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Handball
A Brief History:
Handball is the name
given to a variety of games that are played by hitting a hard rubber ball
with the hand against a single wall or the three or four walls of an enclosed
court.
There is competition
for singles or doubles. The object of all versions is to hit the ball
so that it will rebound at such an angle that the opponent or opponents
cannot play or return the ball successfully.
The present game,
in which players use a gloved hand, can be traced to mid-18th-century
Ireland along with the rules that were brought into the United States
by immigrants in the 1880s. In the singles and doubles games, which are
the most popular, the first side to score 21 points wins.
The serving side hits
the ball against the front wall so that the rebound falls beyond the short
line, 20 ft (6 m) away. The receiver must return the ball on the volley
(without bounce), on one bounce, or off the side or rear wall or ceiling.
Failure to return serve results in a point for the serving side, which
merely loses service for failing to return the ball.
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