104-411: Fives (historically known as hand-tennis ) is an English handball sport derived from jeu de paume , similar to the games of handball , Basque pelota , and squash . The game is played in both singles and doubles teams, in an either three- or four-sided court. The origin of the name "fives" for the game is uncertain; but two main theories are commonly presented. The first is that it is derived from
208-535: A leather glove , the practice of which dates from the 18th Century – in John Newbery 's 1744 children's book A Little Pretty Pocket-Book , two fives players can be seen wearing white gloves on their right hands. The balls used in fives generally weigh around an ounce and a quarter, and vary in material – leather and rubber are most commonly used. As shown before, court dimensions vary greatly between different versions of Fives; however, modern day court construction
312-497: A buttress attached. During this period, John Cavanagh , reputed to be the greatest fives player of all time, gained popularity. However, after around 1855, the sport experienced a serious loss of players, due to the prominence of other "more sophisticated" sports, such as squash , and was seen as old-fashioned due to its agrarian roots. As described the Badminton Library : The number of those who continue fives players after
416-412: A decreasing chance of success: The third wave evolves into the normal offensive play when all defenders not only reach the zone, but gain their accustomed positions. Some teams then substitute specialised offence players. However, this implies that these players must play in the defence should the opposing team be able to switch quickly to offence. The latter is another benefit for fast playing teams. If
520-427: A diving attacking player passes to another diving teammate. Handball is played on a court 40 by 20 metres (131 ft 3 in × 65 ft 7 in), with a goal in the centre of each end. The goals are surrounded by a near-semicircular area, called the zone or the crease, defined by a line six metres from the goal. A dashed near-semicircular line nine metres from the goal marks the free-throw line. Each line on
624-456: A fast break is now being treated with a red card; as does any deliberate intent to injure opponents. A red-carded player has to leave the playing area completely. A player who is disqualified may be substituted with another player after the two-minute penalty is served. A coach or official can also be penalized progressively. Any coach or official who receives a two-minute suspension will have to pull out one of their players for two minutes; however,
728-428: A free throw for the other team. Other offensive infractions that result in a turnover include charging and setting an illegal screen. Carrying the ball into the six-metre zone results either in ball possession by the goalkeeper (by attacker) or turnover (by defender). Only the goalkeepers are allowed to move freely within the goal perimeter, although they may not cross the goal perimeter line while carrying or dribbling
832-419: A large nation standing. This was because it had a tradition of being a recreational sport played in free time, the large number of varieties of the game in play, and because the "more sophisticated" game of rackets was already established. Several regional varieties of fives exist; however, most games played are either Rugby fives or Eton fives . Of the two, Etonian fives is the older, being played since
936-777: A series of sporting books which aimed to cover comprehensively all major sports and pastimes . The books were published in London by Longmans, Green & Co. and in Boston by Little, Brown & Co. The series was dedicated to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales , "one of the best and keenest sportsmen of our time". The founder of the Library, the Duke of Beaufort, acted as its overseeing editor, assisted by Alfred E. T. Watson, and chose authors who were authorities in their fields. Explaining his purpose,
1040-448: A shortened back wall, which has a height of 4'10''. Rugby fives is most commonly played in gloves , using a leather-clad ball with a rubber core. This ball is harder than that used in Eton fives, which increases the speed of play in the game. Fives is played at several public schools throughout England, including Rugby School , Bedford School , and St Paul's School (London), as well as by
1144-423: A specialised set of rules. The majority of fives-playing schools have only one type of court, although three schools have historically had both Eton and Rugby courts: Cheltenham , Dover , and Marlborough . Eton fives is a form of the game which, unlike Rugby fives , is played only in doubles form. The sport was first created at Eton College (hence the name) by boys playing handball between two buttresses of
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#17328633749481248-440: A square greene court before her majesties windowe, did hang up lines, squaring out the forme of a tennis-court, and making a cross line in the middle; in this square they (being stript out of their dublets ) played five to five with hand-ball at bord and cord as they tearme it, to the great liking of her highness" – John Nichols , The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth, Volume II. The version of fives played here
1352-404: A timeout only for lengthy delays, such as a change of the goalkeeper. Since 2012, teams can call 3 team timeouts per game (up to two per half), which last one minute each. This right may only be invoked by the team in possession of the ball. Team representatives must show a green card marked with a black T on the timekeeper's desk. The timekeeper then immediately interrupts the game by sounding
1456-528: A way that the team players are confined between them. They stand diagonally aligned so that each can observe one side line. Depending on their positions, one is called court referee and the other goal referee . These positions automatically switch on ball turnover. They physically exchange their positions approximately every 10 minutes (long exchange), and change sides every five minutes (short exchange). The IHF defines 18 hand signals for quick visual communication with players and officials. The signal for warning
1560-434: Is accompanied by a yellow card . A disqualification for the game is indicated by a red card , followed by a blue card if the disqualification will be accompanied by a report. The referees also use whistle blows to indicate infractions or to restart the play. The referees are supported by a scorekeeper and a timekeeper who attend to formal things such as keeping track of goals and suspensions, or starting and stopping
1664-547: Is allowed to enter the playing court without the permission of the referees. The ball is spherical and must be made either of leather or a synthetic material. It is not allowed to have a shiny or slippery surface. As the ball is intended to be operated by a single hand, its official sizes vary depending on age and gender of the participating teams. The referees may award a special throw to a team. This usually happens after certain events such as scored goals, off-court balls, turnovers and timeouts. All of these special throws require
1768-506: Is an example of Wessex fives , the common ancestor to all modern fives games. The first known fives court was built at the base of the church tower in West Pennard , Somerset, in 1813. By this time, fives had achieved some popularity in Wales , where it was referred to as "Ffeifs" – many courts and matches were referred to as "fives courts", although whether these were for playing Welsh handball
1872-414: Is faster, it is the preferred method of attack), as long as during each dribble the hand contacts only the top of the ball. Therefore, carrying is completely prohibited, and results in a turnover. After the dribble is picked up, the player has the right to another three seconds or three steps. The ball must then be passed or shot, as further holding or dribbling will result in a double dribble turnover and
1976-407: Is made on mutual agreement during a short timeout; or, in case of punishments, the more severe of the two comes into effect. The referees are obliged to make their decisions "on the basis of their observations of facts". Their judgements are final and can be appealed against only if not in compliance with the rules. Officials can look to TV replays, as needed. The referees position themselves in such
2080-438: Is neither player nor substitute. One official must be the designated representative who is usually the team manager . Since 2012, representatives can call up to 3 team timeouts (up to twice per half), and may address the scorekeeper, timekeeper, and referees (before that, it was once per half); overtime and shootouts are considered extensions of the second half. Other officials typically include physicians or managers. No official
2184-515: Is played in some secondary schools in New Zealand, for example Nelson College , New Zealand's oldest state school. Eton fives is played in Malaysia, being introduced to Malay College Kuala Kangsar by Charles Ernest Bazell , the school's Oxfordian fourth headmaster, in 1923. Two Eton fives courts exist, reopened in 2014, after 50 years of disuse. These courts are speculated to have been the first in
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#17328633749482288-615: Is relatively uniform. Two main types of courts exist; traditional ones, and pre-cast courts. Traditional courts are built by bricklaying a form, which is then coated in a cement render , which consists of concrete and sharp sand (alternatively grus ), which is then coated in Keene's cement plaster . Precast concrete courts are also available, which are more cost-effective , and faster to build (traditional courts take 4–5 months, concrete courts can be erected in weeks) than traditional courts. There are some well-established clubs overseas, such as
2392-405: Is sometimes known as "flat defense", and all other formations are usually called "offensive defense". Badminton Library The Badminton Library , called in full The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes , was a sporting and publishing project conceived by Longmans Green & Co. and edited by Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort (1824–1899). Between 1885 and 1902 it developed into
2496-478: Is the most common variant of the sport, played in both singles and doubles. The variant is derived from Wessex fives, and was brought to Rugby in the 19th century by Thomas Arnold , the then headmaster of Rugby School, who had learnt the game playing at Warminster School . Rugby fives is attested to in Thomas Hughes ' 1857 Tom Brown's School Days , centered on the author's own experiences at Rugby, which align with
2600-433: Is the number of players defending at the goal line and m the number of players defending more offensive. Exceptions are the 3:2:1 defense and n+m formation (e.g. 5+1), where m players defend some offensive player in man coverage (instead of the usual zone coverage). Attacks are played with all court players on the side of the defenders. Depending on the speed of the attack, one distinguishes between three attack waves with
2704-499: Is unclear. In the beginning of the 19th century, fives was played as a pub game especially in Somerset , and many courts were built alongside pubs , attracting large numbers of spectators. Gambling was often present at these matches. The courts at these pubs were different from those used later in the century, consisting of a free standing wall (which were, as such, referred to as either "fives walls" or "fives towers"), occasionally with
2808-559: The 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal . Due to its popularity in the region, the Eastern European countries that refined the event became the dominant force in the sport when it was reintroduced. The International Handball Federation organised the men's world championship in 1938 and every four (sometimes three) years from World War II to 1995. Since the 1995 world championship in Iceland,
2912-540: The Marylebone Cricket Club as "The Parliament of Cricket" and describes the sport as "Our National Game". Allan Gibson Steel wrote the chapter on bowling. Cycling (1887), by Viscount Bury , notes that riding the tricycle and bicycle, whether by women or by men, "is by far the most recent of all sports in the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. There is none which has developed more rapidly in
3016-673: The Middle Ages . By the 19th century, there existed similar games of håndbold from Denmark , házená in the Czech Republic , handbol in Ukraine , and torball in Germany . The team handball game of today was codified at the end of the 19th century in northern Europe : primarily in Denmark , Germany , Norway , and Sweden . The first written set of team handball rules was published in 1906 by
3120-663: The Sardauna cup and Dan-Iyan Zazzau Super Cup . The organisation also works to popularise the sport in Southern Nigeria. The Eton Fives Association has run multiple tours in conjunction with the Nigerian Fives Association to Nigeria to play the sport: one in 1965, and a second in December 1984 (after which the Nigerian Fives Association visited England), and most recently, a second tour by Nigerian players in 2019. Fives
3224-676: The University of Cambridge in 1920, with varsity matches beginning in 1927. The sport is regulated by the Eton Fives Association , which promotes the sport and runs tournaments annually. While Eton fives has historically been a male-dominated game, due to the public schools it was played in being single-sex , in recent years, women have begun to take a larger role in the sport, accounting for approximately 20% of games played as of 2016. Rugby fives , nominally developed at Rugby School in Rugby
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3328-793: The Zuoz Fives Club in Zürich , Switzerland. Eton fives is the only version of Fives played in the north of Nigeria , and is especially popular in Katsina State , being more popular in Nigeria than in England itself. The sport was introduced in 1928 by former Eton pupil J. S. Hogden, who was teaching in the state of Katsina (in the Provincial Secondary School) and in Birnin Kebbi . The version of
3432-593: The men's world championships since 1938. In the women's world championships , only two non-European countries have won the title: South Korea and Brazil. The game also enjoys popularity in East Asia , North Africa and parts of South America . Games similar to handball were played in Ancient Greece and are represented on amphorae and stone carvings. Although detailed textual reference is rare, there are numerous descriptions of ball games being played where players throw
3536-798: The town hall to protect its windows. The Racquet Club of Philadelphia built a set of Fives Courts in 1900, but these were quickly used for playing squash . Fives courts also existed at the old location of the Racquet and Tennis Club in New York City before it relocated in 1918, as well as at the Chicago Athletic Association . Fives has received little attention in America since the early 20th century; however, American handball players such as Timothy Gonzalez and Mathieu Pelletier have brought attention to fives by playing it. Like in England, fives
3640-425: The 17th century. The two major variants of the game differ primarily in the construction of the court, with Eton fives including a buttress and inside the court, and an open back wall. Other variants of the game include Warminster and Winchester fives; Winchester fives has similarities to both Rugby and Etonian fives in regards to court construction, while Warminster fives dates to the late 18th century, and uses
3744-400: The 1920s. When playing, a line was drawn on the ground around 10 feet in front of the front wall. Games were then played to either fifteen or twenty-five points. The 1914 book Three Hundred Things a Bridght Boy Can Do describes gameplay as: The first player takes the ball, and strikes it against the wall with his bat above the line on the wall, and so that it may fall outside of the line on
3848-516: The 6-metre (20 ft) and 9-metre (30 ft) lines to form a wall; the 5–1, when one of the players cruises outside the 9-metre (30 ft) perimeter, usually targeting the center forwards while the other 5 line up on the 6-metre (20 ft) line; and the less common 4–2 when there are two such defenders out front. Very fast teams will also try a 3–3 formation which is close to a switching man-to-man style. The formations vary greatly from country to country, and reflect each country's style of play. 6–0
3952-555: The Danish gym teacher, lieutenant and Olympic medalist Holger Nielsen from Ordrup grammar school, north of Copenhagen . The modern set of rules was published by Max Heiser, Karl Schelenz , and Erich Konigh in 1917 on 29 October in Berlin , Germany; this day is therefore seen as the "date of birth" of the sport. The first official handball match was played on 2 December 1917 in Berlin. In 1919
4056-441: The Duke said: ...there is no modern encyclopaedia to which the inexperienced man, who seeks guidance in the practice of various British sports and pastimes, can turn for information". The Badminton Library was originally published in twenty-eight volumes between 1885 and 1896. To these was later added Rowing & Punting (1898), superseding Boating (1888). New volumes for Athletics (1898) and Football (1899) supplemented
4160-468: The age of twenty-five is very small; and, for obvious reasons, these veterans are usually schoolmasters . Again, fives is entirely a game for amateurs. It has no professors who make their living and their renown as its teachers or exponents. It has no matches to be reported in newspapers with a minuteness of detail suitable to events of international importance. No fives player, as such, has ever had his portrait published in an illustrated journal , or has had
4264-399: The attacking team does not make sufficient progress (eventually releasing a shot on goal), the referees can call passive play (since 1995, the referee gives an advance warning by holding one hand high, signalling that the attacking team should release a shot soon), turning control over to the other team. A shot on goal or an infringement leading to a yellow card or two-minute penalty will mark
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4368-476: The ball off the buttress. The game is played in doubles, with matches being played to either 11 or 15 points. The sport has no organisation of its own, but The Schools' Winchester Fives Doubles tournament is run yearly by the Rugby Fives Association . Warminster fives , also known as West Country fives, is played at Lord Weymouth School, now Warminster School . An 1860 fives court still stands at
4472-506: The ball to one another; sometimes this is done in order to avoid interception by a player on the opposing team. Such games were played widely and served as both a form of exercise and a social event. There is evidence of ancient Roman women playing a version of handball called expulsim ludere . There are records of handball-like games in medieval France , and among the Inuit in Greenland , in
4576-480: The ball. Similarly, violation of the zone by a defending player is penalized only if they do so in order to gain an advantage in defending. Outside of one long edge of the court to both sides of the middle line are the substitution areas for each team. Team officials, substitutes, and suspended players must wait within this area. A team's area is the same side as the goal the team is defending; during halftime, substitution areas are swapped. Any player entering or leaving
4680-407: The ball. Within the zone, they are allowed to touch the ball with all parts of their bodies, including their feet, with a defensive aim (for other actions, they are subject to the same restrictions as the court players). The goalkeepers may participate in the normal play of their teammates. A regular court player may substitute for the goalkeeper if a team elects to use this scheme in order to outnumber
4784-409: The beams visible from the playing court must be painted alternatingly in two contrasting colors which both have to contrast against the background. The colors on both goals must be the same. Each goal must feature a net. This must be fastened in such a way that a ball thrown into the goal does not leave or pass the goal under normal circumstances. If necessary, a second net may be clasped to the back of
4888-517: The books: If the series were to be issued today it might more appropriately be called Sports and Pastimes for the British Aristocrat to more accurately reflect its content. Two useful series for purposes of comparison are the slightly later American Sportsman's Library and the Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games and Pastimes ( Seeley, Service & Co. ). The Badminton Library
4992-630: The brother of one of the school's former rectors as a gift to the school. Court also exist in Kodaikanal , as well as at the Laxmi Vilas Palace , but these are not in use. Fives has been played in the United States since the 18th century, first attested to in a by-law in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1791, where several forms of ball games were prohibited from being played within eighty yards of
5096-404: The buzzer to stop the clock. Before 2012, teams were allowed only one timeout per half. For the purpose of calling timeouts, overtime and shootouts are extensions of the second half. A handball match is adjudicated by two equal referees. Some national bodies allow games with only a single referee in special cases like illness on short notice. Should the referees disagree on any occasion, a decision
5200-491: The clock, respectively. They also keep an eye on the benches and notify the referees on substitution errors. Their desk is located between the two substitution areas. Each team consists of seven players on court and seven substitute players on the bench. One player on the court must be the designated goalkeeper, differing in his clothing from the rest of the court players. Substitution of players can be done in any number and at any time during game play. An exchange takes place over
5304-484: The competition has been held every two years. The women's world championship has been held since 1957. The IHF also organizes women's and men's junior world championships. By July 2009, the IHF listed 166 member federations – approximately 795,000 teams and 19 million players. The rules are laid out in the IHF's set of rules, most recently published in 2015. Two teams of seven players (six court players plus one goalkeeper) take
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#17328633749485408-773: The country; however, a report by The Straits Times from 30 April 1920 references fives courts at the Padang Polo (polo ground) in Penang . Eton Fives teams from Malaysia have been entered into tournaments – in March 2015, two teams were sent to the UK National Eton Fives Schools Championship at Eton College , reaching the Plate Quarter Finals. In India, Eton fives is played only at St. Paul's School, Darjeeling , where there exist two courts built in 1899 by
5512-431: The court and attempt to score points by putting the game ball into the opposing team's goal. In handling the ball, players are subject to the following restrictions: Notable scoring opportunities can occur when attacking players jump into the goal area. For example, an attacking player may catch a pass while launching toward the inside of the goal area, and then shoot or pass before touching the floor. Doubling occurs when
5616-422: The court is part of the area it encompasses; the centre line belongs to both halves at the same time. The goals are two metres high and three metres wide. They must be securely bolted either to the floor or the wall behind. The goal posts and the crossbar must be made out of the same material (e.g., wood or aluminium ) and feature a quadratic cross section with sides of 8 cm (3 in). The three sides of
5720-524: The court, at a height of 15 cm, creating the "upper" and "lower" parts of the court. A sloping ledge runs around the walls of the court, roughly four and a half feet from the floor, of which the bottom line is dubbed the "playline", above which shots have to be played. The upper limit of the court is the "coping" – stonework that lines the top of the walls. The first purpose-built fives courts were built at Eton College in 1840, by then headmaster Edward Craven Hawtrey , who constructed four courts mimicking
5824-411: The defending players. Prior to 2015, this court player became the designated goalkeeper on the court and had to wear some vest or bib the same color as the goalkeeper's shirt to be identified as such. A rule change meant to make the game more offensive now allows any player to substitute for the goalkeeper without becoming a designated goalkeeper. The new rule resembles the one used in ice hockey. This rule
5928-490: The earliest written testaments of the game are directives by clergy taken to prevent playing of the game. Actions against the game (then referred to as either "hand-tennis" and "hand-ball") have been found as early as 1287, when the Synod of Exeter banned the game due to the damage it caused to church buildings. Other notable examples of wall ball games being banned include Robert Braybrooke , Bishop of London , who in 1385 prohibited
6032-405: The end of the 19th Century, fives had become a well-established sport for British public schools. In the 1920s, the sport began to be played at Cambridge University . The first recorded fives match was played between Eton and Harrow in 1885 (F. Thomas and C. Barclay of Eton beat E.M. Butler and B. R. Warren of Harrow). Fives continued to be played through the 20th century, but failed to develop
6136-504: The forms of field handball , Czech handball (which were more common in the past) and beach handball . The game is fast and high-scoring: professional teams now typically score between 20 and 35 goals each, though lower scores were not uncommon until a few decades ago. Body contact is permitted for the defenders trying to stop the attackers from approaching the goal. No protective equipment is mandated, but players may wear soft protective bands, pads and mouth guards. The modern set of rules
6240-505: The game " Necnon ad pilam infra et extra ecclesiam ludunt ." (English: Neither inside not outside the church .) The name "fives" was applied to the game by 1591, as when Elizabeth I visited the village of Elvetham in Hampshire, she was entertained by the Marquess of Hertford by a game played by his servants : "about three o'clock, ten of his lordship's servants, all Somersetshire men, in
6344-602: The game in Nigeria is played using a tennis ball , as traditional balls "take chunks out of the mud walls of the courts", and gloves are not used. In Nigeria, fives is popular; the Emir of Katsina , Abdulmumini Kabir Usman plays, and has a court inside the Gidan Korau [ ha ] Katsina Royal Palace. Fives in Nigeria is regulated by the Fives Federation of Nigeria Several inter-state tournaments are run, which include
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#17328633749486448-668: The game. It is very similar to the game of rackets , and can even be considered an early form of the game, differing in the shape of the bat used, and the slightly smaller ball used in rackets. The game was played using a willow bat with a curved bowl, measuring around 21 inches by 4 inches, with the end wrapped in leather. Bat fives was played mostly at Radley and Westminster , but was also played at Rugby , Cheltenham , and Aldenham . It used courts similar in size to squash courts , with an open back, and with no buttress, step or hazards. The sport ceased to be played around 1903, in favour of Eton fives , and most courts were demolished in
6552-612: The game. This often came in the form of shutters and pintles inserted into walls, as well as latticework over the windows themselves. The sport also influenced the layout of several churches; at some churches, saplings were planted where Fives would have been played, at the Church of St James, Ashwick , a cross was moved "to the Vifes place... to prevent the Young People from spending so much idle time in that sort of exercise." As such, many of
6656-410: The goalkeeper is treated as an ordinary court player, and has to follow court players' rules; holding or tackling an opponent player outside the area risks a direct disqualification. The goalkeeper may not return to the area with the ball. Passing to one's own goalkeeper results in a turnover. Each team is allowed to have a maximum of four team officials seated on the benches. An official is anybody who
6760-404: The ground. The other then strikes it, and the players then continue to hit it against the wall, either before it comes to the ground or at the first rebound, until one of them missing it, or driving it out of bounds, or beneath the wall-line, loses or goes out. The ball may fall anywhere within the side boundaries, after once being struck up by the player who is in. Fives is generally played wearing
6864-656: The inside." The erection of a fives court on the Recreation Ground of the University of Melbourne is noted in the Council minutes of Trinity College in 1873, and there were newspaper reports of an "annual tournament in connexion with the University Fives Club" in 1881, when Professor Herbert Strong acted as judge. A double-handed tournament and a single-handed handicap tournament were played there in August 1883. Fives
6968-449: The introduction of the sport at the school was previously a teacher at Warminster before joining Rugby. The Warminster variety of fives also differs greatly in its rules: teams play three-a-side ; one on the left, center and right sides of the court (referred to as "squif", "centre" and "skunk"). The court has dimensions of roughly 8 metres in width and depth. Bat fives is a form of fives predating Rugby, Eton, and Westminster forms of
7072-437: The knee. As in several other team sports, a distinction is made between catching and dribbling . A player who is in possession of the ball may stand stationary for only three seconds, and may take only three steps. They must then either shoot, pass, or dribble the ball. Taking more than three steps at any time is considered travelling, and results in a turnover. A player may dribble as many times as they want (though, since passing
7176-596: The last few years." It considers that "England may be looked upon as the Home of Cycling" and quotes Thomas Huxley 's words to the Royal Society : "Since the time of Achilles , no improvement had added anything to the speed or strength attainable by the unassisted powers of man", commenting that a bicyclist had recently raced 146 miles in only ten hours. Skating (1892) deals first with 'Origins and Development', ' Figure skating ', and 'Recreation and Racing', noting that Holland
7280-462: The meanest article of dress in the hosiers ' shops named after him. Indeed, the game is not one that tends to exalt the individual player. At the end of the 19th century, fives was gentrified from its origins as a rural sport to an elitist sport at public schools ; codified forms of the game such as Eton fives and Rugby fives were introduced in the 1870s, which spread to schools such as Highgate , Westminster , Charterhouse and Harrow . By
7384-431: The net on the inside. The goals are surrounded by the crease, also called the zone. This area is delineated by two quarter circles with a radius of six metres around the far corners of each goal post and a connecting line parallel to the goal line. Only the defending goalkeeper is allowed inside this zone. However, court players may catch and touch the ball in the air within it as long as the player starts their jump outside
7488-612: The official guidelines. If a decision must be reached in a particular match (e.g., in a tournament) and it ends in a draw after regular time, there are at maximum two overtimes, each consisting of two straight 5-minute periods with a one-minute break in between. If these does not decide the game either, then the winning team is determined in a penalty shootout (best-of-five rounds; if still tied, extra rounds are added until one team wins). The referees may call timeout according to their sole discretion; typical reasons are injuries, suspensions, or court cleaning. Penalty throws should trigger
7592-436: The officials' decisions, will normally risk a yellow card. If the suspended player protests further, does not walk straight off the court to the bench, or if the referee deems the tempo deliberately slow, that player risks a double yellow card. Illegal substitution (outside of the dedicated area, or if the replacement player enters too early) is prohibited; if they do, they risk a yellow card. Players are typically referred to by
7696-624: The original Athletics and Football (1887). In 1902, the final entirely new volume, Motors and Motor-Driving , covered a new sport, and lastly there was a new edition of Cricket in 1920. On the combining of athletics and football in a single volume, Mike Huggins says in The Victorians and Sport (2004) that it suggests "...that football's leading place was not yet assured amongst the more literate reading public." The original volume on Cricket (1888) has sixteen chapters on topics such as 'Batting', 'Bowling', 'Fielding', and 'Umpires'. It defines
7800-431: The period in with Arnolds was headmaster. The sport is governed by the Rugby Fives Association , which stages multiple tournaments for the sport annually. Rugby fives uses an enclosed court free from "hazards", with a hollow board running across the front wall, similar to that of squash . The court has a width of 18 feet and a length of 28 feet, with the front wall having a height of 15 feet. The Rugby fives court uses
7904-533: The play must cross the substitution line which is part of the side line and extends 4.5 metres (15 ft) from the middle line to the team's side. A standard match has two 30-minute halves with a 10- or 15-minute (major Championships/Olympics) halftime intermission. At half-time, teams switch sides of the court as well as benches. For youths, the length of the halves is reduced—25 minutes at ages 12 to 15, and 20 minutes at ages 8 to 11; though national federations of some countries may differ in their implementation from
8008-404: The play with a throw from within the zone ("goalkeeper throw"). In a penalty shot or directly taken free throw, throwing the ball against the head of a goalkeeper who is not moving will lead to a direct disqualification ("red card"). Hitting a non-moving goalkeeper's head out of regular play will lead to a two-minute suspension as long as the player threw without obstruction. Outside of own D-zone,
8112-425: The player is not the one punished, and can be substituted in again, as the penalty consists of the team playing with one fewer player than the opposing team. After referees award the ball to the opponents for whatever reason, the player currently in possession of the ball has to lay it down quickly, or risk a two-minute suspension. Also, gesticulating or verbally questioning the referee's order, as well as arguing with
8216-462: The positions they are playing. The positions are always denoted from the view of the respective goalkeeper, so that a defender on the right opposes an attacker on the left. However, not all of the following positions may be occupied depending on the formation or potential suspensions. Sometimes, the offense uses formations with two pivot players. There are many variations in defensive formations. Usually, they are described as n:m formations, where n
8320-408: The referee can forego the warning for an immediate two-minute suspension. Players are warned once before given a yellow card; they risk being red-carded if they receive three two-minute suspensions. A red card results in an ejection from the game and a two-minute penalty for the team. A player may receive a red card directly for particularly rough penalties. For instance, any contact from behind during
8424-569: The rules were modified by Karl Schelenz . The first international games were played under these rules, between Germany and Austria by men in 1925 and between Germany and Austria by women in 1930. In 1926, the Congress of World Athletics (then known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation) nominated a committee to draw up international rules for field handball. The International Amateur Handball Federation
8528-469: The school and was in regular use until the 1970s. The court used in Warminster fives is unique in its construction: the court is similar to a fives wall, except for two small walls jutting from the front wall at 45° angles. The court itself is a grade II listed building , first being listed in 1978. Warminster fives is likely to have inspired Rugby fives : Thomas Arnold , headmaster at Rugby responsible for
8632-448: The school chapel with rules for the game being created in 1877 under the title " Rules of the Game of Fives as played at Eton ". Eton fives is played in three-sided courts around the size of a squash court mimicking the sides of the school chapel, with a buttress (referred to as a "pepper-box") on the left-hand wall, and a raised step at the front of the court, extending around 80 cm into
8736-409: The side, from behind a player or impeding the opponent's counterattack are all considered illegal and are subject to penalty. Any infraction that prevents a clear scoring opportunity will result in a seven-metre penalty shot. Typically the referee will give a warning yellow card for an illegal action; but, if the contact was particularly dangerous, like striking the opponent in the head, neck or throat,
8840-493: The sides of the school chapel. These courts varied in a few specifications; the distance between the front wall and the buttress was increased, and the floor's slope was reduced, which quickened play speed. The courts were built of sandstone , to reproduce the effect's of the chapel's walls, which are made of Taynton stone . The first Eton fives match was played on 12 February 1885, between Eton and Harrow School , playing at Harrow's fives courts. Eton fives began to be played at
8944-465: The site. The court used is almost identical to that used in Rugby fives, except for a 45° change in wall direction for almost 10 inches on the left wall. This makes the back of the court narrower, and creates a very small buttress similarly to that of Eton fives . This buttress also serves to diversify gameplay by allowing winning shots to be made more easily: sharp changes in direction are created by bouncing
9048-521: The slang expression "a bunch of fives" (meaning a fist), the other that an earlier form of the game, as described by Nichols , used five-a-side teams. Fives is generally considered to have originated from early forms of the French Jeu de paume . Games were most often played against the walls of the north ends of churchyards , or against the walls of belltowers . This often damaged window glazing , so many churches adapted their exteriors to protect against
9152-685: The sport at the Lyceum Alpinum Zuoz . Fives also has a history in Brazil, several fives courts were built by the Western and Brazilian Telegraph Company , although these were closed in the late 1920s. Courts also existed at the São Paulo Athletic Club , which were eventually converted into a swimming pool. Finally, a set of fives courts were built at St Paul's School in São Paulo in 1934. Bat fives
9256-405: The start of a new attack, causing the hand to be taken down; but a shot blocked by the defense or a normal free throw will not. This rule prevents an attacking team from stalling the game indefinitely, as it is difficult to intercept a pass without at the same time conceding dangerous openings towards the goal. The usual formations of the defense are 6–0, when all the defense players line up between
9360-513: The substitution line. A prior notification of the referees is not necessary. Some national bodies, such as the Deutsche Handball Bund (DHB, "German Handball Federation"), allow substitution in junior teams only when in ball possession or during timeouts. This restriction is intended to prevent early specialization of players to offence or defence. Court players are allowed to touch the ball with any part of their bodies above and including
9464-417: The team that scores more goals wins. Modern handball is played on a court of 40 by 20 metres (131 by 66 ft), with a goal in the middle of each end. The goals are surrounded by a 6-metre (20 ft) zone where only the defending goalkeeper is allowed; goals must be scored by throwing the ball from outside the zone or while "diving" into it. The sport is usually played indoors, but outdoor variants exist in
9568-453: The thrower to obtain a certain position, and pose restrictions on the positions of all other players. Sometimes the execution must wait for a whistle blow by the referee. Penalties are given to players, in progressive format, for fouls that require more punishment than just a free-throw. Actions directed mainly at the opponent and not the ball (such as reaching around, holding, pushing, tripping, and jumping into opponent) as well as contact from
9672-488: The universities of Oxford and Cambridge , which participate in an annual varsity match in the sport. As of 2022, Rugby fives is played in two state schools, namely Stoke Newington School (whose courts were renovated by The National Lottery in 2007) and Derby Moor Academy . Winchester fives is a version of fives very similar to Rugby fives, played originally at Westminster School . The sport has been played at Westminster since July 1886, when two courts were opened at
9776-421: The zone and releases the ball before they land (landing inside the perimeter is allowed in this case as long as the ball has been released). If a player without the ball contacts the ground inside the goal perimeter, or the line surrounding the perimeter, they must take the most direct path out of it. However, should a player cross the zone in an attempt to gain an advantage (e.g., better position) their team cedes
9880-459: Was "the Skater's Paradise" and giving a list of racing records since the 1820s, then continues with chapters on Curling , Tobogganing , Ice-Sailing and Bandy . Laura and Guy Waterman's Yankee Rock & Ice (2002) calls the Badminton Library "a quaint turn-of-the-century British series", while a review of the publication Collectors Guide to the Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes says of
9984-410: Was also played in prestigious preparatory schools, most notably Groton School and St. Mark's School, Massachusetts . Of these, only Groton still plays, where three Rugby fives courts, built in 1884 by Endicott Peabody , are in use as of 2016. Until 2001, eight courts had existed at St. Mark's School, Massachusetts , built by William Greenough Thayer , and an annual competition between the two schools
10088-604: Was first played at the Olympics in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin outdoors, and the next time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich indoors; handball has been an Olympic sport since then. Women's handball was added at the 1976 Summer Olympics . The International Handball Federation was formed in 1946 and, as of 2016 , has 197 member federations. The sport is most popular in Europe, and European countries have won all medals but one in
10192-544: Was first used in the women's world championship in December 2015 and has since been used by the men's European championship in January 2016 and by both genders in the Olympic tournament in 2016. This rule change has led to a drastic increase of empty net goals . If either goalkeeper deflects the ball over the outer goal line, their team stays in possession of the ball, in contrast to other sports like football . The goalkeeper resumes
10296-540: Was formed in 1928 and later the International Handball Federation was formed in 1946. Men's field handball was played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. During the next several decades, indoor handball flourished and evolved in the Scandinavian countries. The sport re-emerged onto the world stage as men's team handball for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich . Women's team handball was added at
10400-513: Was held until at least the 1980s. In March 1979, a tour of England was made by players from St. Mark's School, the first ever by American players. Several other courts exist scattered throughout the country, for example one near Kezar Lake , and several others at the Union Boat Club in Boston . In 2021, Mexico's first Eton Fives court was built in Oaxaca by Emilian Ruiz Ayala, a player who learnt
10504-562: Was played in Uruguay at the Montevideo Cricket Club , where there were two courts. Handball Handball (also known as team handball , European handball or Olympic handball ) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper ) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the opposing team. A standard match consists of two periods of 30 minutes, and
10608-631: Was played in schools and universities in Australia in the nineteenth century. A court was opened at the Hutchins School in Hobart, Tasmania, in November 1877, The court was described as "the only one, we believe, in the colony", and its dimensions as: "Length of floor, 21 ft.; height and width of court 14 ft. each. The court will be an open one, with a flagged floor, the walls will be built of brick, and cemented on
10712-534: Was published in 1917 by Karl Schelenz , Max Heiser, and Erich Konigh, on 29 October in Berlin , which is seen as the date of birth of the sport. The rules have had several revisions since. The first official handball match was played in 1917 in Germany. Karl Schelenz modified the rules in 1919. The first international games were played (under these rules) with men in 1925 (between Germany and Belgium) and with women in 1930 (between Germany and Austria). Men's handball
10816-542: Was published in three different formats: The name 'Badminton Library' was derived from that of Duke of Beaufort's principal country house , Badminton in Gloucestershire. There is no volume in the series on the sport of Badminton, named after the same house. J. K. Stanford 's fictional game shot George Hysteron-Proteron was said to have been educated at Eton , the Royal Military College, Sandhurst , and
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