The Paris Olympics have finally arrived, and with the summer edition of the Games comes the more funky sporting events that many Americans have come to look forward to. Handball is one such sport.
Introduced into the Olympics in 1972, handball is an indoor sport featuring two teams of seven. There are a lot of similarities to soccer, except, you know, the ball is carried by hand by players rather than getting booted around. But using soccer as a frame of reference as far as the goal of the game (to score points by getting the ball past the goalie into the net) and penalties (red and yellow cards can handed out based on the severity of fouls) will help make understanding the game easier.
