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How to Play Handball: The Street Rules
By JENNIFER BATESMAY 19, 2022
“I love playing handball and teaching other people how to play this wonderful sport.”

What Is Handball?

For those of you who do not know what handball is, it is a sport similar to racquetball. The game requires great hand-eye coordination. The difference is that you play with your hands, handball is a bit harder due to the fact that you are using a part of your body to hit the ball, not a wooden racquet.

Equipment Used

The Ball: There are two types of balls you can use. Big blue / racquetball or A1 small ball
Gloves: If you are starting out, or are still not used to having swollen hands, you should purchase a pair of handball gloves. These will protect your hands, eliminate the swelling, and allow you to hit the ball harder.
Footwear: You always want to wear sneakers.

Basic Rules

The court is set up with out boundaries, a short line, and a long line. When serving, you need to make sure that your ball passes the short line but does not go beyond the long line. It needs to be inside the side boundary lines as well. You may hit the ball without it bouncing, or allowing it to bounce once.

Singles: If you serve and the ball goes out of bounds, it is then the other player's turn. If you serve and the ball goes short or long, you have another chance. But you only get two chances.
Doubles: If you are playing with a partner, the rules are the same, except that you each have a chance.
Returning the Ball: When returning the ball, it must hit the wall before it does the floor. Otherwise, the server will score a point.

Strategy

Handball requires great strategy. You want your opponent to run around the court like crazy, and you want to hit the ball low enough so that they will have trouble retrieving it. Placing the ball is very important.
You need to keep an eye on where your opponent is at all times.

Scoring

You get a point only if you are serving. Points are scored one at a time. We either played a game to seven, 11, or 21 or 25.

Handball Terms and Techniques

Ace: When serving, if you are able to get the ball within playing boundaries, and the opponent is not able to even touch the ball, you have aced them.
Backhand: This is similar to a backhand in tennis. You would turn your hand so that the palm is facing outwards.
Ball On/In: This is when a ball from another court enters the court you are playing on. The play is stopped and then restarted once the ball is removed.
Block/Moving Block: If you hit another player with the ball, it is called a block. Or if a person is intentionally moving in front of you, preventing you from being able to have a shot, it is a moving block.
Bullet: This is when the ball does not bounce at all.
Crack: On outdoor handball courts, there are a lot of cracks on the ground. If the ball hits the crack, it is still good.
Cut/Chop/Slice: This is a hard skill to learn. You must put a twist on the ball by moving your hand in a chop-like fashion. The ball will hit the wall with a spin, making its landing unpredictable.
Double-down: If it is your turn to serve, and the wrong teammate serves, you automatically lose your turn.
Fist Shot: If you want to hit the ball really hard, it is called a fist shot. This is when you hit the ball with your knuckles, actually punching it.
Fly Shot: This is when you hit the ball in mid-air before it hits the ground.

Killer: This is when you hit the ball really low to the ground. This play is not impossible to pick up, but it is hard.
Lob (Overhead Shot): This is when you hit the ball underhand, making it go really high on the wall, and then landing the ball far to the back near the long line.
Man-on-Court: This is when an outside individual is on the court while the ball is in play, meaning a person who does not belong there.
Out-on-Wall: When you hit the ball, and it goes into the outlines on the wall.
Pick-up: This is when the ball is really close to the ground, but you still manage to pick it up on the first bounce.
Pop (Choke): This is when the ball hits the floor and the wall at the same time. The ball will usually pop straight up in the air. The play is dead, and the ball is considered out.
Power Side: This is the side of the court that you feel most comfortable on.
Roller: This is when the ball hits the bottom of the wall so low that it just rolls.
Screen Serve (Under-leg): If the ball is served and goes under your legs, it is out.
Whip: This is when you cup your hand to make the ball bounce to the wall. In this case, you are not slapping the ball.

You Can Practice Anywhere

It is very important to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle. If you are looking for a fun and healthy sport, handball is the game.

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