Directory of Handball Resources

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Modern version of a typical Irish sport introduced into the United States by Irish immigrants in the 19th century.

Handball may be played by 2, 3 or 4 players. It is played outdoors (one-wall and three-wall versions) as well as indoors in a four-wall court. Handball players wear form-fitting gloves, usually made of soft leather.

The purpose of the game is to hit the ball against a wall with either hand in such a way that the opponent or opponents cannot return the ball?that is, drive the ball back against a wall, before it has hit the floor twice. The open palm or the clenched fist may be used in hitting the ball. Server is a awarded a point if the ball is missed by the receiver. If during the volley the server misses a return, the opponent, becomes the server. The achievement of 21 points wins a game. Usually the best of three games wins a match.

Handball should not be confused with the Olympic sport called "Team Handball", although it is very common in international circles to call Team Handball just Handball.

Resources in This Category

• Australian Handball Council

  http://www.handballaustralia.org.au/
  The council is the principle body promoting 1-wall, 3-wall and 4 wall handball within the country. Rules, resources, and information.

• Chino Sport Handball

  http://chinosport64.tripod.com/handball.html
  Big blue, one wall handball tournament in Philadelphia, PA. Information, schedule, and photographs.

• Colorado Handball Association

  http://coloradohandball.com/
  Handball fixtures and results from Colorado.

• GAA Handball Ireland

  http://www.gaahandball.ie/
  Official site with history, news, events, fixtures, results, and player profiles.

• Handball City

  http://www.handballcity.com/
  Information, photographs, discussion, chat room, and links.

• Inner City Handball Association

  http://www.icha.org/
  Results, fixtures and news from this New York organization.

• Irish Handball Homepage

  http://homepage.tinet.ie/~sligohandball/
  News and results from Ireland including Sligo Handball Club.

• Minnesota State Handball Association

  http://www.mnhandball.org/
  News, fixtures, results and related links.

• Northern California Handball Association (NCHA)

  http://norcalhandball.org/
  Listings of three and four-wall handball courts, tournaments and players, with information on supporting youth development.

• Southern California Handball Association

  http://www.handball.org/
  Includes all the fixtures and results as well as news items.

• Southwest Missouri State University Handball

  http://studentorganizations.missouristate.edu/handball/
  News items, staff, alumni listing, message board, related links and upcoming events.

• The United States Handball Association

  http://ushandball.org/
  Details of results, fixtures, rules of wall-handball in the USA with pictures of players, on-line shopping for handball gear. Links to other handball sites around the world

• World Players of Handball

  http://wphlive.tv/
  News, video, tournaments, calendar and blog.

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