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I think it's popular in Northern Europe, but I only ever see it during the Summer Olympics, so it's fun to see once every 4 years. Sort of like water polo without the water.
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Tokyo COVympics: July 23 to August 8
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I think it's popular in Northern Europe, but I only ever see it during the Summer Olympics, so it's fun to see once every 4 years. Sort of like water polo without the water.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
It’s definitely Team Handball. Very popular in Europe.
The court is actually larger than a basketball court, it’s 40m x 20m. The goal areas are 6m out, the goals themselves are 2m high and 3m wide.
(I know this because Futsal uses the exact same dimensions)
The court is actually larger than a basketball court, it’s 40m x 20m. The goal areas are 6m out, the goals themselves are 2m high and 3m wide.
(I know this because Futsal uses the exact same dimensions)
MichVandal
Well-known member
Both.
It's handball in the same sense that futball is football.
Not the same game in an box that most of us know about.
And apparently, Verizon has plans to sponsor a US team handball pro league.
BTW, if wiki is accurate, European Handball and American Handball were developed close to the same time about 100 years ago. As an Olympic sport, '72 for men, and '76 for women- this has been around for a long time.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Well I think it is peachy.
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
It is a very fun watch.
If you ever get a chance, look up Futsal. It’s the indoor version of soccer and is similar to Team Handball.
One of my MBA classmates was in competition for a roster spot on USA Team Handball (we suck, which you probably should have guessed since nobody has ever heard of it) in 2016. He was at the Air Force Academy and happened to run into people training at the US Olympic Center and picked up the sport in his 20s - and almost made the national team. THAT is how much we suck....
Kepler
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Well don't I feel stupid saying mean things about MBAs all these years.
(I mean, not really. You have other gifts which I deem worthy.)
Yeah, it aint good if you can just pick up a sport and make nationals that year. I suspect when football is inevitable made illegal the SEC will just move their guys to soccer and displace the entire USMNT inside of 4 months.
We might finally win, too.
Kepler
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Neat. I've only ever seen the 70s Indoor Soccer (a.k.a. Human Pinball) that Pete Rose used to own a squad.
I would think soccer on a basketball court would mean two entire rosters of broken ankles by halftime.
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
A lot of Futsal played in golf domes around here. They'll set up three or four fields and run a weekend tourney in the winter.
Meh - it's harder to beat them at their own game if you haven't studied the rules.
Russell Jaslow
Registered User
Are you taking about Team Handball? Its's been around for decades in the Olympics. They have showed it many times before. I even played it once in gym, and that was a loooong time ago. It's big in Europe.
Kepler
Si certus es dubita
Meh - it's harder to beat them at their own game if you haven't studied the rules.
Consider my day job.
Can't be an insider threat unless you're an insider.
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MichVandal
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Just another in a long line of sports we could be good at. You would think that BB players who were just not tall enough would pick it up- but by them time they would, it would be too late in getting young kids to play it. Just like Football vs. Rugby- IMHO, seeing what they do- it would not take but a handful of former power 5 running backs and linebackers to have enough talent to dominate Rugby 7s based on just speed and agility. Normal rugby seems more nuanced than that, though. We wouldn't be Fiji good, but better than we are.
(that being said, Rugby 7's is a whole lot more popular in the US than Team Handball... there are college teams)
On the other hand, there are sports we are really good at, but are only seen every 4 years in the US- like volleyball. I know they are a college sport, and are pretty popular, but there are professional leagues in various countries... Heck, it's far more popular in Puerto Rico than it is in the US- but we have dominant teams.
Just seeing some of these sports makes the Olympics worth it.
The Sicatoka
Kicizapi Cetan
Throw in a couple guys who played strong safety just to be sure (on the open field tackling).
Jimjamesak
Already insane, UAA making it worse
Surprisingly, the US isn’t that bad at Rugby 7s, they finished 2nd in the final rankings two years ago. They were pretty easily a quarterfinal team at this Olympics.
As for soccer, well the men, I’m confident in saying that they have a decent shot at winning in 2026.
As for soccer, well the men, I’m confident in saying that they have a decent shot at winning in 2026.
Yes.
1. Netball is not in the Olympics.
2. Kep said "soccer-like" goals. That's team handball, not netball.
Kepler
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Spartanforlife4
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I found out about netball this week. From the videos I watched it seems like originalist basketball, except you can’t play defense on the ball, so once you get it to someone down low it’s basically a free point.