A complete overview of Olympic handball with our guide on official regulations, scoring, common violations and team information. Understand how handball is played at the Olympics and get up-to-speed ...

The five basic skills in handball are dribbling, passing, shooting, defense and position. It's similar to the basic skills that basketball players learn to play their sport.

This means a ball which touches the upper portion of a player's arm will not be considered a handball, and leaves only blatant handball fouls to be punished. The rule reads, "the upper boundary of the ...