History of Handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams with seven players each (six players and 1 goalie) trying to put a ball into the opposing goal. This game is similar to soccer, but how to move the ball is handed player, not feet. Handball courts measuring 40 mx 20 m with a dividing line in the middle and the second goal in the middle of the short side. Around the goalkeeper made a line to mark areas that should only be entered goalkeeper. The ball used is smaller than a soccer ball. Handball is played for 2 x 30 min. Penalty done from a distance of 7 meters. Also competed in the Olympic Handball

Handball History

Handball game as we know it today, was first introduced in 1890 by the leaders of Germany, namely gymnastics Konrad Koch. However, this handball game can not directly be popular at the moment. Since its introduction by Koch and developed in Europe, until 1904 very few heard about this game. After the first world war ended, the two Germans and Dr. Hirschman. Schelenz promote and popularize the game of handball. At the outset, handball is not recognized as a stand-alone sport, because it does not have any body / organization itself

The handball game rules at the time were based on the rules of association football are adapted to the shape and pattern permaina handball. One of the rules is taken from soccer offside rule, but this rule is perceived as inhibitors, and instead the ball rolling for the game. Later this rule was abolished, after several years running.

The handball game began to flourish in Europe, later became one of the sport and regularly played at school, club, high school and college. Game of handball was first recognized and aligned like the other branches olahrga international in scope by the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF), a body responsible for the organization and as a patron of the fledgling sport in Europe at that time.

Since 1904, the handball game began growing steadily under the supervision of IAAF more and more nations are starting to include handball game in their sports activities and international games are becoming increasingly popular. In 1926, along with advances in the development of handball games and sports are also developing other new, IAAF formed a special committee representing the countries where the game is played handball; to look at the possibility of forming a handball game rules are standard and uniform

The work of the special committee are: recognition of hand ball game as the sport itself and the possibility of handball federation was formed organization that stands alone 1928 which coincided with the holding of the Olympic Games, representatives of 11 countries met in Amsterdam. From the results of the meeting, an organization formed handball federation officially called the International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF) which consists of 11 countries.

IAHF first president Avery Brundage was a member who later became president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). One of the first tasks IAHF in Amsterdam in 1928 it was held a demonstration match at the Olympic Games. In 1931, just three years after IAHF formed, handball games included in the Olympic Games by the IOC events In 1934 members of IAHF add to 25 member states. Handball game became a popular sport and is played all over the world and in 1936, at the time of the conduct of the Olympic Games in Berlin, hand ball game slah strengthen its position and become a sport that competed officially.

At Olypmpic Games, the host country won the gold medal. And two years later, Germany repeated its success, at the time of the first world championships were held to celebrate 10 years of the founding of IAHF The number of participants at the time it was 10 countries. World War II caused many problems for many countries involved in the war. Many nations of the world do not have the opportunity to exercise because of circumstances which are not possible. By itself handball games and other sports also suffered setbacks.

But after the war ended, the representatives of the member states meeting IAHF back. Then in International Congress in Copenhagen. The purpose of the congress itself that is to try to regrow handball game. This is a result of the dissolution of congress and the birth IAHF International Handball Federation (IHF) agency / organization authorized to hand the ball all over the world. Secretariat, Board and committee of IHF technique based in Basel, Switzerland, and later became a member of the IHF Federation of International Sports Assoaciation. IHF as the official organization of the sport of handball required to collect all national associations whose members clubs, schools, colleges, universities and others.