Team handball is a great sport for getting your body fit and healthy through fast-paced exercise. Improving agility, flexibility and the body’s cardiovascular system, team handball offers a fine workout. Here′s the quick realbuzz.com introduction to its health benefits.

Team handball is a fast-flowing game. The aim is to is to throw the ball into the opponent’s goal as many times as possible within two 30-minute periods of play.

The players work together, passing and dribbling the ball up the court in an attempt to score a goal. The fast pace of the game results in many shots being taken, and it is not unusual for more than 20 goals per side to be scored in game.

The sport requires strength, speed and agility and has been compared to being a cross between football and basketball, although the players (other than the goalkeeper) are not permitted to kick the ball.

Team handball is often referred to as Olympic team handball so as not to be confused with other completely different versions of ‘team handball’ which involve the use of hitting a small ball with the hand in a walled court.

Health and fitness benefits of team handball

Playing team handball has a number of health and fitness benefits, including the following:

• Improves arm muscles and upper body strength.
• Develops agility of hands and feet, with sudden changes of pace and direction required.
• Boosts the body's flexibility.
• Improves mental focus and self-confidence.
• Provides the body with a good cardiovascular workout, feeding more oxygen to the muscles via the bloodstream.

How to get involved in playing team handball

Team handball develops athletic skills, promotes team work, and increases fitness and general well-being. Although not a major sport in the US, USA Team handball is optimistic viewing team hand ball as one of the last sporting frontiers in America, ripe for expansion.

If you fancy getting started in team handball, USA Team Handball is the best place to start. Here are their contact details:

USA Team Handball
http://usateamhandball.org/
PO Box 58-1486
Salt Lake City, UT 84158

Salt Lake City Main Office
Phone: (801) 463-2000

Email: info@usateamhandball.org