Team handball

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mellytu74 · #1 Post by **mellytu74** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 10:36 am

How come team handball never got a foothold in the US?

Didn't we have this discussion four years ago? Over at the GC? Or here?

It's fast-paced, with dribbling, passing and goalies. You need good teamwork, anticipation, split-second timing.

A fun watch.

One of the kids I covered in HS was on the US women's team in 1984. Because the US was the home country, the team handball teams were automatically invited.

So, I went to Fullerton to see them play. They lost to one of the world powers - Danes? Norwegians? - but I really was taken with the game.

kroxquo · #2 Post by **kroxquo** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:43 pm

We used to play team handball in gym class 25 years ago and it was even more fun to play than it is to watch. I agree that I don't understand why it's not more popular here (but then again I like soccer too) apart from the fact that there's no professional league. It's probably a chicken and egg thing - without popular support there can't be a pro league and without a pro league there can't be popular support.

ulysses5019 · #3 Post by **ulysses5019** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 6:41 pm

I think that baseball, basketball and football were already established and the best athletes gravitated to those sports along with track and field and the winter sports. BTW, I enjoy watching team handball.