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handball: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (1227 words) |
 | Handball games were played in ancient Rome and later (as pelota) in Spain and France. |
| Handball is played in a court, or "alley", the most common form of which measures 12.2 m by 6.1 m (40 feet by 20 feet) with a front wall 6.1 m (20 feet) high, off which the ball must be struck. |
| In Ireland, handball is organized by the Irish Handball Council under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. |
| kiat.net: Olympic Games Handball (823 words) |
| Handbold (the Danish word for handball) was developed in 1898 by a teacher, Holger Nielsen, as an alternative to soccer. |
| The International Amateur Handball Federation (IAHF) was established in 1928; handball was a demonstration sport at the Olympics that year and again in 1932. |
| When handball was introduced to the United States, about 1930, the name was already being used for the court game that was very popular in YMCAs across the country,.so the new import was called "field handball," eventually shortened to "fieldball," and it was at first played primarily by girls and women. |
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