Handball is a team sport played between two teams comprising of seven players each. Out of seven players, six are field players. They run on the field and pass the ball using their hands to their team member. Their aim is to throw the ball inside the goal of the other team. The seventh player stands as a goal-keeper.
A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes each. There is an internal gap of 10 minutes between the two periods. The team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court 40 by 20 metres. With a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a 6 m zone. Only the defending goal-keeper is allowed there. There are 2 referees—a court referee and a goal line referee. The decision of the referees is final. They are assisted by a timer and a scorer.
A goal is centered along each goal line at each end of the court. It is 3 m wide and 2 m tall, bolted to the wall or to the floor. It is 2 m deep from the goal line to the outside. The goal posts and crossbar are made of aluminium or wood, 8 cm wide in cross-section.
