 HANDBALL
 MAIN RULES
 HANDBALL SPANISH NACIONAL TEAM - MASCULINE
 HANDBALL SPANISH NACIONAL TEAM - FEMININE

 Handball is a contact sport than is played by following a set of
rules, called game official rules which are changed every four
years.
 This sport is played with a special ball, where two teams of seven
players (six players 'field' and a goalkeeper) compete for scored
goals in the other goal.
 The team that has scored the biggest number goals in the match
is the winner; if both teams score the same number of goals,
then it is declared a draw.
 The players try to get the ball using the individual control of it,
passing to the other players of his team or throwing to the rival
goal, than is defended by a goalkeeper. There try to enter the
ball into the opposing goal with shots.
 Other team players will try to recover control of the ball, by
intercepting passes or blocking shots with his arms and hands.

 The most important rule is that the players can’t touch the
ball with their feet.
 Physical contact between players is continuous, but is
subject to some restrictions.

 The rules don’t specify any other position
players, except the goalkeeper, but over
time have developed a number of positions
in the rest of the field.
 Now, we can identifies five playing positions:
pivot, lateral, end, center and goalie.

 The match length is 60 minutes, divided in
two periods of 30 minutes. The result may be
a victory for each of the teams, or draw.
 For teams of young people between
en 12 and 16 years is two times of 25 min,
and the age between 8 and 12 years of two
times 20 min in both cases the rest will be 10
min.

 Ifthe game is tied at the end of the regular
player time, extra time is played after 5 min
of rest to determine a winner. The extension
period is two times of 5 minutes each with
one minute rest in between.
 If after the first period of extra time the tie
is still dispute a second period of extra time
after 5 minutes of rest. This second
extension also consists of two halves of 5
minutes with one minute rest.
 After if the match follows tied is decided by
shots to seven meters.

 Handball is a contact sport where using hands and arms,
without grasping, to block the opposing team's attack, but
is never allowed pushing, whatever. These offenses are
punished, except those which are a scoring chance, which
are punished with a throw to 7 meters.