What changes the result
The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.
I · Intermediate · 6 rules · Step 2 of 3The game
- How many players are in a handball team, and how do substitutions work?A team has up to 16 players, with at most seven on the court at once.
- What is a handball goalkeeper allowed to do that other players are not?Inside the goal area, almost anything in defence: the goalkeeper may stop the ball with any part of the body, feet included, and move with it without the limit on steps.
Restarts
- How does play start and restart after a goal in handball?With a throw-off from the centre of the court, taken within three seconds of the referee's whistle.
- What happens when the ball goes out of play in handball?It depends on which line and who touched it last.
- What is passive play in handball?Keeping the ball without trying to attack or shoot.