6 on 6 Team Handball
Officials Training
Fitness Centers
Fall 2008
Please turn off your cell phones!!
Proper Attire
Jewelry is prohibited
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Includes rings, watches, necklaces, earrings, ankle bracelets,
rubber bands, belly button rings, nose rings, etc.
Placing tape over area is not allowed
Head Bands that are 2” thick or less are Legal. No other headwear
is permitted including hats, beanies, scull caps, t-shirt sleeves, etc.
Casts are prohibited (soft casts are permitted)
Proper shoes are required
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Tennis shoes ( non-marking rubber soles )
No bare feet, sandals, open-toed shoes
Knee braces are permitted with protective
covers and must be approved by the
intramural supervisor/athletic trainer
Sportsmanship
Following each team sport contest, intramural
officials and supervisors will issue sportsmanship
points (Will be reviewed by IM staff to be fair)
The Intramural Sports Program expects ALL
participants to be sportsmanlike
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Teams must average 3.5 sportsmanship points per contest
to be eligible for playoffs
Any average below 3.5 during the regular season, the
captain must meet with the Intramural Director in order to
possibly participate in playoffs
During playoffs, teams must have 4 sportsmanship points to
advance, teams with a 3 or less will be reviewed by the IM
staff to determine if they advance
Sportsmanship Points
What constitutes what?
5 = NORMAL GAME: Questioning an official on rule interpretation
only
4 = SOME STATIC: Some question of judgment or repeated
complaints. No infractions issued
3 = DIFFICULTY: Repeated question of judgment.
Unsportsmanlike call in softball, volleyball, flag football, street
hockey; a yellow card in soccer or technical foul in basketball,
failure to clean up trash on sidelines, dugouts, etc.
2 = HARASSMENT: Multiple unsportsmanlike calls, yellow cards,
technicals (not on same participant) or spectators harassment
of the officials
1 = EJECTION: Any ejection, whatever the cause (2 yellows on
same player or red card)
0 = FORFEIT OR FIGHTING: Included threatening an employee.
If involved in a fight your team could be removed from the
league for the remainder of the season.
Eligibility
All graduate and undergraduate
students enrolled in at least six (6)
credit hours
Faculty and staff that are members of
the Rec Center may participate in
Intramurals
No Olympic athletes in their respective sports
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Student is considered an athlete, when he/she participates is
listed on the roster of the team
Eligibility cont’d
Each participant in each intramural sport must:
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Sign the waiver & give accurate information
Must play 1 regular season game in order to be eligible for playoffs
Players may not transfer from one team to another once
they have played with a team
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A player wishing to change teams prior to the season and has not
participated may request in writing to the Intramural Manager
Even by mutual agreement, teams cannot play with an
ineligible player
Teams that pick up an ineligible player forfeits all games in
which the person participated
The ineligible player is not allowed to participate and is
suspended until he/she meets with the Intramural
Manager
Protests
Only protests based on questions of
player eligibility
Protests must be made at the time of
the incident.
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Protests: Both teams disagree on a call–
results in automatic replay
Forfeits
Game time is start time!
Winning team must have their lineup with the
minimum amount of players by start time. 4
players needed to start.
Team must pay a $10 reinstatement fee in
order to play their next contest if they have
forfeited a previous game!!
Teams forfeiting twice will be automatically
removed from their league
Team Handball Rules
Length of Game and Timing:
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There will be two 20-minute halves, with clock stops last 2 minutes
Clock stops for an injury. Clock does not stop for violations
1 time out per half
The team with the higher score at the end of regulation will be the
winner.
If at the end of regulation there is a tie, penalty throws will be taken to
decide the outcome of the game. Each team selects three players to
attempt the penalty throws that will be taken alternately by the teams. If
still tied, a sudden death shootout will determine the winner.
Handball rules (cont.)
The Game:
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Game starts with coin toss, or fingers behind
back by the officials. Winning team has choice
of starting with the ball or choosing which side
to defend.
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Team that chooses a side will receive ball 2nd half
To initiate play, the goalie of the team starting
with the ball will throw it in from inside the goal
area. This will be the same after each score.
Goalies do not need to wait for a whistle.
Games are played 6 on 6, five players and a
goalie.
Handball rules (cont.)
Scoring:
All goals are worth one point.
A goal is scored when the entire ball has passed over
the goal line, between the goal posts and under the
crossbar.
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Ball can be punched
Defense can score on themselves
Handball Rules (cont’d)
Substitution:
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Only the team that possesses the ball may call for substitution.
However, should the offensive team elect to substitute, the
defense will also be allowed. Substitutions will be allowed :
On a penalty throw
On a corner throw
On a throw-in
After a goal (both teams)
If play is stopped due to injury (both teams)
Do not let teams sub on the fly or without asking during
stoppage. Remember Preventative Officiating.
Handball rules (cont’d)
The Court:
 The three point line is the boundary for the goal
area, which only the goalie is allowed inside. The
only exception to this is when a player in possession
of the ball jumps from behind the line and shoots the
ball before landing inside the goal area. The player
must then exit the goal area as soon as possible.
 If an offensive player is inside the goal area the ball
is awarded to the defense, and if the defense gains
advantage by being in the goal area a penalty throw
is awarded.
 A ball inside the goal area belongs to the goalie. A
ball in the air is not considered in the goal area.
 Players cannot reach across the line to retrieve a ball
on the ground!
Handball rules (cont’d)
The Game (cont’d):
A player is allowed to run three steps with the
ball after which the player can pivot with the
ball.
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The ball can be bounced once in order to take an
additional three steps. After this a player can only
pass or shoot.
A player not moving with the ball has 5 seconds to
release it.
Players cannot play the ball below the knees
or pass to themselves.
Handball rules (cont’d)
Defending:
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Defensive players are allowed to use their body to
obstruct an opponent in possession of the ball
short of physical contact such as a push hold trip
or hit.
Offensive players are not allowed to charge into a
defensive player with proper positioning
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The penalty for this is a free throw
Defenders are not allowed to knock a
possessed ball out of the hands of an
offensive player.
A clean ball block of a shot or a pass is
allowed.
Handball rules (cont’d)
Out of bounds:
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A throw-in is awarded to an opponent when
one team loses the ball out-of-bounds on a
sideline.
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The defense must be three feet away when the
ball is thrown in.
The player must have both feet touching the
court during the throw-in.
The player has five seconds to throw the ball.
A corner throw is awarded to the offense
when a defensive player is the last person
to touch the ball as it goes out of bounds
over the end line (excluding goalie).
Handball rules (cont’d)
Fouls:
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A free throw is given for the minor infringements of
the rules.
The free throw is taken immediately, without the
referee handling the ball, from the place the violation
occurred.
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The defense must remain three feet away. The thrower must have one
foot continuously in contact with the court.
The officials follow the “advantage” rule: If a team
fouled against is able to maintain or gain the
advantage, play continues without a penalty.
Fouls committed during play will be recorded as
team fouls. After a team accumulates 10 team fouls,
the opposing team will be rewarded with a free
throw from the top of the three point line for every
successive foul.
Handball rules (cont’d)
Fouls (cont’d):
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A penalty throw is given for personal fouls of a more
serious nature. Specifically, penalty throws should
be granted on shooting fouls, when the referee
determines the offensive player had a serious threat
of scoring.
When a penalty throw is taken, one foot must
remain in contact with the floor behind the free
throw line until the ball is released. All the other
players must stand behind the three point line. The
goalie must remain on the goal line and may not
move forward to block the shot.
Handball rules (cont’d)
Goalie Rules:
The goalie must wear a different jersey color. When stopping a
shot inside the goal area, the goalie may play the ball with any
part of the body. After getting possession the ball must be
thrown, not kicked.
Goalies are not allowed to leave the goal area while in
possession of the ball. Goalies are not allowed to enter the goal
area after obtaining possession outside the goal area.
Goalies are not allowed to reach outside the goal area to gain
possession of a ground ball, but they may bat or collect the ball
if it’s in the air or bouncing.
A player may pass to their own goalie while the goalie is in the
playing area but not while he is in the goalie area.
A goalie may freely play outside of the goal area if they so
choose
Handball rules (cont’d)
Mercy Rule:
The game will be ended if a team is
ahead by 20 or more goals at any time
in the second half.