The History of Hand-ball

 The origins of Handball are a subject of great debate. One view is that it was invented in Germany, back in the late 19th century as an outdoor sports to keep football players in shape during the summer months. Outdoor Handball involving 11 players on each side and is played in an almost full size grass football field with soccer goals.He played mostly with the rules of football, unless it is played with hands and kicking the ball was illegal and not vice versa. However, there are records of handball-like games that date back to antiquity. The sport was depicted in a carving tombstone Athens in 600 BC date. The first game of the modern era was officially registered on October 29, 1917 in Berlin, Germany. Outdoor Handball had its only appearance in the Olympics in the XI Olympiad (1936 Berlin Olympics). The first international match was played recorded on September 3, 1925 with Germany defeating Austria, 06:03. International sport governing body was formed in 1928 as the International Amateur Handball, and took its current name in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1946 as the International Handball Federation (IHF). First president of the IHF was Avery Brundage - an American who became president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Indoor Handball was invented in the 1940s in Denmark. This is a game of 7-a-side, played on a court slightly larger than a basketball court with smaller goals than their counterparts outside.Once again, the sport flourished in the Germanic countries, where it was expected to attract a wider audience. With rules of other sports like basketball are being introduced, this made the game easier to play and more exciting to watch. That became a winter sport spectator added to the appeal is far from the cold, sitting in comfort, with more action and emotion, and higher scores than football. The sport is practiced worldwide and was reintroduced as an Olympic event of the XX Olympiad (Munich 1972). Handball has always been a sport dominated by European nations. In his formative years as an outdoor game, Germany, Austria and Denmark dominated the international arena, although many other nations outside of Europe the game is played. After the Second World War and the introduction of the inside game, the East Europeans are rapidly becoming competitive and soon dominate the sport. Nations like the Soviet Union, Romania, Yugoslavia, East Germany and Hungary regularly in the top three in most of the male and female international competitions. Only Sweden showed no significant resistance to the Eastern bloc. With the conclusion of the Cold War and the collapse of the Eastern Bloc alliance, many of these countries suffered a temporary economic downturn that made some of the teams to lose the competitive advantage and a number of outstanding players and coaches of migration west. Countries like France, Spain and Germany began to dominate. Some African countries (Algeria and Egypt) and Asia (South Korea and China) began to have an impact on international competitions (especially the Olympics) in late 1980 - early 1990. The inner game is now the most popular of the two types of handball. The outdoor range is rarely played these days - especially for special occasions or for the purists. In recent years, an outdoor version has been a new call Handball, played - naturally - in the sands of a beach. This variety is now recognized by the IHF, and now has formal rules. Handball is now played on every inhabited continent on the planet.An estimated 7 million registered players with a club. Many European clubs are professional and some players who are worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The professional clubs in Asia (South Korea, China and Japan) are being established and are considered very competitive in the international arena. Africa, America and Oceania (our region), mainly to join fan clubs, but they are very enthusiastic

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                                                   Micaela Volpe!