THE HANDBALL THROW-IN
A Handball throw-in is awarded when the ball has completely crossed the side line, or when a court player of the defending team was the last one to touch the ball before it crossed his team’s outer goal line.
IMPORTANT! There is no corner throw on Handball. When the ball crosses the goal line, touched by the defending goalkeeper, a Goalkeeper Throw will be awarded the defending team. If the touches a regular defensive player and crosses the goal line, a Throw-in will be awarded to the attacking team.
It is also awarded when the ball has touched the ceiling or a fixture above the court.
HANDBALL THROW-IN EXECUTION
- The throw-in is taken without whistle signal from the referees by the opponents of the team whose player last touched the ball before it crossed the line or touched the ceiling or fixture;
- The throw-in is taken from the spot where the ball crossed the side line or, if it crossed the outer goal line, from the intersection of the side line and the outer goal line on that side;
- For a throw-in after the ball touched the ceiling or a fixture above the court, the throw-in is taken at the nearest point on the nearest side line in relation to the spot where the ball touched the ceiling or fixture;
- The thrower must stand with a foot on the side line and remain in a correct position until the ball has left his hand. There is no limitation for the placement of the second foot;
- While the throw-in is being taken, the opponents may not be closer than 3 meters to the thrower. This does not apply, however, if they stand immediately outside their own goal-area line