Rule 7

1. The ball is in the air going towards the sideline. WHITE 3 manages to play the ball with his hand to WHITE 7 before the ball crosses the line. In order to do this, WHITE 3 crosses the sideline with one foot. WHITE 7 catches the ball and scores a goal. Correct decision?

2. A risky pass is played from BLACK 3 to BLACK 11. When the ball is in the air, BLACK 11 realises that he will not be able to catch it, so he hits the ball with his fist to feed BLACK 9, who is standing in the middle of the court. Correct decision?

3. WHITE 4 catches the ball while standing. He then jumps and lands on the right foot and jumps to his left foot to throw. How many steps did WHITE 4 take?

4. A player jumps to catch the ball passed to him by a teammate. He lands on both feet simultaneously. Then he lifts his right foot to take a step to the side and drags his left foot up to the right foot. How many steps did he take?

5. A player catches the ball in mid-air, passed to him by a teammate. He then lands on the right foot and moves off with that foot. Then he puts the left foot down first and then the right one to throw. How many steps did he take?

6. WHITE 5 is fumbling the ball, but finally manages to get it under control. Then he takes three steps, bounces the ball once, and takes another three steps before scoring a goal. Correct decision?

7. WHITE 5 wants to start an attack. He bounces the ball repeatedly while taking five steps. He then takes the ball up again to pass it. Correct decision?

8. BLACK 6 catches the ball, slips and falls. Lying on his back, he passes the ball to BLACK 9. Correct decision?

9. WHITE 3 runs between two opponents to push the ball in the direction of his path. He grabs the ball again, before it has touched the ground. Now, there is an open space towards the goal of BLACK team. WHITE 3 bounces the ball once and score. Correct decision?

10. After bouncing the ball once, WHITE 7 wants to pass the ball to WHITE 5, but WHITE 5 is marked by an opponent. WHITE 7 becomes so confused that he drops the ball, but manages to catch it again before it has touched the floor. Correct decision?

11. How is repeated passive play to be penalised?

12. Following a shot on goal by WHITE 4, the ball rebounds from the goal post of BLACK team, and hits the referee who stands inside the goal area next to the goal. Consequently, the ball crosses the sideline and not the outer goal line. Correct decision?

13.  WHITE team executes a throw-in. WHITE 5 throws the ball onto the court, where it hits the referee and crosses the goal line of BLACK team. Correct decision?

14. BLACK 3 makes a jump shot, and WHITE 9 blocks the ball. The ball falls to the floor, and WHITE 9 picks it up with both hands and starts dribbling in a counter-attack. He throws the ball into the goal of BLACK team. Correct decision?

15. WHITE 5 dribbles the ball along the sideline. BLACK obstructs him correctly. To get past BLACK 2, WHITE 5 steps over the sideline with one foot during his dribbling. Correct decision?

16. After an imprecise pass from WHITE 3 to WHITE 9, the ball rolls towards the sideline near the substitution area of WHITE team. BLACK 10 is one metre away and ready to grab the ball, when WHITE 9 dives for the ball and hits it with his fist towards the centre of the playing court back to WHITE 3. His movement then causes WHITE 9 to slide over the sideline and land outside the court. Correct decision?

17. BLACK 7 of the attacking team assumes a position outside the court without having the ball. The referees indicate to the player that he must return to the court, but he does not react. Correct decision?

18. A player jumps in over the goal area of the opposing team. He has full ball and body control, and he is in a good position to shoot. However, instead of shooting he turns around in mid-air and passes the ball back to a teammate, who passes the ball further. Correct decision?

19. WHITE 3 takes a shot on the goal of BLACK team and hits the goalpost. The ball rolls back out of the goal area. At the free-throw line, WHITE 3 and BLACK 4 dive for the ball without endangering each other. BLACK 4 manages to push the ball to BLACK 6, who starts a counter-attack and scores a goal. Correct decision?

20. WHITE 10 tries to pass the ball to WHITE 8, who is at the goal-area line of BLACK team. BLACK 10 stands completely still in front of WHITE 8, when the ball hits his foot. Correct decision?

21. WHITE 15 blocks a pass from BLACK 9, and the ball rolls on the floor. WHITE 15 and BLACK 9 dive for the ball. WHITE 15 catches the ball and dives on the floor. He stands up, takes three steps with the ball and plays the ball to a teammate, who scores a goal. Correct decision?

22. WHITE team is leading 24:23 in the 57th minute, but has one less player on the court. The court referee has given a free throw in favour of WHITE 3. WHITE 6 tries to execute the free throw several metres away from the correct spot, even though the referee has shown the correct spot very clearly. Correct decision?

23. BLACK team is playing with one player less. The players of BLACK team have already assumed their positions in attack and started the build-up phase. Now, BLACK 6 and BLACK 8 decide to leave the court for a substitution. Correct decision?

24. Which of the following actions nullify the forewarning signal?

25. Which of the following instructions regarding the forewarning signal for passive play (IHF hand signal 17) are correct?

26. WHITE team delay the execution of a throw-off. The team has already been cautioned for this type of tactical delay earlier. Correct decision?

27. Which of the following statements regarding the correct use of the forewarning signal for passive play are correct?

28. Which of the following statements regarding passive play are correct?

29. WHITE team is in possession of the ball. The referees show the forewarning signal for passive play. After one pass, WHITE 5 takes a shot on goal. The shot is blocked by BLACK 2, and the ball bounces back to WHITE 5, who passes the ball to WHITE 9. How many passes have been completed?

30. WHITE team is in possession of the ball. The referees show the forewarning signal for passive play. WHITE 9 tries to pass the ball to WHITE 2, but the pass is blocked by BLACK 8, and the ball bounces back to WHITE 9. WHITE 9 tries to break through the defence, but is rewarded a free throw. WHITE 8 executes the free throw by passing the ball to WHITE 2. How many passes have been completed?

31. WHITE team is in possession of the ball. The referees notice a passive tendency in the play of WHITE team. The referees show the forewarning signal for passive play. BLACK team sees that the forewarning signal is shown, and they become more aggressive in defence, trying to cause a free throw. After three passes by WHITE team, BLACK team causes a free throw. Correct decision?

32. WHITE team is in attack. The referees notice a passive tendency in the play of WHITE team and show the forewarning signal. WHITE team passes the ball four times, before WHITE 9 takes a shot on goal. The shot is blocked by BLACK 3, and the ball goes over the sideline for a throw-in for WHITE team. Correct decision?

33. WHITE team is in possession of the ball, and because of a passive tendency in the play of WHITE team the referees show the forewarning signal. After 4 passes WHITE 5 takes a shot on goal. BLACK 3 blocks the shot, and the ball returns to WHITE 5. Correct decision?

34. BLACK team are in attack. The referees show the forewarning signal. BLACK 7 passes the ball to BLACK 11. BLACK 11 tries to break through, but is stopped by WHITE 3. The referees give a free throw for BLACK team. BLACK 11 executes the free throw and passes the ball to BLACK 2, who tries to take a shot on goal, but the shot is blocked by defender WHITE 4, and the ball goes to BLACK 11. BLACK 11 takes a shot on goal, but he is pushed lightly by WHITE 5, and goalkeeper WHITE 1 manages to save the shot. What is the correct decision?

35. The score is 27-27 with 20 seconds left of the match. WHITE team play without goalkeeper. The forewarning signal is shown by the referees. After three passes, WHITE 8 passes the ball to WHITE 7, who takes a shot on goal. The ball is blocked by defender BLACK 2, and the ball passes the side line. Shortly after the throw-in is executed, the whistle sounds from the table, because WHITE team have requested a team time-out. How should the match be restarted?

36. WHITE team plays in attack. Two passes after the forewarning signal has been shown by the referees, WHITE 7 shoots on goal. The ball is blocked by BLACK 8. WHITE 8 receives the rebound and tries to shoot on goal. Again, the ball is blocked by BLACK 8. WHITE 8 receives the ball after the block and plays the ball to WHITE 6, who has a clear chance of scoring. WHITE 6 is pulled down from behind by BLACK 7 in a way that he totally loses body control. What is the correct decision?