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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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Canadian Handball Association # of clubs

 
     
PH: FAX:  
Brian Goto President  
 
handball  
http://www.cdnhandball.org
 
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Alberta Handball Association # of clubs

 
     
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albertahandball  
http://www.albertahandball.ab.ca
 
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Manitoba Handball Association # of clubs

200 Main St.
 
Winnipeg  MB  R3C 4M2  
PH: (204) 925-5667FAX: (204) 925-5703  
Merv Deckert Executive & Tech Director  
 
handball  
http://www.mts.net/~handball
 
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Saskatchewan Handball Association # of clubs

 
     
PH: (306) 584-8035FAX:  
 
 
dkazymyra  
http://nonprofits.accesscomm.ca/sha
 
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Handball Association of Nova Scotia # of clubs

 
     
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pdf  
http://www.dal.ca/~jughead/index2.html
 
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Ontario Handball Association # of clubs

 
     
PH: (905) 316-5445FAX:  
Mike Wilson  
 
ontariohandball  
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Rink/1957/home.html
 
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