Handball: Answer Key
1. Know the updated regulations of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and consult the 18 main rules of handball.
The International Handball Federation is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. The 18 rules of the game can be found in the Rules of the Game Manual. They are more areas of rules than actual rules. They are the following:
- Playing Court
- Playing Time, Final Signal, Time-Out
- The Ball
- The Team, Substitutions, Equipment, Player Injuries
- The Goalkeeper
- The Goal Area
- Playing the Bal, Passive Play
- Fouls and Unsportsmanlike Conduct
- Scoring
- The Throw-Off
- The Throw-In
- The Goalkeeper Throw
- The Free Throw
- The 7-Meter Throw
- General Instructions for the Execution of the Throws (Throw-Off, Throw-In, Goalkeeper Throw, Free Throw and 7-Meter Throw)
- The Punishments
- The Referees
- The Timekeeper and the Scorekeeper
2. What does the expression “fair play” mean?
3. Define the following terms:
3a. Support Throw
3b. Suspension Throw
3c. Fall Throw
3d. Rolling Throw
3e. Shoulder Pass
3f. Pronation Pass
3g. Overhead Pass
3h. Behind the Body Pass
3i. Back Pass
3j. Indirect Pass
3k. Vaseline
3l. Screw
3m. Block
3n. Drive
3o. Counter attack
3p. Cross
3q. Score
3r. Fluctuations
3s. Infiltrations
3t. Bounce
3u. Zone defense
3v. Mixed defense
3w. Intersection
3x. Man-to-man defense
3y. Eight
3z. Assist
3aa
Disqualification
3bb
Two Minutes
3cc
Suspension
3dd
4-meter line
3ee
6-meter line
3ff
7-meter line
3gg
7-Meter Throw
3hh
Free Throw
4. Demonstrate and understand the different skills that are needed in the offensive and defensive positions of handball.
5. Demonstrate reasonable ability in the following areas:
5a. Handgrip
5b. Catch
5c. Pass
5d. Throw
5e. Dribble
5f. Three-step approach
5g. Double three-step approach
5h. Progression
5i. Feint
6. Spend at least four hours helping a less skilled or younger person to improve their skills in handball.
7. Play at least five games of handball with family or friends. Show “fair play” during your practice and games.
8. Write a one-page report about a famous handball player. Discuss why this player is a good Christian model.
9. Discuss with your leader, pastor or instructor about the problems faced by Seventh-day Adventist youth in school and university level. What alternatives exist to allow continuous sport activity?
10. Design to scale a field of handball with the boundaries properly defined. Tell the dimensions of the crossbar.
References
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