ABRIDGED RULES

GUIDING BODIES

World Police and Fire Games Federation (WPFGF)
8304 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., # 107, San Diego, CA  92111  USA
Tele. (858) 571-9919   FAX: (858) 571-1641  E-MAIL:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

United States Handball Association (USHA)
2333 N. Tucson Blvd. ,  Tucson, AZ  85716  U.S.A. 
Tele. (520) 795-0434  E-Mail:  www.ushandball.org

EVENTS

INDIVIDUAL;
   MEN:  Open, Master, Grand Master (A) [50-54], Grand Master (B) [55-59] &
              Grand Master (C) [60+]
  WOMEN:  Open, Master & Grand Master [50+]

DOUBLES;  
      UNISEX Open [18+]; Master [40+] & Grand Master [50+]. Unisex Doubles teams may be any combination of genders.

BRACKETING

Double Elimination.  If  a player receives a first round bye or win by default and then loses their first match, in the second round, they must be placed into the draw in the position they would have occupied after a first round loss.

If fewer than seven (7) competitors are entered in any division, a Round Robin bracket may be offered.

GENERAL SPORT RULES for Handball

A match is won by the first side winning two games.  The first two games of the match are played to 21 points.  In the event each side wins a game, a tie-breaker is played to 11 points.  The winner is the first side to reach 21, or 11 in the tie-breaker.

Lensed eye-wear is mandatory at all times during play and warm-up.

 Jan 2011