HOME BALL

HAND

Home Ball Hand is our most accessible discipline. Thanks to the simplicity of its rules and the fun it provides, everyone can play without any hang-ups. Regardless of your athletic abilities, physical condition, or age, the lack of contact and the lack of movement with the ball in hand allows this sport to be played by all ages!

Everyone is a player in the game, and everyone can make a difference during a Home Ball Hand match: enjoy a sport where the ball moves around a lot.

Home Ball Hand in video

Goal of the game

Two teams compete against each other. The objective is to win the game by scoring more points than the opposing team into the yellow targets (with hands only). Intentional physical contact is forbidden.

Duration of a match

Targets' value

Yellow targets are positive !

But BE CAREFUL, cred targets are penalties. A player who shoots in a red target bring their team’s score back to 0 (wether it’s the opposing team’s or their own!).

Beware of ball deflections! The last player to touch the ball is penalized if it enters a red target.

Targets' value

Restart

First half

At the start of the first half of the match, the team that wins the RPS (Rock, Paper, Scissors) chooses its side of the court and wins the kickoff.

Second half

The teams change sides and the kickoff is by the team which did not kick off the first half.

During the match

When a team scores, it is the opposing team which restarts.

When the referee awards a free kick to a team.

Placement on the field

Home Ball Hand 3vs3

Example of player positioning on a 6m50 x 6m50 pitch.

Players from the opposing team cannot enter this area. If a shooter scores but places their foot in this area, the goal is disallowed.

Players are free to move wherever they want within this area.

It is forbidden to enter this area when it influences a phase of the game.

Free player

Their playing area is their defense zone and the mixed zone. A maximum of 2 free players per team.

The center

His playing area is only the mixed zone. From 3 vs 3, all additional players are pivots.

The referee

The referee stands at the entrance to the home ball court. Two assistant referees are permitted.

Substitutes

Substitutes may only enter the field at half-time or at any time to replace an injured player.

When a player misses his shot and if that same player recovers the ball first, he is obliged to pass to a teammate before being able to shoot again.

Distribution of roles

The number of players varies depending on the size of the field. This rule ensures an optimal playing experience by preventing all targets from being defended simultaneously. Below are the player numbers for competitive play:

4m50 x 4m50

2 vs 2 – 1 free player + 1 center per team

Home Ball Hand 3 contre 3

6m50 x 6m50

3 vs 3 – 2 free players + 1 center per team

8m50 x 8m50

4 vs 4 – 2 free players + 2 centers per team

For leisure practice, add one player per team.

Prohibitions in the game

Level 1 foul

  • Walking for the ball carrier
  • Dribbling, playing on the ground, or shooting from the extension
  • Entering the opponent’s defence zone entirely
  • Entering a playing area prohibited by their position
  • Keeping possession of the ball for more than 5 seconds

Level 1 Sanction

INDIRECT FREE KICK

Each player returns to their half of the field and the team that was fouled starts.

Level 2 foul

  • Intentionally touching the ball with your feet
  • Holding or pushing your opponent
  • Dangerous and unfair play
  • Holding on or throwing yourself into the net
  • Defending in the forbidden zone

Level 2 Sanction

PENALTY

The fouled player or their teammate positions themselves in the center of their defensive zone to shoot unopposed. WARNING! If the shooter sends the ball into the red target, their team’s score resets to 0!

Level 3 foul

  • Anti-play
  • Disrespect towards the referee/players
  • Dangerous actions
  • Failure to comply with safety instructions

Level 3 Sanction

ARBITRATION DEFEAT

The sanctioned team lost the match with a score of 10 to 0.

If draw

If the teams are tied at the end of regulation time: overtime. The first team to score in a yellow target wins.

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