Beach handball - IHF

Rule 4 THE TEAM, SUBSTITUTIONS, EQUIPMENT
The team
4:1 Beach handball games and tournaments can be organized for male, female and
mixed teams.
4:2 In principle a team consists of up to 8 players. At least 6 players must be present at
the beginning of the game. If the number of players eligible to play drops below 4,
the game is discontinued and the other team is deemed the winner of the match.
4:3 A maximum of 4 players per team (3 court players and 1 goalkeeper) may be on the
playing court. The remaining players are substitutes who remain in their own
substitution area.
4:4 A player or team official is entitled to participate if he is present at the start of the
game and is included in the scoresheet.
Players/team officials who arrive after the game has started must obtain their
entitlement to participate from the timekeeper/scorekeeper and must be entered in
the scoresheet.
A player who is entitled to participate may, in principle, enter the court through the
team‘s own substitution line at any time. (See, however, Rule 4:13)
A player who is not entitled to participate shall be disqualified if he enters the court.
(16:6a). The game is restarted with a free-throw for the opponents. (13:1a-b; see,
however, Clarification 8)
4:5 During the whole match, each must have one of the players on the court designated
as goalkeeper. A player who is designated as goalkeeper may at any time take on
the role of court player. Likewise a court player can take over the function of the
goalkeeper (see, however, Rule 4:8).
4:6 A team is allowed to use a maximum of 4 team officials during the game. These
team officials may not be replaced during the course of the game. One of them must
be designated as the „responsible team official“. Only this official is allowed to
adress the timekeeper/scorekeeper and possibly the referees. (Except see Rule
2:17)
A team official is general not allowed to enter the court during the game. A violation
of this rule is to be penalized as unsportsmanlike conduct (Rules 8;4, 16;1d, 16;2d
and 16:6b). The game is restarted with a free-throw for the opponents (13:1a-b,
Clarification 8)
4:7 In cases of an injury, the referees may give permission (through hand signal) for two
of the persons who are “entitled to participate“ (see 4:4) to enter the court during a
time-out, for the specific purpose of assisting the injured player (16:2d)
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