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australian handball wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 rules of play 2 history and development toggle history and development subsection 2 1 early days 2 2 national competition 3 notable players 4 see also 5 references 6 external links toggle the table of contents australian handball 2 languages বাংলা español edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item 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how and when to remove this message learn how and when to remove this message australian handball years active 1847 to present 1 players one player vs another or doubles 2 on 2 setup time minimal if any chance none skills manual dexterity social skills walking gross motor skill running australian handball is a sport in which players strike a small ball against one or more walls using their hands it is distinct from the olympic sport of team handball being more closely related to other wall handball sports such as gaelic handball welsh handball and american handball 2 organised forms of the game were recorded in australia as early as 1923 3 rules of play edit this section provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject please help improve the article by providing more context for the reader july 2021 learn how and when to remove this message australian handball is generally played in an enclosed court in which players strike a small ball directly against a front wall using their palm or fist rather than a racquet or other equipment play begins with a serve in which the ball is hit directly against the front wall without first bouncing on the ground and then the opposing player must return the ball before it bounces twice during play the ball may rebound from side walls either before or after striking the front wall but after a player strikes the ball it must contact the front wall before touching the ground the game can be played in singles or doubles formats on courts with one three or four walls with the three wall court the most common configuration used for organised play courts used for the sport are found at a number of educational institutions and sporting facilities in australia 1 2 a similar game is played in ireland 4 history and development edit early days edit the game has been played in some capacity since the 19th century 5 with the first australian handball court built by melbourne hotel keeper michael lynch in 1847 its formal beginnings in australia date from 1923 6 7 1 and its early development has been attributed to the work of the christian brothers colleges 8 who considered that handball affords an excellent preparatory training for football as it calls into play all the resources of the physical man 9 since its inception the game has primarily been played in victoria south australia and new south wales and by 1970 there were about 1 000 players registered with these three territories state associations 1 however modernisation of school grounds has meant the disappearance of many traditional handball courts making it harder for players to access the game 7 national competition edit the game is run nationally run by the australian handball council formed in 1928 1 with the current executive director being jim kiley and the secretary treasurer greg hay 7 the council has held almost annual national championships for decades and each state has held its own state titles 7 during the 1950s and 1960s both the australian singles schoolboys handball championships and the australian doubles schoolboys handball championships were held on a regular basis 8 and australians have made regular appearances at both the world junior and world senior titles 1 2 within australia the chief rivalry has been between victoria and south australia for the past three decades these two states have generally competed for the national handball championships over one weekend annually at a midpoint venue often warrnambool victoria 7 notable players edit notable players from the first half of the 20th century include national champions jim flattery 10 tim tucker 11 and george macris 1 12 notable players from the second half of the 20th century include john hughes paul fallon lou ravesi vic deluzio and geoff walsh 7 8 13 14 see also edit hack slap an analogous game played with feet instead of hands handball school a popular game played in schools in australia a schoolyard variant of four square references edit 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 handball article the world book encyclopedia australasia 1970 field enterprises educational corporation chicago illinois fieldwork assistance by field educational enterprises of australasia pty ltd north sydney australia p 370 1 2 3 eddie has a bright future at handball article city of preston post times leader group northcote melbourne 18 december 1984 p 11 rice k a handball has romantic history the adelaide mail saturday 12 april 1930 p 7 topend sports sports science fitness testing event analysis topend sports retrieved 27 january 2026 100 years of handball in south australia 1901 2000 south australian handball association adelaide 2000 retrieved 12 december 2017 right wall handball its value as exercise championship games the sporting globe saturday 19 april 1924 p 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 australian handball australian handball council archived from the original on 29 june 2009 retrieved 1 march 2009 australian handball council sa 2009 1 2 3 the strand pdf st bernard s college essendon vic australia 2003 archived from the original pdf on 22 july 2008 retrieved 3 april 2009 newsletter vol 10 no 2 july 2003 p 6 st virgil s annual st virgil s college hobart christmas 1922 p 7 world war two nominal roll surgeon captain james martin flattery department of veterans affairs tim tucker wallball australia retrieved 16 march 2026 hall of fame for handball clipping from southern courier about george macris 2010 randwick city library interview with paul fallon eleven times australian handball champion neil bennetts australia 1983 1983 retrieved 3 april 2009 murray neil 1961 sport and recreation australian handball trove retrieved 13 july 2026 cite web cs1 maint url status link external links edit games portal wallball australia wallball australia facebook page world handball council facebook page retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title australian_handball oldid 1363896234 categories players of australian handball children s games street games wall and ball games 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