New rules to be enforced in Handball from 1 July 2022
17 June 2022
Handball was always designed to be a fast-paced, entertaining and dynamic sport and its rules have evolved over the past decades, thanks to a sustainable growth of the sport and an improvement in its level of adoption throughout the world.
However, everything can still be perfected and the rules of the game make no exception, as the International Handball Federation (IHF) is in constant contact with its main stakeholders to review the game. With teams at all levels improving their level and constantly dictating the pace of the sport’s evolution, it is also high time that the IHF Rules of the Game keep that said pace.
With this in mind, the IHF organised an Inter-Commission Meeting (ICM) in November 2018 to hear from a variety of expert handball stakeholders – presidents of Continental Confederations and National Federations, top coaches, top referees, members of IHF Commissions, experts in marketing, TV and media – as well as representatives from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) – about how handball can continue to develop as a sport.
Therefore, the date of 1 July 2022 will see some amendments in key areas, that aim to make handball a better sport for all the shareholders, including to coaches, players and last, but not least, the fans.
For more details about the rule changes, click here.
