Question

Mention the Play ground, Goal, Ball, Players, Duration of the game, Goal area, Score, Throw-in, Comer throw, Goal throw, Free throw and Penalty throw in the game of Handball.

Answer 1

Playground:

The playground is divided into two circular areas, The court of the game is rectangular with a length of 40 metres and width of 20 metres. The thickness of each line is 0.5 cm. The height of the poles is 7 feet, while their width is 3 metres. A‘D’ is marked 6 metres in front of the poles. The penalty area is 7 metres away from poles. In special circumstances, the play area may be 38-44 metres in length and 18-22 metres in width.

Goals:

Goals shall be in the centre of goal lines. There shall be two straight poles in each goal parallel to and at an equal distance from the corners of the playfield. The poles shall be 3 metres from each other and 2 metres in height. They shall be firmly planted in the ground, and linked properly with each other with a horizontal cross-bar. The outer end of the goal line and the back end of the goal post shall be in one line.

Poles and cross-bar shall be square and of the size of 8 × 8 cms. They shall be made of wood, light metal and synthetic material. They shall have two colours on all sides and shall be distinctly different from the background.

Each goal shall be marked with a line of 3 metres, 6 metres from goal area and parallel to the goal line. The ends of this line shall be linked by quarter circles to goal line. The circumference of these circles shall be 6 metres from the back of the inner cover of goal poles. This line is called goal-area-line. Penalty line is marked at a distance of 7 metres, from the centre of goal post, and the second free throw line at a distance of 9 m

The Ball:

The handball should be spherical, with a rubber bladder, and its outer cover should be made of leather of one colour or of synthetic material. The outer cover should neither be bright nor slippery. The ball should not be inflated too much. Its weight for men and seniors shall not be more than 475 gms. or less than 425 gms. Its diameter shall be from 58 cms. to 60 cms. For all women and junior boys, its weight shall not be more than 400 gms..and not less than 325 gms. Its diameter shall be from 54 to 56 cms.

Players:

Each team has 12 players in all, out of which 10 are court players and 2 are goal-keepers. But only 7 players can participate in the game at one time, out of which 1 is goal-keeper and 6 are court players. In case a player is hurt, a substitute player comes in his place to play the game.

Duration of Game:

The duration of the game for men is 30-10-30 minutes, while for women it is 25-10-25 minutes. There is no time out in the game. The referee can take official time-out, if needed.

Note:

In tournaments, the game is played into two durations of 30 minutes each with no interval.

For women and juniors, the game is divided into two durations of 25 minutes each with an interval of 10 minutes.

Note:

In tournaments, the game is played in two durations of 10 minutes each state interval. For all other teams, it shall be played in two equal durations of 20 minutes each.

Goal:

A goal cannot be scored against the rivals by a direct throw-on.

Playing the Ball:

The following methods of play are allowed:

Blocking the ball, catching, throwing, tossing or hitting it in any way or direction (with palms or flat hands) by using arms, head, body, knees etc are valid.

When the ball lies on the ground, it can be held for three seconds at the most. To walk with the ball for three steps is valid.

Answer 2

The Goal Area:

The goal-keeper alone is entitled to enter or remain inside the goal-area. The goal-keeper is considered to be entered if a player touches him in any way. The goal area line is included in the goal area.

The following penalties are awarded on entering the goal area:

• Free-throw, when the ball is in the court player’s possession.
• Free-throw, when the ball is not in the court player’s possession but he has clearly taken the advantage by entering the goal area.
• Penalty-throw, when any player of the defending team knowingly and clearly enters the goal area for defence.

Scoring:

A goal is considered to have been scored when the hall passes through the goal line of the rivals through the goal posts under the cross bars, provided the scorer or any player of his team has not violated the rules.

Throw-in:

If the ball crosses the boundary line or goes out of side line in the air, the game shall be re-started by a throw-in. The throw-in is taken by that player who has been last touched by the ball. The throw-in is taken from the point from where the ball has crossed the side-line.

Corner-throw:

When the ball passes the goal line outside the goal by the player of the defending team when touched for the last time, the attacking team is awarded a corner throw. This rule is not applicable on the goal-keeper in his own goal area.

Within 3 seconds of the court referee’s whistle the corner throw shall be taken from the same point of the goal side where the touch line and goal line meet each other, and from where the ball has gone out. The players of the defending team can take positions along the goal area line.

Goal-throw. Goal-throw is given in the following circumstances:

• When the ball crosses from above the goal line on the ground, in the air, having touched by the players of the attacking team or when the goal-keeper of the defending team has touched it in the goal-area.
• When the ball passes straight in the goal of the rival team by throw-in.

Free-throw:

Free-throw is awarded in the following circumstances:

• On a player’s entering or leaving the playground in a wrong manner.
• On a player’s making the throw-in wrongly.
• On a player’s violating the rules.
• On a player’s knowingly playing the ball outside the side line.

Penalty-throw:

Penalty-throw is awarded ‘when a player:

(i) makes a serious violation of rules in his own half.

(ii) makes a serious violation of rules in the court, area, spoiling the possibility of a clear goal.

GOAL KEEPER’S POSITION FOR PREVENTING SCORING

(iii) enters his goal area intentionally with the aim to defend.

(iv) pushes the ball intentionally in his goal area and the ball touches the goal-keeper.

(v) or when a goal-keeper carries the ball in his own goal area.

(vi) or when a goal-keeper spoils a clear possibility of scoring a goal in the opponent’s half of court.

(vii) or wdien there is a wrong substitution of a goal-keeper.