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Team handball - rules
Regulation time:
-for women and men (over 18 ) 2x30 minutes (10 minute break),
-for juniors 2x25 minutes (10 minute break);
There are 14 players on each team (including a goalkeepers). The players' jerseys are numbered from 1 to 20. The goalkeeper's outfit is different from that of his teammates; it is of different colour and it is numbered 1, 12, or 16.
There are only 7 players on each team at a time, the remaining 7 players are substitutes. There are 2 referees presiding over a game. The other off-field officials are the timekeeper and an event organiser.
All goals will count one point. A goal is scored when the entire ball has passed over the goal line, between the goal posts and under the crossbar, provided it has been thrown, carried or propelled by hand or arms of a member on the attacking team. After each goal the game is resumed from the central line by the team that has lost the goal; after the break the teams switch sides. The ball can be thrown, hit, held and cought with hands, torso, thighs and knees. The ball can be kept only for 3 seconds and the player having the ball is not allowed to make more than 3 steps. The goalkeeper who remains in the goal crease may stop the ball with his entire body. Defensive players are allowed to use their body to obstruct an opponent either with or without the ball. Using the arms or legs to push, hold, trip or hit, however, is a violation. Offensive players are not allowed to charge into player, or a free throw is awarded.
A free throw is given for the minor infringements of the rules. The free throw is taken immediately, without the referee handling the ball, from the place the violation occurred. The defense must remain three meters away. The thrower must have one foot continuously in contact with the court, and must make a throw or pass within three seconds. A goal must be scored directly from a free throw. If a minor foul occurs between the goal line and the free throw line, the free throw is taken from the free throw line just opposite from where the foul took place. A penalty throw is given for personal fouls of a more serious nature. The majority of penalty throws are given when an offensive player is fouled when shooting. A penalty throw is not awarded, however, unless the referee feels that the offense had a sure chance to score when fouled. The ball is moved by dribbling and passing with the hands. The team that has the possesion of the ball tries to score a goal and is on the offensive while the opponents are on the defensive.
Handball is played on a field forty meters long by twenty meters wide with a dividing line in the middle and a goal in the center of either end. The height of each goal is 2 meters and its width about 3 meters. The goalsposts and the crossbar are made from wood or a syntetic material and are painted in stripes 20 centimeter wide in two contrasting colours. The goals are surrounded by a near-semicircular line that is generally six meters away from the goal. There is also a dashed near-semicircular line that is nine meters away from the goal. The mens' ball: 58 to 60 centimeter parameter, weight - 425-475 g. The womens' ball: 54 to 56 centimeter parameter, weight - 325-400 g.
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