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I love Handball, and i'll explain a little about it. To my knowledge Handball started in Ireland back in who knows what time or year, but it progressed and got popular in Brooklyn, NY at Coney Island courts at West 5th and Surf Ave. Handball is a little blue ball made of rubber that you hit with your hands against a concrete wall. On the wall there are lines that dictates the way the game is played. There is the out lines, followed by the short and long lines. When starting to play the game, the player much stand anywhere within the out lines..and must be behind the short line. Then he must hit the ball over the short line but the ball must land inside the court before the long line. The opposite player must return the ball back against the wall within the out lines with his hands, then the other again must return the ball back, till one of the players mess up a return. In order to make a point, the person serving the ball must make the other player mess up. If the player in the back returns the ball and the serving player messes up, the other player then has a chance to serve and make points. Games usually go up to 21 points to win. Both hands left and right are required to play this game. To fully understand this game, go and see for yourself, or watch my videos to clear up things :)