New York Athletic Club (NYAC) wins battle of New York
NYAC poses for a team photo after winning the Elite National Championships The battle for New York (waged in Reno) as a nail biter. NYAC got off to a fast start and managed to maintain a 2-3 goal lead...
View ArticleAUDIO: USA Team Handball Federation Town Hall Meeting
On Saturday night (18 May 2013) the USA Team Handball Federation had its annual Town Hall Meeting. CEO Matt Van Houten discussed several topics to include Federation finances and plans to...
View ArticleAUDIO: Interview with USA Team Handball’s Jordan Fithian
Team USA and NYAC Circle Runner Jordan Fithian Last Saturday I sat down with USA National Team Player, Jordan Fithian, a 27 year old Circle Runner originally from Kansas. Fithian, who played 3 years...
View ArticleAUDIO: Interview with USOC Executive, Rick Adams
Rick Adams, The USOC’s Managing Director, NGB Organizational Development At the USA Team Handball National Championships in Reno, I had the opportunity to interview Rick Adams, the USOC’s Managing...
View ArticleAUDIO: Interview with USA Women’s players Sarah Gascon and Stacy Self
Sarah Gascon talks about the upcoming Pan American Championships At the U.S. Club Championships in Reno, I sat down with veteran Back Court/Circle Runner Sarah Gascon and newcomer Goalie Stacy Self...
View ArticleChampions League Final Four: Video links and odds
The Champions League Final Four matches will be played this weekend. On Saturday, Barcelona takes on Kielce in the first match and that’s followed by Kiel vs. Hamburg. On Sunday, the losers play for...
View ArticleWomen’s Pan American Championships: Quick Summary and Links
Through 2 match days Group A seems fairly settled. As expected, Brazil is the class of the group and is 2-0-0 after two easy wins over USA (44-10) and Costa Rica (59-7). The Dominican Republic...
View ArticleAUDIO: Interview with USA Team Handball Board of Director, Tomuke Ebuwei
Tomuke “T” Ebuwei on defense against the Dominican Republic During the U.S. Club National Championships I had the opportunity to sit down with veteran National Team player and USA Team Handball Board...
View ArticleAUDIO: Interview with USA Team Handball CEO, Matt Van Houten
New York Athletic Club (NYAC) goalie and USA Team Handball CEO, Matt Van Houten, chases down an errant shot. At the Club National Championships, Matt Van Houten, took some time out of his busy schedule...
View ArticleWomen’s Pan American Championships: Team USA Results (A look at the numbers)
Stephanie Hesser: The leading scorer for Team USA and one of the few bright spots for the team. Overall Results The 2011 Women’s Pan American Championships concluded this past weekend with fairly...
View ArticleAUDIO: A conversation with Laszlo Jurak: A True Handball Legend
Laszlo Jurak, long time coach of NYAC, on the sidelines at the U.S. National Championships. (Photo courtesy of Clarke Ortega) Sometimes the word legend is casually thrown around to describe someone...
View ArticleAUDIO: Interview with USA Junior and Youth National Team Coach Julio Sainz
Julio Sainz, coaching the LA Team Handball Club Women’s team at the National Championships. How many teams does this guy coach anyway? (Photo courtesy of Clarke Ortega) The U.S. is sending both a men’s...
View ArticleUSA Team Handball to visit Auburn University to discuss Residency Programs
Auburn, Alabama: The next stop for the USA Residency Program? The Auburn University student newspaper has reported that USA Team Handball will be traveling to their campus next week to discuss the...
View ArticleUSA Team Handball Visit to Auburn: Coach Garcia Cuesta reacts favorably to...
Auburn students at USA Team Handball tryout. The tryout was held in conjunction with an exploratory visit regarding the establishment of a national team residency program there. The Auburn University...
View ArticleLeaving Las Vegas and Reflecting on Club Development in the U.S.
My daughters discussing Team Handball with the Scorpions at the Las Vegas YMCA Youth Day. Are they now future Colorado Dynamo stars? All my bags are packed; I’m ready to go…. Rocky Mountain High,...
View ArticleAUDIO: Interview with Ocean NJ Team Handball Club
Coach Robert Michalik and the Ocean NJ Team Handball Club at the 2013 USA Club National Championships Continuing the theme regarding club development in the U.S., here’s an interview with players and...
View ArticleDeaflympics: Team USA places 6th with respectable showing
USA’s Sean Moore on attack vs. Germany The 2013 Deaflympics have concluded in Sofia, Bulgaria and Team Handball was part of the competition. (The Deaflympics are held every four years and are...
View ArticleAuburn Residency Programs: A great day for USA Team Handball? Maybe, but I’ve...
USA Team Handball and Auburn University agree to a seven year National Team Residency Program. Did USA Team Handball have a structured and transparent process for reaching this decision? Yesterday,...
View ArticleAuburn Residency Programs: Some answers from CEO Matt Van Houten
CEO Matt Van Houten at his office in Colorado Springs Yesterday, I sat down with USA Team Handball CEO, Matt Van Houten to discuss the agreement with Auburn University to start a National Team...
View ArticleNBC promotes English soccer in a big way; When will Team Handball get the...
American Football Coach Lasso has some trouble adapting to the English Premier League. Wonder how he’d do coaching the German Bundesliga. “Stop! That’s traveling; you only get two steps… Oh, you get 3...
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