Beach handball
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Team sport
A team sport includes any sport which involves players working together towards a shared objective. A team sport is an activity in which a group of individuals, on the same team, work together to accomplish an ultimate goal which is usually to win. This can be done in a number of ways such as...
where two teams pass and bounce a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, but is not played in a sports hall but on sand instead. Matches are played in two or three sets, depending on when a team wins their second set of the game.
If the goalkeeper scores a goal this counts as 2 points, compared to a goal scored by an outfield player which counts as 1 point.
See also
- World Men's Beach Handball Championship
- World Women's Beach Handball Championship
- 2006 Beach Handball World Championships2006 Beach Handball World ChampionshipsThe 2006 Beach Handball World Championships are a ten-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held in the Petrobras Arena at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 15 November and 19 November. This is the second edition of the event. Matches are played in sets, the...
- 2011 European Beach Handball Championship2011 European Beach Handball ChampionshipThe 2011 European Beach Handball Championship was held in Umag, Croatia from 4–9 July. Croatia was the defending men's champion, while Italy was the defending women's champion.-Preliminary round:-Group A:July 4, 2011July 5, 2011-Group B:...