Field handball (also known as outdoor handball or grass handball) was a form of what is now handball and was played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. The sport is played on a grass field (similar to an association football field) between long, wide. The field has two parallel lines from the goal line, which divides the field into 3 sections; each section can have up to 6 players of each team. The goal area is a semicircular line with a radius, and the penalty mark at from the goal. The goal is wide and high. The game is played with the same ball as the indoor type by two teams of 11 players (plus 2 reserves) and two periods of 30 minutes each. Indoor handball gradually grew in popularity to replace field handball and the last IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship was played in 1966. See also Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics IHF World Men's Outdoor Handball Championship IHF World Women's Outdoor Handball Championship References External links Handball at the Olympics Video 1 about field handball (in German) Video 2 about field handball (in German) IHF video Field Handball rules Handball