Handball as a Hobby Boosts your Fitness Levels and Agility

 

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If you're a sports enthusiast, handball will be one fast-flowing game that you're likely to enjoy. It's a fun and high-spirited game, in which the only aim of the player is to throw the ball into the opponent's goal as many number of times as possible. The time duration of the play is two 30-minute periods. With just a three-second time limit, players have to be really good with their reflexes and accuracy to think quickly and just use three steps to throw the ball. To build a hobby for playing the sport, you must work on your speed and agility.

Handball is a cross between football and basketball, in which players are not allowed to kick the ball into the opponent's net.

 

How and when did the sport originate?

The modern game of handball can be attributed to its origin in regions of Denmark, Europe, Sweden, Germany, and Norway. The rules were very different at that time. There was a lot of improvement to the game's playing and scoring rules. Eventually, the first international matches were played in 1925. Professional men's and women's team today play the sport worldwide.

Today Handball is played in 150 countries all over the world, also including variations of the gameplay.

 

How to play Handball?

In this, team players pass and dribble the ball together in an attempt to score a goal at the other team's court. The quick gameplay may at times involve as many as twenty goals from either side. The best way to score more goals in handball matches is to keep working with your team as a whole, which will help each player to practice more and more with everyone. 

To ensure that the game runs smoothly, there are four officials in every match - the scorekeeper, timekeeper, and two referees.

 

What are the playing positions?

Each team has 14 players, with 7 players playing the game on the pitch at any given time. The various playing positions include:

Goalkeeper - The player that defends the goals is the only team member who can touch the ball with their feet.

Left and right backs - The long range shooters are the largest group of players in the handball team. They also block shots and play as defenders.

Left and right wingers - These are the fast players who counter opposite wingers and shoot from the various difficult angles.

Center - Also, known as the 'playmaker', the center sets up tactics for both the teams. The strategic player sets up shooting positions for other players.

Circle runner - The creative force that quickly gets into a hurdle among the defending team players to create paths for their team members to get into the scoring positions.

Substitutes - The substitute players can occupy positions of the player's on the pitch. Remember, just 7 players have to be playing each time. A substitute is not allowed to enter the game until the player who is being substituted by another is out of the pitch.

 

Why is Handball good for health?

The sport is not just a great hobby to pursue but is a great way to build your physical fitness. Along with building your stamina and agility, these are the other health benefits:

• Increases the upper body strength.

• Boosts flexibility of the body.

• Builds cardiovascular health and improves blood circulation.

• Develops the body's agility with swift movements of the hands and feet.

 

Playing Handball as a hobby?

Develop your athletic skills, teamwork and above all your well-being in general, when you choose to play the sport as a hobby. The hobby is so much fun and you can also build a nice social circle of fit and athletic people with interest in the sport as well. 

 

Related hobbies: Volleyball, Beach Volleyball , Table tennis , Racquetball

 

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