Irish Handball
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PLAYERS
2 or 4
DIFFICULTY
SETTING
Both
MATERIALS
- A small rubber handball
- A handball alley with a front wall
MEASUREMENTS
A standard alley is about 40ft long and 20ft wide (12m x 6m), with a front wall roughly 20ft (6m) high.
HOW TO PLAY
1
The server strikes the ball with a hand so that it hits the front wall and bounces back into play.
2
Opponents must return the ball to the front wall with a hand before it bounces twice on the floor.
3
A rally continues until a player fails to return the ball to the front wall before the second bounce.
4
The server scores a point when they win a rally; if the server loses a rally, the serve passes to the opponent instead.
5
Play continues until one side reaches the target score, typically 21 points, with a required margin to finish.