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A standard handball match consists of two 30-minute halves with a 10-15 minute halftime break. If the score is tied after regulation, there are up to two 5-minute overtime periods followed by a penalty shootout if still tied. Teams can call up to 3 timeouts of 1 minute each per game to stop play for injuries, suspensions or court cleaning. Referees control timeouts and may stop play at their discretion.

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Referees

A standard handball match consists of two 30-minute halves with a 10-15 minute halftime break. If the score is tied after regulation, there are up to two 5-minute overtime periods followed by a penalty shootout if still tied. Teams can call up to 3 timeouts of 1 minute each per game to stop play for injuries, suspensions or court cleaning. Referees control timeouts and may stop play at their discretion.

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ends in a draw after regular time, there are at maximum two overtimes, each consisting of two

straight 5-minute periods with a one-minute break in between. Should these not decide the game
either, the winning team is determined in a penalty shootout (best-of-five rounds; if still tied, extra
rounds are added until one team wins).
The referees may call timeout according to their sole discretion; typical reasons are injuries,
suspensions, or court cleaning. Penalty throws should trigger a timeout only for lengthyA standard
match has two 30-minute halves with a 10- to 15-minute halftime break. At half-time, teams switch
sides of the court as well as benches. For youths, the length of the halves is reduced—25 minutes at
ages 12 to 15, and 20 minutes at ages 8 to 11; though national federations of some countries may
differ in their implementation from the official guidelines.[8]
If a decision must be reached in a particular match (e.g., in a tournament) and it
delays, such as a change of the goalkeeper.
Since 2012, teams can call 3 team timeouts per game (up to two per half), which last one minute
each. This right may only be invoked by the team in possession of the ball. Team representatives
must show a green card marked with a black T on the timekeeper's desk. The timekeeper then
immediately interrupts the game by sounding an acoustic signal and stops the time. Before 2012,
teams were allowed only one timeout per half. For the purpose of calling timeouts, overtime and
shootouts are extensions of the second half.

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