Cool New Sport? : (European) Handball

[godkiller]

I've found a new sport called European Handball. It has elements of basketball (dribbling, driving and passing), soccer (movement) and football (physicality). I think the sport has potential. At worst's it is basketball for short people. I can imagine the acrobatics and power moves people could do with time and practice. Check out 4:02 onwards in the above video. What do you guys think?

We even have a US team:

 

[gho3st]

I've found a new sport called European Handball. It has elements of basketball (dribbling, driving and passing), soccer (movement) and football (physicality). I think the sport has potential. At worst's it is basketball for short people. I can imagine the acrobatics and power moves people could do with time and practice. What do you guys think?:

new?? that shyt has been around for a long ass time.

 

[godkiller]

new?? that shyt has been around for a long ass time.

Consider context. Handball is new to me and North America in general but the sport intrigues me. There are a litany of interesting aspects. Power, trickery, passing, etc.

 

[QuarterCenturyLegend]

Played it a couple times in HS gym, it's fun. Last resort type of event as far as watching it goes

 

[godkiller]

Played it a couple times in HS gym, it's fun. Last resort type of event as far as watching it goes

The game looks like it can be high scoring. Moreover the acrobatics and passing might look better when someone you're more familiar with does it. There's potential for trucking and jumping over people in this sport too. I'm not looking at the European game and saying this is what the sport is. I'm looking at what it could be with the right players and mentality. Europeans like to play soft.

 

[Grams]

@portcityplaya @Kostibros remember when we were so hungry for that Olympic village p*ssy that we deadass thought about joining the U.S. team just to go to Brazil?

 

[gho3st]

The game looks like it can be high scoring. Moreover the acrobatics and passing might look better when someone you're more familiar with does it. There's potential for trucking and jumping over people in this sport too. I'm not looking at the European game and saying this is what the sport is. I'm looking at what it could be with the right players and mentality. Europeans like to play soft.

stop breh....

 

[NYC Rebel]

I prefer puerto rican handball....

 

[godkiller]

I prefer puerto rican handball....

I'm not sure why you posted these PR rats in my thread. I've played this handball in the past and it sucks. It's also not "Puerto Rican handball". It's just handball.

 

[NYC Rebel]

Not sure why you posted this trash. I've played this handball in the past and it sucks.

That's the only handball I knew of. I saw the olympic version of it and was like

 

[godkiller]

That's the only handball I knew of. I saw the olympic version of it and was like

That version of handball is . I think this one has far more potential for explosive playmaking. Watch the video, breh.

 

[QuarterCenturyLegend]

The game looks like it can be high scoring. Moreover the acrobatics and passing might look better when someone you're more familiar with does it. There's potential for trucking and noing over people in this sport too. I'm not looking at the European game and saying this is what the sport is. I'm looking at what it could be with the right players and mentality. Europeans like to play soft.

I get what you're saying but I think you have
too high of expectations of what the game will
never become, imo. It is cool though, but to see
it come to the States other than the usual
Olympic squad, I don't really see happening.

 

[Da Jungles]

Thought this was gonna be American Me handball



Anyway

 

[Digga38]

dope sport me thinks

 

[gho3st]

That's the only handball I knew of. I saw the olympic version of it and was like

exactly i used to play that shyt all the time. Used to go collect tennis balls around the court by my apt complex specifically for that shyt