Basic Handball Manual for Schools

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Manual for Schools


1. The Playing Area
2. Duration of Play
3. The Ball
4. The Players
-Eligibility of Participants
-Substitution
5. The Goalkeeper
6. The Goal Area
7. Playing the Ball
8. The Approach to the opponent
9. Scoring
10. Throw-off
11. Throw-In
12. Goal Throw
13. Free Throw
14. Penalty Shot
15. What do you need as a referee
16. Referee signals
17. Referee Positioning












The Playing Area

Substitution line is 4.5metre from Center line on each side
Handball Goal is 3meters in width by 2 meters height










Duration of Play
Official IHF Time of play
Sr and- U-21 2x30min Halves with 10 min Half Time
U-18- 2x20min halve with 10 min half time
U-16- 2x15min halve with 5 min halftime
U-14,U-12- 2x15min halve with 5 min halftime

Alberta Team Handball time of play for ATHF Events
Sr and U-21 League 2x25min with 5 min Half time
Sr High School League/Provincials -2x 20min with 5 min Half time
Jr High School Tournaments- 2x 15min with 5 min Half time
Mini Handball Tournaments- 2x10min with 2 min Half time

Start of the Game

The Referees will call the team representatives and the winner of the coin
toss shall have the option of having the ball in what half or what side to
take.

The game starts with the court referees whistle for the throw-off at center
court. The team change ends for the 2
nd
half of play and the throw off is
taken by the other team at center court.






The Ball


Sr Mens- 58-60cm, 425-475g (Size 3)
Sr Women-54-56cm, 325-400g (Size 2)
U-21 Mens -58-60cm, 425-475g (Size 3)
U-21 Women-54-56cm, 325-400g (Size 2)
U-18 Mens-58-60cm, 425-475g (Size 3)
U-18 Women-54-56cm, 325-400g (Size 2)
U-16 Mens -54-56cm, 325-400g (Size 2)
U-16 Women-54-56cm, 325-400g (Size 2)
U-14 Men -54-56cm, 325-400g (Size 2)
U-14 Women-54-56cm, 325-400g (Size 2)
U-12 Men-50-52cm, 290-330 (Size 1)
U-12 Women-50-52cm, 290-330 (Size 1)

2 Balls must be available for every game

Once the game has started.... the ball can be exchanged only for reasons of
absolute necessity







The Players

A Team Consists of 14 players, you can up to 16 players on a roster
but 14 on a game sheet
A Maximum of 7 players are allowed on the court at any one time.
The remaining players are substitutions.

At Start of the Game

Both teams must have at least 5 players on the court.
(4 court players and 1 goal keeper)

All Court players must be dressed the same and the goalkeeper must
wear colours which distinguish them from the court players.
All Players must have numbers on Jerseys and shall be contrasting
colors then the Jersey and measure at least 20cm high on the back
and at least 10cm high on front left chest.

Eligibility of participants
A Player is eligible to play if he or she is included on the score sheet
and present at the start of the game.
An eligible player may be substituted into the game, any number of
times during that game, provided that both players enter and exit
the court at the times substitution area. It is important that the
players being substituted leave the court before the new player
enters the game.



Substitutions

General Substitutions

All Players shall leave or enter the court only from their own
teams substitution line
Substitutes may enter the game anytime (with-out notifying the
tables officials) providing that the players they are replacing
have already left the playing area.
During time-outs the substations may only be happen with the
referees permission

Any player who enters or leaves the court incorrectly shall be punished for an
illegal substitution.

Illegal substations are penalized be a free throw. The throw is taken from the
sideline at center court. The entering player will be penalized with a 2 minute
penalty.

Extra players on the court:
The extra player will receive a 2 min penalty and another player on the court must
leave the court for the 2min penalty

If a Suspended player enters the court:
The player will be suspended for additional 2 minute period and another player
must leave the court for the players remaining 2 min





The Goalkeeper

A Goalkeeper can never replace a court player.
(However, a court player may replace a goalkeeper providing that the court
players change uniforms before substitutions and does not change their
number)

The Goalkeeper is permitted to:

1) Touch the ball with any part of their body in their own goal are.
2) Move around with the ball inside the goal area without any restriction
3) Leave the goal area without being in possession of the ball and
participate in the game in the playing area, subject to the rules applied
to court players.
4) Hold the ball for 5 seconds in the goal area

The Goalkeeper is not permitted to:

1) Leave the goal area with the ball under control
2) Touch the ball while it is stationary or rolling on the ground outside the
goal area while the goalkeeper is inside the goal line
3) Re-enter the goal area from the playing area while still in possession of
the ball


The Goal Area

Only the goalkeeper is allowed to enter the goal area. The goal area
(including the goal Line) is regarded as entered when a court player touches
it with any body part.

When a court player enters the goal area:

1) Free Throw: (Attacking Player) if the court player enters the goal area
while in possession of the ball or if the player enters the goal area with-
out possession of the ball and thereby gains advantage.
2) Penalty Shot: (defending player) if a defending player enters the goal
area and gains advantage over an attacking opponent who is in
possession of the ball

However, a court player who enters the goal area:

1) After playing the ball which does not result in a disadvantage to the
opponent
2) With-out the ball and gains no advantage
3) During or after an attempt to defend without resulting in a disadvantage
for the opponent
SHALL NO BE PENALIZED!

If a player intentionally plays the ball into their own goal area:
It results in a:


1) Goal: if the ball completely enters the net
2) Free throw: if the goalkeeper touches the ball and it does not go into
the net.

Playing the Ball

A Player is permitted:

1) To throw, catch, stop, bounce, push or hit the ball in any manner
and in any direction by using hands (open or closed), arms, head,
torso, thighs.
2) To hold the ball for a maximum of 3 seconds, even when it is lying
on the ground.
3) To take a maximum of 3 steps with the ball
4) To bounce the ball once and catch it again with one or both
hands, while running or standing, and to bounce the ball
repeatedly with one hand (i.e. dribble the ball) while running or
standing.
5) To move the ball from one hand into the other hand
6) To play the ball while kneeling, sitting or laying on the ground


As soon as the ball is held for in one or both hands, it must be played within 3
seconds or after a maximum of 3 steps.


A Player is not permitted:
1) To touch the ball with any part of the leg below the knee or
with the foot.
2) To keep the ball in the teams possession without asking any
recognizable attempt to attack or try to score a goal. (such an

infraction is considered passive play and penalized be a free
throw from the spot where the ball was when play was
interrupted )

Note: play continues if the ball touches a referee on the playing field

The Approach to the Opponent

A player is permitted to:

1) To make use of ones hands are arm to gain possession of the ball
or to use an open hand to play the ball from an opponent.

A player is not permitted to:

1) To obstruct an opponent with arms, hands or legs
2) To push an opponent into the goal area
3) To pull or hit the ball with one or both hands out of the
opponents hands
4) To endanger an opponent with the ball or to move the ball
towards the opponent in a dangerous feint
5) to hold or push an opponent with one or both hands
6) to run into, to jump into, to trip up, to hit or to threaten an
opponent in any other way






Scoring

Goal
1) A goal is scored when the whole of the ball has crossed the inner
goal line
No Goal
1) If the referee or the timekeeper has blown the whistle before the
whole of the ball has crossed the inner line,

When a defending player commits an infringement of the rules in an attempt to
prevent he scoring but the ball still goes into the goal, the goal shall be awarded

If a defender scores on their own goal, the goal shall be awarded for the
opponents.

If the referees have allowed a goal and have blown the whistle for the subsequent
throw off, the goal cannot be disallowed any longer.



Throw Off

The throw-off is used to start the game/second half and resume play after a goal
has been scored.
It is taken at center court
May proceed in any direction
Must occur within 3 seconds after the referees whistle

All players must be on their own half of the court and opponents must be at least
3 meters from taking the throw-off.

Throw-in

Awarded..... If the whole ball crosses the sideline, or if a court players of the
defending team last touched the ball before it crossed the outer line.

It is taken with-out a whistle signal from the referee be a player of the team
opposite to that of the last player to touch the ball
It is taken from the place where the ball crossed the line or from the end of
the side line on the side of the goal where the ball crossed the outer line.

The player taking the throw in must have one foot on the side line until the
ball left their hands
Opponents must remain a minimum of 3 meters from the thrower


Goal Throw

Awarded..... When the ball crosses the outer goal line

It is taken from the goal area (over the goal area line) with-out a whistle
signal from the referee
If the ball comes back to rest in the gaol area, the goalkeeper shall bring the
ball back into play
The goalkeeper must not touch the ball after goal-throw until it has
touched another player.


Free Throw

Awarded..... For infringement of the rules.

It is taken without a whistle signal from the referee from the place where
the infringement occurred

(Note: if a free throw is awarded to the attacking team and the
infringement occurred between the goal area line and the free throw line
of the defending team, the free throw shall be taken from the nearest point
outside the 9 meter line.)

If an attacking player is prepared to throw, the player may not put the ball
down and pick it up again (dribble)
Players of the attacking team must not cross their opponents free throw
line while the throw is taken. Referees must correct the positions of any
attacking players inside the free throw line. The free throw shall then be
taken following the referees whistle signal.

The opponents must remain at least 3 meters away from the attacking
player when the free throw is taken.

Penalty Shot
1) A clear chance of scoring is spoilt by an infringement in any
part of the court (even when committed by an official)
2) A court player enters their goal area to gain an advantage over
an attacking player in possession of the ball.





It is to be taken as a shot towards the goal within 3 seconds after the
referees whistle
The player taking the penalty shot may not touch or cross the penalty line
(7meters) before the ball left their hands
Once the throw has been taken the ball may not be touched until it has
touched the goalkeeper or the goal
No player, with the exception of the player taking the penalty shot, may be
between the goal area line and the 9 meters when the throw is being taken

Defending teams position:
These players must stand 3 meters from the thrower

Goalkeepers position
If a goalkeeper touches or crosses the goalkeepers line (4 meters line)
before the ball has left the throwers hand, the penalty shot shall be re-
taken if a goal was not scored.

The Advantage Rule:

When a clear chance of scoring is denied to the extent that a goal is not
scored, a penalty Shot must be awarded






What do you need as a Referee


Whistle Stopwatch








Yellow/Red Card Ref Jerseys


Referee Signals



Line Call Double Dribble



Travel or 3 Seconds Hitting the Arm




Charge Free Throw




Goalies Ball Free Throw Direction




Push back give 3 meters Goal 2 whistles




Yellow or Red Card 2 min penalty






Time Out







Passive play Warning Passive called
Arm 90 degrees