Team Handball originated in Europe. Handball first appeared in the Olympics in the 1936 Berlin Games as an outdoor sport, with 11 players on a side.
Handball combines the elements of soccer and basketball, as six players move the ball down a floor that is larger than a basketball court and try to score by throwing the ball past a goalkeeper into the net. A successful scoring attempt results in the award of a single point. Typical final scores in this action-packed game run in the mid twenties.
The court is slightly larger than a basketball court. Regulation size is 20x40 meters (6
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