Handball

Handball is the name of several different sports:

• Team handball, Olympic sport in which two teams try to throw the ball into their opponents' goal
• American handball, a sport similar to racquetball where players hit the ball with a hand instead of a racquet, which originates from Gaelic handball
• Australian handball, similar to the Irish and American versions, with a defined culture and rule set
• Beach handball, team handball on the beach
• Chinese handball, a variant of American handball popular on the streets of New York City during the 1960s and 70s
• Czech handball, an outdoor sport similar to team handball, played in the Czech Republic
• Field handball, the original outdoor team handball, played at the 1936 Olympics
• Four square, also known as downball in Australia^{[citation needed]}, a game played on four squares.
• Frisian handball (keatsen), a game played in Friesland in the northern Netherlands between two teams of three players
• Gaelic handball, a sport similar to squash where players hit the ball with a hand instead of a racquet

Handball can also refer to:

• Handball (Australian rules football), a legal method of disposing of the ball and an alternative to a footpass
• Handball (soccer), illegal use of arms or hands while playing football (soccer)

Handballing may refer to the sexual act of fisting.