TEAM HANDBALL / PIGBALL

RULES, POSITIONS AND HELPFUL CUES

POSITIONS

Defending: Everyone can be defensive players, so they want to prevent the other team from scoring, and maintain non-contact basketball-style defense. The official handball rules do allow some body contact, but it is not recommended for beginning players.

***FOULS WILL BE CALLED BY TEACHER and penalty shots will be taken in consequence of fouling.

Attacking: The attacking player’s task is to find a way over around or through the defensive players. This is done by using strategies similar to those for basketball, incorporating the concepts of the “give and go”, screen, pick and roll, and overload. The offense may run set plays, but a freewheeling style usually dominates.

Possession Players: Each team or teacher will decide the opposing team’s possession. This player must touch the ball (with full possession, no hitting or slapping of the ball) before the team can score. A pass and catch must occur before the possession player can distribute the ball.

Goalies: These are the lone defenders whose main responsibility is to defend the goal. (They can use their hands to defend the goal and can only move around the crease; can leave crease if passed to by teammate, but must retreat back to goal once play is over)


RULES and CUES

3-3-3 Rule: A player is allowed 3 steps with the ball before or after dribbling, but while stationary may hold the ball for only 3 seconds.

Shooting/ Scoring: A player can score by using two hands- no bounce before entering the goal (without the player entering the crease) or using one hand– bounce before entering the goal (without the player entering the crease).

Throw-ins: If the ball goes out of bounds by one team, the closest player to the ball on the other team must throw it in using two hands and throw the ball over their heads. If the player uses one hand they will lose possession of the ball (must keep feet on the ground as well).

Staying outside of goalie crease: Each player must make sure he/stays outside of goalie creases’ on same team or opposing; can never enter unless your team’s goalie is not present in the crease.

Goalie Clearing: If the goalie gets possession of the ball, or the opposing team scores, he/she may roll the ball or throw it immediately. As a result, the defense must move back quickly in retreat of the attack. **Have a purposeful pass to a player on your team..

Cues for Team Handball:

-passing and catching (overhand pass, chest pass, one hand pass, bounce pass, catching on the run)

-dribbling (fingertips, waste high, head up)

-individual movement in attack (piston movement and sidestepping)

-shooting (general principles, set shot, jump shot)

-goalkeeping (defending goal from entering goal, must stay inside crease unless play allows goalie to exit)

-defense (basic stance, individual tactics, shot blocking, small-group tactics, team defense, zone, man to man)

- Offense (attacking the gap, small-group tactics, team offense: fast break, 3-3 formations)

Pig Ball

·  A player must serve from behind the foul line and all serves must be underhand.

·  The walls of the gymnasium are in play during a volley.

·  Each team has 3 hits on their side before the ball must clear the center line.

·  If a team hits the ball into the basketball hoop, then that team automatically wins.

·  A team must win by at least 2 points to end the game of Pig Ball.

·  The ceiling is out of play.

·  The ball can be played on a bounce and is not dead until it bounces twice on one side.

·  The ball is not allowed to be spiked with a closed fist when inside the red lines.