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2008-08-18 10:45 AM

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Subject: Team Handball
This is the greatest sport ever invented. I do believe I could well in it.

Oh and a funny funny team handball story. Gotta love the last line:
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1332926,00.html


2008-08-18 10:58 AM
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You'd think that that would be something someone would look into before starting an exchange program.  Do they actually have anything to exchange?

 

2008-08-18 11:00 AM
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I played it in college (early 90's), inter-mural league.  Great fun.  Never really caught on in the US though.  Too close to Bball, but not Bball and too close to soccer for Americans not to like it I guess.
2008-08-18 1:24 PM
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A few days ago, I was curious about what this sport was, and when I looked it up on nbcolympics.com, I was surprised to see that it was a team sport with a ball that looked like a soccer ball.  Before seeing the pictures, I had something else completely different in mind.  What is the sport that is played on raquetball courts where you use a gloved hand instead of a raquet?  I thought that was handball.  * scratching head *



Edited by MelissaE 2008-08-18 1:25 PM
2008-08-18 1:44 PM
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This sport seems awesome. I watched a few of the women's matches and they have ridiculous skills.
2008-08-18 5:54 PM
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MelissaE - 2008-08-18 1:24 PM

Before seeing the pictures, I had something else completely different in mind.  What is the sport that is played on raquetball courts where you use a gloved hand instead of a raquet?  I thought that was handball.  * scratching head *



I thought the same thing. We played what I thought was handball in high school gym class. I guess my gym teacher has something to learn, since it wasn't handball at all!


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2008-08-18 10:39 PM
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I had to explain it to people here in the US. I played it for 4 years in when I lived in Ukraine. It is more popular then basketball there
2008-08-22 6:08 AM
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LOL – I love that last line

Somebody was really thinking there and found a good way to get into Europe

It is actually funny that the sport is none existing in the USA. It is a fast game with quite a lot of body contact but without any protective gear.

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