Handball words, in the order you need them
Start with the beginner words and you can follow a match. Each level builds on the one before.
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Words
- Team
- Playing court
- Goal
- Goalkeeper
- Goal area
- Half
- Referee
- Free-throw line
- Substitution line
- Goal line and outer goal line
- 7-metre line and 4-metre line
- Throw-off area
- Fast break
- 7-metre throw
- Throw-off
- Overtime
- 7-metre throwing
- Dribble
- Three steps and three seconds
- Pass
- Shot
- Jump shot
- Save
- Block
- Throw-in
- Goalkeeper throw
- Free throw
- Playing the ball
- Ball sizes
- Foul
- Yellow card
- Two-minute suspension
- Red card
- Steps
- Double touch
- Faulty substitution
- Entering the goal area
- Clear chance of scoring
- Last 30 seconds
- Hitting the goalkeeper's head
- Warning
- Disqualification
- Blue card
- Unsportsmanlike conduct
- Wing
- Back
- Pivot
- Centre back
- Crossing
- Screen
- Playing without a goalkeeper
- Falling shot
- Wing shot
- 6-0 defence
- 5-1 defence
- Man to man defence
- Passive play
- Time-out
- Progressive punishment
- Responsible team official
- Timekeeper and scorekeeper
- Playing time
Rules
- Why can handball players not go inside the semicircle in front of the goal?
- How many players are in a handball team, and how do substitutions work?
- How long is a handball match, and what happens if it is level?
- When does a goal count in handball?
- How many steps can you take in handball, and how long can you hold the ball?
- What is a handball goalkeeper allowed to do that other players are not?
- How does play start and restart after a goal in handball?
- What happens when the ball goes out of play in handball?
- What is a free throw in handball, and where is it taken?
- When is a 7-metre throw given in handball?
- What is passive play in handball?
- How much contact is allowed in handball?
- What do the yellow card, two minutes and red card mean in handball?
- Which fouls bring a straight two minutes or a red card in handball?
- What counts as unsportsmanlike conduct in handball?
- What is the last-30-seconds rule in handball?
- What happens if a shot hits the goalkeeper in the head in handball?