Olympics Handball
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Anonymous
| Why hasn't handball taken off in the US? Seems like a sport that could do well over here. |
Anonymous
| I don't know. It's really fun. |
Anonymous
| I agree. I have a Danish friend and she said it was a popular high school sport for girls when she was young. |
Anonymous
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121936875105662395
"Olympians play "team" handball on a basketball court (but longer) with a volleyball (but smaller) and hockey nets (but taller). It's like lacrosse (without sticks) or water-polo (without water)." |
Anonymous
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This Washington Post sportswriter either had the same thought I did or they read my post and thought "huh, she has a point"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/us-athletes-run-fast-jump-high-throw-hard--why-are-we-so-bad-at-handball/2016/08/09/39236262-5e25-11e6-af8e-54aa2e849447_story.html?hpid=hp_regional-hp-cards_rhp-card-sports%3Ahomepage%2Fcard#comments |
Anonymous
| I loved playing handball in HS. |