handballs

Arms contact fouls

Handballs is the plural of handball, which names several distinct sports where players strike a ball with their hands.

In one version, players hit a small rubber ball against walls; in another, teams throw a ball into goals.

Handball also refers to a foul in soccer—touching the ball with hand or arm: The referee called handballs on three different players.

wallball

wall

Vertical enclosing structure

  • courtTrial venue or sports surface
  • rubberElastic polymer from trees
  • bounceSpring back after impact

singles · doubles · serve · return · rally · alley · playground · street · recreation · urban

sport

court

Trial venue or sports surface

  • goalDesired end result
  • wingLimb enabling flight
  • pivotPoint of rotation

backcourt · goalkeeper · fastbreak · dribbling · passing · shooting · jump shot · defense · offense · foul

infraction

penalty

Punishment for wrongdoing

freekick · card · violation · deliberate · arm · block · VAR · review · soccer · football

catching

grip

Secure manual hold

coordination · reflexes · snatch · grasp · clutch · secure · reception · intercept · block · save

throwing

tossing

Light underhand throw

pitching · launching · passing · shooting · wrist · spin · velocity · accuracy · release · overarm

Opposites
legality in football/soccer

handballsfair play

Honorable conduct in games

sportsmanship

body part used for ball contact

handballsheaders

Top-of-page identifiers

kicks · volleys · bicycle kicks · footwork

TYPE OF SPORT (handball vs. football)

handballsfootball

Field sport with goals

soccer · kickball

Family

handball

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G