Norway has now won 9 of the past 11 European Championships:

2004: 1st

2006: 1st

2008: 1st

2010: 1st

2012: 2nd

2014: 1st

2016: 1st

2018: 5th

2020: 1st

2022: 1st

2024: 1st

I'm a 15 y old and i really love playing handball. Now I wish to jump higher and gain extra time in the air. What are good exercises I can do to make this happen?

Logically it seems like shotclocks makes more sense and makes for much better and clear rulings. Right now even pros ask the judges how many shots they got left, a shotclock would just makes it much easier. But how much would the sport of Handball change with a shotclock?

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Great game so far.

Danish defence has been immense. France cant get the flow they used to and Kristensen cementing that she is the goalie of the tournament. France is much better in defence than attack tho. Forcing denmark to do special things if they want to score

But its still so open. Could still see both teams winning.

Voting is done via the Home of Handball mobile app

Luckily we have a full range of candidates and I see no blatant absences in name and the recurrent issue of "is she a left back or center back"

Left wing
Emma Friis (Denmark)
Camilla Herrem (Norway)
Dijana Mugosa (Montenegro)
Zöe Sprengers (Netherlands)
Nadine Szollosi-Schatzl (Hungary)
Chloé Valentini (France)

Left back
Bianca Bazaliu (Romania)
Djurdjina Jaukovic (Montenegro)
Csenge Kuczora (Hungary)
Estelle Nze Minko (France) 
Thale Rushfeldt Deila (Norway)
Tjaša Stanko (Slovenia)

Centre back
Alisia Boiciuc (Romania)
Helena Elver (Denmark)
Henny Reistad (Norway)
Petra Simon (Hungary)
Petra Vamos (Hungary)
Grace Zaadi Deuna (France)

Right back
Laura Flippes (France)
Dione Housheer (Netherlands)
Katrin Klujber (Hungary)
Monika Kobylinska (Poland)
Michala Møller (Denmark)
Stine Skogrand (Norway)

Right wing
Mia Emmenegger (Switzerland)
Lucie Granier (France)
Viktória Gyori-Lukács (Hungary)
Nathalie Hagman (Sweden)
Emilie Hovden (Norway)
Trine Østergaard (Denmark)

Line player
Kari Brattset Dale (Norway)
Tatjana Brnovic (Montenegro)
Pauletta Foppa (France)
Nataša Ljepoja (Slovenia)
Lorena Ostase (Romania)
Tabea Schmid (Switzerland)

Goalkeeper
Johanna Bundsen (Sweden)
Laura Glauser (France)
Anna Kristensen (Denmark)
Zsófi Szmerey (Hungary)
Yara ten Holte (Netherlands)
Maja Vojnovic (Slovenia)

Defender
Maren Aardahl (Norway)
Tatjana Brnovic (Montenegro)
Pauletta Foppa (France)
Petra Füzi-Tóvizi (Hungary)
Tamara Horacek (France)
Xenia Smits (Germany)

Young player
Era Baumann (Switzerland)
Alicia Boiciuc (Romania)
Mia Emmenegger (Switzerland)
Nina Engel (Germany)
Romee Maarschalkerweerd (Netherlands)
Petra Simon (Hungary)

Hi dear friends from Iceland, I am from Croatia and I am going on match Iceland-Cuba 18.1.25. But i cant find in my country anywhere iclandic scarf. If anyone is coming to this match to Zagreb form Iceland is it possible to ask you to be so kind to bring me extra one, I will pay you when we meet in front of arena

I got handball in P.E tomorrow and like its not even the good P.E class but i was still wondering if there are any quick tips for team defence for basically people that have never played before (such as I and the rest of what my team will be tomorrow) because man to man might not be the best of ideas since the skill level is super unmatched cause there are a few guys one that has even played handball before and a few girls scared of a flying ball

I am a left back and I want to learn the best strategies and techniques

This weekend we reffed a game where there are timeouts allowed.

The attack was going and they found the right winger in a free position. She jumped in but her foot was on the circle line and at the same time the signal for a timeout came.

What we decided at that moment was to still give the timeout, but give the ball to the keeper for the offensive foul.

Was that right?

I know this is a long shot, but does anyone know of any Central London pubs or bars showing the women's handball final live on Sunday? TIA.

I don’t play handball but the resin and wax shorts have been making their way through tiktok and IG. I do have a question about it having never played handball.

Just as a note for my athletic background I have played football, baseball (at a high level), hockey, basketball, and a little soccer. In Football and basketball I have no issues catching either ball with sweaty hands and no gloves and have had no issues catching a football in the rain with no gloves (some drops have happened).

My question is, why does the ball in handball need resin. Nobody has answered this? Will the ball slip through your hand on a pass or you can’t throw it because too much sweat and its slippery? Why do you need the resin when other balls you can throw and catch no issues without sticky stuff?

Quite a niche question, but I was watching footage from the 1990 men's world championship final between Sweden and Soviet Union and noticed a few things. One thing was how EXTREMELY slow both teams was after conceding a goal. In today's handball that's an opportunity for a country attack, back then the scoring team was literally walking back and the other team did absolutely no attempt to take advantage of yhat.

But the other thing I noticed was a difference in how the players handled the ball (less wrist and more arm and also quite a lot of backhand passes) and how bouncy the ball seemed. So I wonder how big the difference in grip is between 1990 and today? Did they even use resin on the ball and fingers? Is there anyone who can speak from experience in this? 😊