However, a player may not intentionally touch the ball with any part of the body below the knee. To allow for faster play, after a goal is scored, the game can resume before all opponents are back on their side of the court (the team taking the throw-off, however, must still be on its own half).Ī player may stop, catch, throw, bounce or strike the ball in any manner and in any direction, using hands, fists, arms, head, body, thighs or knees. The throw-off occurs after every goal and is often taken quickly. A goal may be scored directly from a throw-off. The thrower tries to throw the ball to a member of his/her own team. The team taking the throw-off must be on its own half of the court, and the opponents must be at least three meters (9 feet, 10 inches) from the thrower. The game starts with a throw-off from the center of the court after the referee's whistle.
