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Handball in Hong Kong
Hong Kongteam taking on China in the Hong Kong International HandballChampionships Today’s guest columnist is Altay Atli, a lecturer in international relations and economics based in Istanbul, Turkey....
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Youth action in the Mediterranean
Egypt won the Mediterranean title, beating Tunisia Guest columnist, Altay Atli, is a lecturer in international relations and economics based in Istanbul, Turkey. Altay is a former handball player, a...
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Pivotal USA – Puerto Rico Match likely to determine nonqualifier
The North American and Caribbean Men’s Handball Championships will qualify 4 teams for this summer’s Pan American Handball Championships in Uruguay. With 5 nations participating this means only 1...
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The legend, now in bookstores
Svetlana Kitic inaction, and the cover of her biography By Altay Atli Handball biographies are a rare commodity, probably because publishers do not see any profits in this genre, or also because...
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Part 1: Grass Roots vs National Team Focus: Recent National Team Losses...
How does a club team in Guadeloupe beat a national team from the U.S.? Answer: It’s start with superior youth development programs. This past April the USA Women’s National Team traveled to Puerto Rico...
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I “HEART” Flensburg
Bold Prediction Comes True. This past weekend Flensburg pulled off one of the more unlikely Champions League victories in the history of the sport. On Saturday in the Semifinals they came back from a...
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Christer’s Corner
Congratulations to Team Handball News contributor Christer Ahl who has a new featured column with Play the Game organization. “Play the Game” is an international conference and communication...
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Grass Roots vs National Team Focus: Part 2: Aging Veterans and Expats vs. Up...
USA with two national club titles. NYC takes Canadian title while NYAC repeats as American champions. But, the real winner in terms of development is Alberta: the Canadian runners-up: In part 1, I...
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Grass Roots vs National Team Focus: Part 3: What’s the Right Level of...
In part 1 I addressed the recent Women’s National Team results and in Part 2 I highlighted the weak club system in the U.S. In this part I take a step back and philosophize a bit about how to go...
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Oceania Disappears from the IHF’s Atlas
Australian men’s team at the 2013 World Championships… Their last appearance? Team Handball News contributor, Altay Atli, addresses the recent IHF decision to retroactively give Australia’s World...
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Grass Roots vs National Team Focus: Part 4: Both Can be Done, but there are...
14 years ago Germany implemented a long range plan to fix its soccer development programs. It appears to have worked well. Should USA Team Handball do the same? In part 3 I addressed the competing...
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Handball and Development in Australia: A New Path
The Australian men’s team sing the national anthem before facing Spain at the 2013 Men’s World Championship in Spain Former Australian national team player now journalist Courtney Gahan weighs in on...
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Charting a Way Forward for USA Team Handball: Part 1: Introduction: Many...
Many options for developing handball in the U.S. Which way is the right path forward? Previous commentaries have focused on the shortcomings of National Team Residency Programs, why I felt it was too...
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IHF Updates Competition Regulation to Make Australian-Like Removals Standard...
Australia had the rug pulled out from them for the 2015 WC. Who’s next?: Asia, Pan America or Africa? On the heels of its, after the fact and arbitrary action to remove Australia from the 2015 Men’s...
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Charting a Way Forward for USA Team Handball: Option 1: Establish a Residency...
Should USA Team Handball take a bold step to change the focus of its Residency Programs? Background USA Team Handball has established Residency Programs for its Men’s and Women’s National Teams at...
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The Case Against the Dominican Republic and Why Sports Federations have...
Overwhelming evidence points to the Dominican Republic Handball Federation repeatedly using overage and non-Dominican athletes on their national teams. Will the PATHF’s Executive Committee’s maneuvers...
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Charting a Way Forward for USA Team Handball: Option 2: Increase the Emphasis...
Simply putting out the welcome mat won’t populate a National Team Residency Program with the type of athletes desired. A concerted recruitment effort is needed to get better athletes with real...
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Charting a Way Forward for USA Team Handball: Option 3: Develop or...
A wishful thinking future headline? Maybe, but arguably an overseas residency program has the best chance of making a headline like this a reality someday. Background Ask just about any athlete...
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USA vs. Puerto Rico Series: Men’s Results and Analysis: A Developmental...
A bright spot for the U.S. Men’s Team: E.J. Udu-Udoma is developing into a decent left wing. The USA Men’s and Women’s National Teams played a 3 game series against Puerto Rico from 17-19 October,...
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A Handball Night in Paris
Watching handball at Halle George Carpentier in Paris Team Handball News contributor, Altay Atli, was in Paris a few weeks ago and had the opportunity to meet and watch Paris St. Germain in action....
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