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Wheelchair Handball

Wheelchair handball is handball played in wheelchairs on an indoor court. Teams combine passing, shooting, chair movement and IHF wheelchair handball rules to score more goals than the opponent.

LevelAdaptive FamilyHandball Family CategoryWheelchair ball sport

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Classification

Category Wheelchair ball sport

Family Handball Family

Level Adaptive

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Field and court ball sports use a ball, target zones, goals, mallets or passing/throwing rules on a marked playing area.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like team play, movement, rules and direct game situations.

Cost 20-180 EUR for ball, stick/mallet, protection or course; club or rental sets are often possible. 0-80 EUR per month depending on training, venue, club or tournament. 10-60 EUR per month where a local club exists. Field, court and team sports need playing-area access, other players and clear basic rules.

First progress First game situations often come quickly; team tactics need regular training.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

marked field or court
ball and optional mallet/stick
team or other players
basic rules

First steps

understand field and basic positions
practise ball control slowly
play simple passing/throwing patterns
learn contact and out-of-bounds rules

Club, sports hall, outdoor field, court or class with supervised entry.

Use enough space, clear lines and suitable shoes/protective gear.

Weitere Angaben

Tags ball, adaptive, team, wheelchair-handball, ball-sport, handball-familie, rollstuhlhandball, rollstuhl-ballsport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

The objective is to score more goals than the opposing team.

Teilnehmer

Two teams with a goalkeeper and outfield players.

Teamgröße

7 vs 7.

Spielfeld

Indoor court with goal areas and two goals.

Dauer

Two 30-minute halves.

Wertung

Each goal counts as one point.

Gewinnbedingung

The team with more goals wins.

Ausrüstung

Handball, goals, indoor kit

Wichtige Regelpunkte

Travelling
offensive foul
goal-area violation
passive play

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Handball Federation (IHF)

IHF Wheelchair Handball IHF · official · high
DanskHåndbold DanskHåndbold · official · high
DHB Deutscher Handballbund · official · high
FFHandball Fédération Française de Handball · official · high
Olympic Handball IOC / IHF · official · high