chance to score
- Goalie carrie ball back to his or her own goal area
- court player intentionally play the ball to his or her own goalie in the goal area and the goalie touches the ball
- A defenseive player enter his or her goal area to gainan advantage over an attacking player in possesion of the ball.
During a 7m throw
All player must be outside the free-throw line when the throw is taken. The player taking the throw has 3 secs to shoot after referees whistle. Any player may take the 7m throw.
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