Beach handball - IHF
Beach handball - IHF
Beach handball - IHF
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Rule 1 PLAYING COURT<br />
1:1 The playing court (diagram 1) is a 27 meters long and 12 meters wide rectangle,<br />
consisting of a playing area and two goal areas.<br />
The surface of the playing court must consist of a layer of sand that is at least 40<br />
cm deep.<br />
The characteristics of the playing court must not be altered during the game in such<br />
a way that one team gains an advantage.<br />
There should be a safety zone with a width of about 3 meters surrounding the<br />
playing court.<br />
1:2 The playing area is 15 meters long and 12 meters wide. The boundary lines have to<br />
be marked by an elastic, colored band or rope, with a width of up to 8 cm.<br />
1:3 All lines on the court are fully part of the area that they enclose.<br />
The longer boundary lines are called side lines, and the shorter ones are called the<br />
goal lines.(between the goal posts) or outer goal lines (on either side of the goal)<br />
The goal<br />
1:4 A goal is placed in the center of each (outer) goal line. It has an interior width of 3<br />
meters and a height of 2 meters. (Diagram 2a and 2b) The goals must be firmly<br />
anchored in the sand. The anchors must not create a danger for the players.<br />
The goal posts are joined by a horizontal crossbar. The rear side of the goal posts<br />
shall be in line with the rear edge of the goal line. The goal posts and the crossbar<br />
must have an 8 cm square cross-section. On the three sides which are visible from<br />
the court they must be painted in bands of two contrasting colors, which also<br />
contrast clearly with the background.<br />
The goals must have a net, that should be attached in such a way that a ball thrown<br />
into the goal normally remains in it.<br />
Goal area<br />
1:5 In front of each goal there is a goal area (Rule 6).<br />
The goal area is defined by the goal-area line, and is created as follows: A band or<br />
rope is attached parallel to the (outer) goal line and 6 meters away from it.<br />
The table of the timekeeper and scorekeeper.<br />
1:6 The table of the timekeeper and scorekeeper shall have room for 3 to 4 persons and<br />
is placed in the middle of a sideline and at least 3 meters outside of it.<br />
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