Team Handball

History:

Team handball began in Europe around the late 1920s. The Olympic debut of team handball was in the Berlin Olympics of 1936. The next appearance of team handball was not until the Munich games of 1972, where only men played the game. Finally, in 1976, women's team handball was added to the Olympic Games. In 1984, the United States took its first women's handball team to the Olympics. Today, there are 15 million handball players.

Fun Facts:

• Team handball has been played in Canada for about 50 years.

• Team handball is the second most popular sport in the world.

• The International Handball Federation has 136 member institutions.

• Finland has 140 youth handball teams.

• Both females and males play team handball.

Benefits of Playing:

• Team handball provides you with a great workout.

• Playing team handball teaches you about teamwork.

• Team handball is good for your leg muscles.

• Team handball is good for your hand-eye coordination.

• Team handball is a fun, fast-paced sport that is full of running, jumping, throwing,

• and catching.