Name: _______________________________Teacher: ______________________________ Period _________ Date: ___________________

The Sport of Team Handball

http://www.usateamhandball.org/sport.html

Directions: Click on the web site above to find the answers to the questions below about Team Handball.

1. Where and when did team handball originate? _________________________________________________

2. When did it become and Olympic Sport? _________________Where were these Olympics held? __________________________________________________

3. When team handball was played in 1972 Olympics, what was significantly different about the game from when it first appeared as an Olympic sport?

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4. What was added in 1972?__________________________________________________________________

5. Explain the object of team handball? _________________________________________________________

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6. How long is a regulation game?_____________________________________________________________

7. What do soccer and basketball have to do with team handball? ____________________________________

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8. List 3 places team handball can be played. 1)_________________2)_______________3)_______________

9. List 3 things players are allowed to do when playing 1)_______________________________________

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3)_______________________________________________________________________________10. List 3 things players are NOT allowed to do when playing.

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