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The History:
Team handball began in the 1890s when a German gymnastics instructor, Konrad Koch, developed the structure and rules of the game. The sport began spreading more rapidly in Europe by the1920s, with the first international match played in 1925 in Halle, Germany, between teams from Austria and Germany. The field version of the game was introduced as an Olympic sport at the 1936 Gamesin Berlin (see [pic]OLYMPIC GAMES,). After World War II it became a popular recreational activity at many academic institutions in Western Europe, but wasn't reintroduced to the Olympics until the1972 Games in Munich, where the court version was played. Women's Olympic competition began at the Games in Montreal in 1976.
The sport is governed by the International Handball Federation whichconsists of 136 member nations and 12 million registered players.

The Game.
A team handball game is divided into two 30-minute halves with a 10-minute intermission. There are two referees, one in eachhalf of the court, and each team is allowed a one-minute time-out in each half. There are seven players to a side—six who play both offense and defense, and one goalkeeper. Play begins with a throw-off,a free pass from one teammate to another at the center of the court. The object of the game is for a team to score by throwing the ball past the opposing goalkeeper into the goal. Players may advancethe ball by throwing, passing, and dribbling; they may also stop, throw, catch, bounce, or strike the ball with their hands, arms, head, body, thighs, or knees. Players can hold the ball for amaximum of three seconds and may take a maximum of three steps while holding it. There is unlimited dribbling allowed with three steps permissible both before and after dribbling. Like basketball, doubledribbling (dribbling, stopping, then dribbling again) is not allowed. The ball can be passed in any direction and rolled along the ground. Players may strike the ball with a closed fist, but cannot...