Men's Handball Sweden v Iceland - Group A | London 2012 Olympics

[@ryanm0257]

I'm playing this in gym class. Its not as easy as it seems and it can get really intense

[@unitedstates4912]

in my gym class everyone keeps walking into the goal because it isnt labled so many free throws

[@aaronjimenez7825]

I know, someone actually threw a temper tantrum when I played it. Its high school gym so it was very unexpected.

[@allanlabrie]

I’m also playing this in gym class. Our gym teacher is intense

[@Jeovaunihunter]

So am I, but our kids are kinda sick at this game.

[@lunamoonlight5102]

Yo, we are playing this next week. I can just see the rules with my very eyes.

[@Toothpick91]

How are some people confused about the fact that this is a sport ? Did you even watch the video ? This is a very technical, tactical and physical sport. I would much rather be confused about chess being a sport. That's more like a mind game.

[@zayqwanburnett913]

Toothpick91 I like it

[@zayqwanburnett913]

we play it in school

[@setsogroth9647]

Toothpick91 chess is a sport because it's a mind game. Sports are not always limited to being physical.

[@Russ-pi7bc]

KittyKatpancakes if you don't have to change your footwear its not a sport. Chess is a game not a sport

[@13gen35]

I play chess and some peoples heart go very very fast including me so its like getting hit kind of it feels weird

[@Chris-kv9fu]

So it's soccer/football,basketball,and water polo combined?Sounds fun!

[@safndaf9355]

And hockey

[@safndaf9355]

And fustall

[@carns4896]

MiniGunMan. 3470 hockey.?? 😂😂

[@tet876]

we got handball before polo....

[@eduardasilva3358]

I play handball, it's amazing but soccer??

[@adend5029]

playing this in gym was so fun.. literally the only thing i miss about high school

[@Ameobi24]

The Scandinavians are really good at handball! great game to watch..

[@homeoffootball1314]

To all saying " what it is" "is that a sport?" Come on man, we all don`t live in USA

[@digdeep0169]

no we don't. i remember playing this in kindergarten

[@squiddi1393]

It’s foreign to the entire Western Hemisphere, not just USA. Heck it’s foreign outside of Europe.

[@reignman.7555]

Squiddi rong. Brazil wemen world cahmps, south corea Olympic medalist.

[@squiddi1393]

mihnea adrian stoian Just because they have a team doesn’t mean anything. Countries have teams for sports no one in that country even knows they play...

[@reignman.7555]

Squiddi rong again. In Brazil and South Korea are verry popular. I mean c'mon, how to become a world champions if nobody's plays ore ain't popular in that country, just saying.

[@CieraEiseleNumber9]

Fantastic sport! I never really paid much attention to it until I watched it at the Olympics:)

[@sf09317]

"widely known"? This sport is one of the most popular sports in Europe ...

[@bolithofly]

My pe teacher made me watch the whole thing what a crazy guy 😝

[@zachbarryshine771]

min too kinda

[@konstantinemilas3035]

what im doin right now

[@konzsh6418]

BRUH IM DOING THIS T- 1)How do you score points in both games? Baseball: Handball: 2)How do the players use the playing space differently? Baseball: Handball: 3)How do players defend differently in the two games? Baseball: Handball: 4a) In a chosen a position for both a striking and fielding sport and an invasion sport, identify different physical attributes (Speed, Strength, agility, stamina) that would help give you success Striking and fielding sport and position: Invasion game sport and position: 4b) What attributes are different and why?

[@konstantinemilas3035]

@@konzsh6418 school is weird

[@linajurgensen4698]

More interesting than every American sport if you know the rules.

[@olliesutton1804]

The shaking hands is awesome 🤝

[@B2UTYSONE4ever]

people who say handball is easy clearly hasnt played it before its difficult to generate a speed that is fast enough to bypass the keeper and given this goal is not very big (the keeper width span is enuff to cover the whole goal) also considering you have to cut pass 6 outfield players, you have to think on how to wave or move the defence to allow a small gap for you or your teammates to break thru and score these players are shooting the size 3 ball at over 100km/h, next time you should try that without breaking your arm then maybe you know how difficult this sport is.... also this is way more fast-paced and entertaining then baseball

[@astropolis.]

1. Just throw it. Human reflexes cant react that fast. 2. Clearly you have not seen a good game of basketball.

[@B2UTYSONE4ever]

+Christian Gomez sure you can throw it, but if it's too slow the keeper can save it. you haven't played it so clearly you would think it's easy to throw. And you have to learn to create gaps among the defense by using waves like football. and I do like basketball? I just said it's more entertaining than baseball.

[@astropolis.]

Soccer player train about 8 hrs. a day. So these guys should train about the same. With all that training they should know how to throw a fast ball

[@chuckmoment]

+B2UTYSONE4ever yeah but baseball is America's past-time

[@japphan]

The keeper does not react to the ball being thrown, but places himself according to the body-arm position+movement of the shooter. Thus, keeper has plenty of time to react. So, either you have to shoot really hard and precise, or somehow fool the goalkeeper.

[@kazek3247]

there is the only ONE player like A.Palmarson. pleasure to watch!

[@Dev-gz4zh]

I used to LOVE when we played this in gym, I wish it was more popular in the states :/

[@Alvnarvaja]

OMG, what a anglocentric comments, this is a popular sport in several countries.

[@unitedstates4912]

and only popular in one continent

[@bjmkids6628]

Wtf is this yall ask!??... Well, this is what water polo would look like without the water😁

[@angelface101ful]

or soccer without the kicking

[@JohnMarkAgosta]

This is the best sport of all time.

[@linajurgensen4698]

Go Iceland!🇮🇸❤️ Greets from Germany!😊

[@riseshine3625]

I want to play from Germany side

[@linajurgensen4698]

@@riseshine3625 what?

[@imtehpwner1]

I'd say that the hardest part has to be being the goalie. Hands down... if you "caught" my puns points to you

[@DanTheCaptain]

Actually, keepers get one to the face more often then you think.

[@TeemoQuinton]

I'm surprised the goalies still haven't realized they have a better chance to stop it if they stay in close

[@unitedstates4912]

hands up* 1:26:59

[@MechanicsStudents]

No doubt the hardest thing about this game is being the goalie.

[@morena012]

i never knew that this sport existed, much else an olympic sport!

[@Sh3llShockGaming]

This version of Handball looks like fun. The handball I use to play as a kid is different though. There is a wall and players. A person throws the ball at the wall. Anyone can try and catch it as it comes back but if you miss the catch, you have to run to the wall. As you are running anyone can pick up the ball and throw it at you. If you are hit, you are out. It is really fun and we played with decent thickness of balls so it can sting considering most of us were baseball players lol

[@bangjangsnipes9891]

We called that wall ball

[@SoutheastCartel]

We called that "red ass" in Toronto. Pretty self explanatory why :P. The version of handball we played was we slap the tennis ball, make it bounce off the ground to hit the wall and next players has to deflect off their hand and then do the same thing over until someone messes up. That person is out and it keeps going "elimination" style. The best move for it was called "the pocket" where u hit the ball and it hits the very corner where the wall and ground meets and it just rolls off the ground making it impossible to make any more moves for the next player so they are pretty much out.

[@kasF]

We called that "Butts Up" Each time you get hit/the ball hits the wall before you touch it, you get a letter. The first person to spell "Butts Up" has to stand facing the wall and each participant gets to throw the ball at them for a chance to hit them, with the target doing their best to blindly avoid pain. Ah, childhood.

[@jraymond1988]

I remember the term wall ball and also suicide (which I now know as a specific running drill). The only difference between what I played and what you played as that if you were running to the wall, any other player just had to throw the ball and have it hit the wall before you do (instead of directly hitting the player). Granted, as kids we usually just threw the ball at specific people anyway. Also, if you threw the ball and it bounced before hitting the wall then you were out, and if it bounced and didn't hit the wall, you had to touch the wall before someone hit it with the ball.

[@Mexeck88Gaming]

we just call that wall ball on the east coast and we played it with tennis balls, we played modified versions of this handball in school which was amazing

[@Avatargeek23]

My first instinct would be to shoot like I was playing basketball 😂

[@linajurgensen4698]

Americans wondering about why this is a sport. Meanwhile in Europe it’s the second most popular sport right after soccer (European football). There are many popular handball teams across Europe and many arenas with more than 20.000 viewers in it every home match. Stop being ridiculous just because you’re American and don’t know a sport. That’s like us Europeans saying „baseball is not a sport“.

[@StormWind7k]

3 steps are allowed. But when dribbled you can take an infinite amount of steps as long as you dribble. After you pick up from the dribble you got another 3 steps and can't dribble again. From there you either have to pass or shoot (You've got 3 seconds from that point, if I remember correctly.) :) Anything else you'd like to know? There's 6 metres between the goal and the line highlighting the area. Only the goalkeeper is allowed in that area.

[@jazminemorales1254]

were playing this in gym and its actually kind of hard and its not boring

[@funbuntube3875]

Dude the power of all shots are quick

[@handebolbrasil9085]

Não tem como não gostar de handebol. Que esporte incrível

[@jacobzdebski7004]

The funny thing is that the commentator (Paul Bray) is actually a coach and the owner of my handball club.

[@soulwarsnerd]

I'm from US, and this game is fun . tbh isn't that fun to Watch but after playing it multiple times; I'd love to see some of the ignorant people play against these guys. It doesnt look to complex, because it isn't, but within its simplicity comes a wide arrange of things you Can do.

[@funbuntube3875]

Dude the Sweden goalkeeper can do a freaking Split

[@linajurgensen4698]

Every normal handball goalkeeper can do a split. Welcome to handball.

[@k7u5r8t4]

Kind of funny to read all these conde´scending comments about handball, mostly written by people from USA, where they have a sport, they call football, even though they use their hands most of the time, they play that. But to each their own, I guess? Lol.

[@hibrother6764]

Playing this in PE rn, it’s super fun

[@dylangielen11]

Everyone's saying this is or looks easy it really isn't it's pretty intense

[@stephenw1648]

This looks awesome.

[@rolltide592]

Jay Cutler was right. U.S. would DOMINATE this joke of a sport.

[@Agentohyeah]

American football is a joke

[@mikloowl4899]

Different than the kind of hand ball I played as a kid. This looks like a basketball/hockey/soccer hybrid. Looks fun to play though.

[@eddiekim6936]

I love this sports than nfl Major League Baseball nba because handball is so much fun to watch and play with friends with

[@ImDaTwiiz]

Don't understand how football can be bigger than this.

[@clayfada6993]

Started out later than football a good 20 years hildeby

[@bilalmetlo9874]

My teacher asking me questions for iceland.. can anyone help?? What defensive structure are they using? What attacking formations do they use? Who is their best attacking player? Who is their best defensive player?

[@pelayoalcantara]

Best attack player: Probably the best player is Aron Palmarsson, being a center back he doesn’t have to score many goals, his main objective is to make sure that his team plays in a smooth way and make sure that the ball flows properly, but apart from doing that he scores 7 goals for the team. This is even more spectacular when you take into account that he was 22 years old. Center backs have to be very intelligent as they are the brain of the team but also have to remain calm at all situations, this is quite impressive for a t 22 years old that plays in a team where the average age was around 30. Best defense player: Personal favorite: Andreas Jakobsson. He defends in the center of the defense, most of the time even when it’s not his direct responsibility he keeps an eye on the line player (pivot) of the Swedish team. He doesn’t only take care of his own player but helps closing the gaps with the 2 players on his sides when needed. This is the essence of Iceland’s defense. Most of the match he doesn’t really attack and only focuses in the defense. He changes for someone else during the attacks. Defense strategy: As what happens with many matches, Iceland won this game in the defense. Since the start of the game they have done a 6 - 0 defense. Meaning that the 6 people from the defense are close to the 6m line. Main advantage of this defense is that you annihilate the line player(pivot) of the other team (This is important as Nilsson was one of the best Sweden players). But playing against a team with great shooters like Kim Andersson you need to go up to the 9m line minimum to avoid shooting from long distance. So, they have a very dynamic defense. All players go very high on the player they have to defense when they have the ball and when the attacker releases the ball, the defender goes back to their original position. Most of the time it looks like the are doing a 4-2 defense or even a 3-3 defense due to this dynamism. This defense is very hard to keep throughout the whole match but in the late years it’s believed to be the most effective defense with a team as complete as Sweden, that has exceptional players in all positions. Iceland defense is really spectacular in this game. Attack Strategy: As Sweden has a very open defense (most of the time with Kallman going up), the attack of Iceland has to be very dynamic as well. Lots of crosses and movements of the backs, wings and the lines to make gaps in the defense. Many times, to make the most of these gaps (created by having only 5 players in the 6m lines instead of 6), some player go and play as a second line (pivot) player. Also crucial for Iceland, having fast players (mostly wing players, like Sigurðsson). That way they can make the most of their strong defense and scoring goals in fastbreaks. Of course, I wrote this as someone that knows about handball, I would recommend you rewrite it with the knowledge that your teacher knows you have. Also, after reading this information I really recommend watching the match a look for these things.

[@pelayoalcantara]

Probably a bit late but i'll leave it here as I saw other people were asking the same.

[@ShiningNova1]

Better than ice hockey...

[@carns4896]

Shining Nova no

[@steffanegnatz6]

No

[@gabrielmwangi3542]

i believe handball is the best game ever

[@mrBoLLas]

same here. looks like fun! I wonder, does the ball have to be dribbled as they run like in basketball?

[@TraZix]

This is pretty much the ORIGINAL basketball. There was a limitation to how many steps you could've taken before passing to someone but then the dribbling rule was added.

[@mozexx1711]

I have a interschool carnival and I'm doing this sport wish me luck

[@infinextv]

Handball man... Now this is true athletic prowess, forget the 400 handball is where it's at.

[@Envi_XD]

our handball is like tennis, you can use ur head or feet to smash the ball to the other persons square.

[@tombird8477]

I don't understand how they are suppose to defend or how the tackling system works? can someone roughly explain it to me?

[@TheStupidWeirdGuy]

No.

[@risla001]

0:35 thats how.

[@TheStupidWeirdGuy]

ZaQen bruh... that comment is from april 2014 almost a year ago xD

[@tombird8477]

S. Vendz Still helped haha.

[@TheStupidWeirdGuy]

tom bird pffff what can i say xDD

[@bianca9750]

Never heard of this sport let alone in Olympics

[@TheMrdesertman24]

So you can run three steps, then you have to dribble. Can I pick my dribble back up and then go three steps again?

[@linachevee5448]

Yes :)

[@thedonkey098]

no that what my PE teachers say

[@linachevee5448]

I'm european and I play handball since 9 years, Believe me ;)

[@TheMrdesertman24]

linachevée Thanks bro. American here and this sport really interests me. Really want to play it

[@jesbinj]

Southside Senator lol what kind of school do you go to? My school teaches handball, then again it's the only state that has mandatory PE.

[@Juniorgalescky]

this game well played between teams

[@brizdaddy]

PMT brought me here

[@Jackson-ps8bg]

I played something different the net was a different shape and we could 3 passes 1 dribble and 3 steps in PE/Gym class

[@gg.no.re.]

I've got to admit, this might be the first thing I've watched where I genuinely think my friends and I can possibly win a Gold medal.

[@Finnamid]

+LB G Then you and your friends are ignorant.

[@gg.no.re.]

Na we just grew up in a country where athletes are

[@Finnamid]

+LB G Then what country?

[@gg.no.re.]

.. America

[@Finnamid]

+LB G Haha America! You really think you can take down olympians in handball?

[@LuisMagic760]

Handball mixed Basketball Football Futsal Ice Hockey and Water Polo

[@HemligUnicorn]

If the sport were easier more people would play it.. Only really skillfull peepz can be good at this.

[@AsianMike]

It's just that it's so easy no one sees the point of playing it lmfaooooo....#rekt

[@karlbergkvist6082]

ItsAsianMike shut up

[@rayan0984]

Karl Bergkvist Ur the stupid one it’s actually really easy

[@unitedstates4912]

this is basketball but you can hold the ball for a little bit

[@unitedstates4912]

also there is a huge goal

[@joaolobo6349]

this is wierd but i cant stop watching it

[@MotorcycleSpillie]

that's real handball

[@seguntunde]

have you seen where it is play before

[@bogdan129]

I'm doing this for my GCSE and my teacher said to watch a match

[@darkrust7454]

Love this game

[@jujitsufighter1]

Is it just on my computer or is the sound realy dodgy

[@MuazSpm]

I do love handball

[@abobobini]

How is this not like any other sport? It has the same appeal and layout. I'm not saying it's not differentiated or similar to every other sport but seriously it's extremely similar to the time span and appeal of other sports. Your comment is futile. No one even asked whether you liked the sport or not. Some things are just better unsaid.

[@bigdaddydevito8758]

this is such a polite sport

[@johannbogason1662]

polite sport?! This is the most manly sport ever, disregarding steroids.

[@Kai-gf9mg]

So much different to Australian handball omg

[@aliyahisong9212]

thats what i was thinking

[@fencingperson]

This sport looks like a cross between basketball and lacrosse

[@eliasreed5143]

This is like basketball

[@ryanscoffeehour6404]

The set up of players is almost exactly like water polo

[@alejandraalbert3614]

Ryan Austin waterpolo is handaball...but in the water!

[@ryanscoffeehour6404]

thats what i figured out about 7 months ago. but hey thanks

[@alejandraalbert3614]

Ryan Austin no problem man.

[@Jaydon-wu7kd]

Think of it like this you have to get close to score cause keepers cover up the goal

[@antrikospapa6878]

Τελιο. Το.χάντμπολ 😞😎😊

[@ZJE14]

I was just in a school tourney and my team won!

[@VASILLEVSKI1878]

WHY THERE ARE NO FREEKICKS?????

[@oskarvandeskog7291]

its called free throw

[@Carlos-uf8so]

I like how they don't flop

[@TeemoQuinton]

That one guy intentionally took off his shoe tho

[@boyextraordinary]

Never knew this was an Olympic sport....never knew this was a sport

[@ataurus62]

Basketball Hockey cross?

[@johannbogason1662]

Just imagine how many prey man has laid down with hitting a basket or using a stick, get real!

[@Liam2001ify]

Danmark er den bedste i Håndbold!

[@datdang9113]

how come they got so many cards in just minutes of the game?

[@unitedstates4912]

the game is really hard to not break the rules in my gym class someone accident steps into the goal every few seconds and the whole game is pretty much free throws

[@chunkycheeze1067]

When will Red Rover become an official Olympic sport?

[@whatisiswhatable]

Do you have to dribble? Watching for the first time

[@soundfxforyou5646]

Who else had to watch this for homework 🙄

[@todayiglowup4286]

wtf this is like basketball but without the basket wtf is this

[@christianpopo8321]

Basketball+Football I think

[@meeko9811]

Pearlie Grace it looks so fun tho

[@fr2ncm9]

Pearlie Grace I find it way more interesting than basketball. In team handball you have the added challenge of trying to get the ball past the goaltender.

[@aggi999]

christian popo no feet allowed, it's handball

[@heimirpalsson6834]

+Pearlie Grace Handball= Soccer, rugby, hockey and basketball.

[@gabymariska4481]

Iceland No have curling?

[@XXsoffa]

funny how the islandic players are alot stronger than the swedish.. they have an amazing physich!!(misspelled?)

[@Sammy58328]

If this is an Olympic Sport why not Sepak Takraw (Foot Volleyball) ? Sepak Takraw is 5 times tougher than this. Next time you should include Futsal in Olympics.

[@apollochan5684]

Correct!

[@leosonic]

Samrat Rakshit You are sooooo ignorant

[@alaskanbullworm8210]

They throw a volley ball sized soccer ball at 70 mph and almost tackle each other. It's one of the hardest sports

[@padraiggavin293]

So its volleyball ball but u play with your feet as a volleyball player that acherly sounds relly interesting

[@davidswenson0158]

Is it also known as "speedball"?

[@unitedstates4912]

no my gym teacher said exactly 2 days ago that speedball is not handball in speedball you arent allowed to pick up the ball straight from the ground you have to catch it in handball you arent allowed to kick the ball or touch it at all with your knees down

[@j-swizzle1922]

Really confused on the rules here.... don't really want to look it up, but why are there ALWAYS whistles being blown? Also, do yellow cards even matter? It seems like they don't.

[@unitedstates4912]

yellow cards are only 2 minute sit outs but that 2 minutes really can matter if a good player is out

[@deadpanda1162]

This version is boring... At my school, we have a ball, 2 teams, and we have to throw it to eachother. You cannot move if u have the ball in hand, and the goal is to pass it to eachother to a point where the person who holds the ball can touch the wall with the ball. That equals 1 points

[@eklof0489]

Dead Panda then its not handball u nab

[@scramjet7466]

iceland's goalkeeper looks like paulie from galley la one piece

[@jorickschmidt1606]

Anderson, 35 and no signs of slowing down!

[@cooltrain-ce9ze]

I have to watch this is homework for PE

[@louisehudson1634]

I play handball today I had a competition and l won!!!

[@franciscogandarilla5630]

Gives me so much anxiety watching them use there hands.

[@danielrubinov5983]

good game!!!!!

[@Icecube88]

its 5 offense and 6 defense?

[@adamschlosser849]

There is a goalkeeper

[@alcesmir]

7 players on each side, 6 players and 1 goalkeeper (typically, there are special rules that allows you to switch out your goalkeeper to get an extra player temporarily).

[@gamingwithnatedawggwn3375]

Go iceland!

[@MrNatureboy666]

Rules?

[@umekigoe7784]

Players can't take more than 3 steps with full control. No player outside of goalies can step into the key. There's general fouls like playing rough but those are basically the rules

[@apieceofcake3313]

can i throw the ball with only 2 steps or i always should do 3 steps(left,right,left) and then throw the ball?

[@alcesmir]

At most 3 steps, any less is allowed as well. The way you can move with the ball is at most 3 steps with ball in hand, followed by one or more bounces (where you cannot grab hold of the ball in between bounces) and when grabbing the ball again you can take an additional 3 steps. You are not allowed to start bouncing the ball again after grabbing it.

[@thehouseofmagiccards5032]

Are the players professional soccer players?

[@pankoktail4084]

zarąbiscie

[@katemestas5597]

2:16

[@kiwicake0]

My PE class plays this game... :P

[@mohitkumar-od6ij]

I chime in with a 'do you know bts?' to zhstvzzhhxs