What is Handball? - America's Next Great Sport

Introduction to Handball - The Best Sport You Probably Didn't Know Existed!

Why aren't you playing Handball?

Footage courtesy of EHF - IHF - The Olympic Channel

[djplong]

During the 1972 Munich Olympics, in the middle of the night, I stumbled across what could only be called “novelty coverage” of a Team Handball contest being broadcast over the air. I’d never heard of the game (to Americans, “handball” is like Squash without rackets). After just a couple of minutes of watching, I was amazed.

The Olympics have been my only real chance to see the sport at all - and not many games were shown here in the US. Almost nobody has heard of the sport and I keep talking about it every 4 years. Over the years, I’ve managed to see more and more of the sport as the American broadcaster has needed material to fill several cable channels during The Games. With streaming finally coming of age, I’ll be able to see as much of the tournament as I like.

I’m 58 years old now so I’ll never actually be able to play the game, but I’ll still watch and promote it whenever I get the chance.

[steini]

Started playing handball 33 years ago and ever since I wondered why Americans who complain about "low scoring football" dont like handball.

You need to be athletic AND fast, you need agility and a good eye-hand-coordination, it rarely has any breaks and its high-scoring.

[handballinspires]

I have never seen a better and compact explanation of handball. Thank you.
For all the people who want to learn more about these sports and their people can come with me on a handball world trip. Hopefully with a visit in the US at the end.
Handball inspires!

[Cobinja]

Really well explained. Greetings from Kiel, Germany. If you know handball, you know Kiel 🙂

[PhONiX]

I'm happy to see America getting some interest for the best sport that ever existed.
Greetings from France

[janandersen]

The notion that James could become world class in 6 months is ludicrous, other than both sports use a ball, it is a totally different skill set. That said, the US could be really good at team handball, lots of not quite good enough for basketball could excel as could baseball players.

[danijeldragic]

Very nice video, greetings from handball country Croatia... I hope USA team will do good in next WC in Egypt, you guys have one more fan...

[PhONiX]

A team of U17 french handball players would beat a team of 7 Lebron James any day of the year.
That's true for most European countries like Denmark Sweden Spain Germany and so on.

[ahmedm.h.ibrahim]

Words cannot describe how delighted I am that this video saw daylight. Handball is a very exciting sport because of the fast rhythm and the impossibility of a match ending in a nil nil draw. The United States were supposed to take part in the 2021 World Championship currently taking place in Egypt but withdrew because of bloody COVID. Personally I would have reached out to be part of a team, but I am too old at this point. Regardless, a very warm welcome to USA for entering the Handball World 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 #handballrules

[KeyThrast]

This looks so fun and I would love to play!! About to see if there’s anything in my area for this!!

[sylux]

I played this in high school one time, it was a lot of fun.

[mrscrr]

Very good and precise video explaining handball. I hope you were able to convince many fans and also new fans of handball. I’ll see you in the Bundesliga!

[alonzojones]

Amazing video, handball needs to be the most popular sport in america

[onedecimaleight]

Played this in high school in Minnesota. Getting hit by the ball really hurts, especially playing goalie. Fun game, super physical. Good workout.

[KodyMooneyham]

Use to play this all the time in gym class. Are teacher would get mad at us because we played very rough. Great sport!

[prasadbhojak]

Played in highschool in India. Great game. Many people confused it and played it like Rugby (ttoally different)

[therealsirdj]

Man, I just started playing Handball this year. I first followed Handball during last years World Championships, which happened to be running the exact time I was spending two months in Denmark for an aprenticeship and I knew the sport excisted, but up north (I am from Germany btw), I realized how huge of a deal handball is to Danes... Like: I literally saw houses decorated with Danish flags for the entire period the tournament was held. I turned on the TV and watched a match (even though I don't speak Danish, so I didn't understand anything the commentator said) and I was intrigued. We spend a lot of time jogging, doing Tabata and doing all sort of cardio training and it's been quiet fun (and by far the most intense training I ever did in my life), but I just wanna pick up a ball and play! Thankfully this Tuesday summer break is finally over, so we can get back into the local high school gym and actually start playing before the start of our season come September (I don't even know what position I am gonna be playing, though being left handed I would assume there aren't a whole lot of positions left to choose from) ... I am so damn hyped!

[Real_MisterSir]

Lmao at Barstool quoting a US coach who claims LeBron could spend 6 months to become the best Handball player in the world.. If he spent 10 years practicing he wouldn't even touch the baseline level of entry outside the US...

[eliesalaun]

"It would take 6 months to lebron James to become the best handball player in the world" ??!!! Seriously guys??! You don't get great at a sport just because you run fast and jump hight, seriously!! We have almost a century now of developping Handball in Europe, it's cultural, it's not something you just learn out of nothing. In france it is THE school sport, and our sport arenas are basicaly a Handball peach with others lines in different colors for the other sports. Quite often, at least in small towns, the sport teacher at school is also the local young team's coach.

[marileybisalvia]

Qué pasa que en este maravilloso país no exista profesionalmente este deporte que es tan maravilloso, mi hija le encanta ella era Pivo en el equipo de la secundaria y buenísima que era en Cuba pero cuando llegamos a Estados Unidos, buscamos y nunca pudimos contactarnos con nadie.Lo digo mil veces me encanta este deporte.