Mike Cavanaugh, on the sidelines of Air Force training Earlier today, Mike Cavanaugh announced his professional retirement from USA Team Handball: Link Although he will no longer have an official capacity, he will still contribute to the sport as an Air Force coach and, I would suspect, in other waysRead More →

This article is part of a series, Charting a Path Forward for Team USA Handball (2019 Reboot) A brief diatribe on American and European sports structures When describing handball in the United States, it is important to consider the context of its audience. Simple terms like club, schools, colleges, intramurals,Read More →

Holger Nielsen, the James Naismith of handball Yesterday, Stefan Fatsis, arguably the biggest proponent of team handball in the American “mainstream” sports media, spoke briefly about the origins of handball on the Slate, Hang up and listen podcast: Link (Towards the end, at minute 1:02) The source of her “afterRead More →

Abou Fofana in attack against Bergischer HC in Germany The United States Men’s National Team is currently in Dormagen, Germany, for a training camp ahead of the upcoming PANAM Games qualifying series against Canada in September. New head coach Robert Hedin and assistant coach Mark OrtegaRead More →

New United States Men’s National Team Coach Robert Hedin USA Team Handball has announced that Robert Hedin has been hired as the interim coach of the USA Men’s National Team. His assignment will continue in the upcoming PANAM Games qualifying games against Canada on September 2 (Auburn) and September 5Read More →

Podcast: play in a new window | Download (Duration: 56:08 — 25.7MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Embroiderer | blurry | NOTE: The Team Handball News podcast RSS feed has changed: Link (To get the latest episodes, be sure to update your favorite podcast aggregator. University of Virginia HandballFrontRead More →

Podcast: play in a new window | Download (Duration: 44:21 — 29.5MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Embroiderer | blurry | Irina Bliznova regularly penetrates opposing defenses and is often fouled. Against South Korea on Day 1, she was fouled quite badly and started toRead More →

United States national team player Gary Hines celebrates after hitting the buzzer. Well, Team USA won’t be at the Rio Olympics, but longtime National Men’s Team player Gary Hines is enjoying some success off the court in handball as a ninja warrior. Hines, who plays handballRead More →

Podcast: play in a new window | Download (Duration: 22:57 — 2.6MB) Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Embroiderer | blurry | While working on the next part of my commentary on whether an austere residency program is better than none at all, I listened again to an interview IRead More →

Qatari referee Saleh Jamaan Bamurtef shows a yellow card against Croatia. Refereeing was inconsistent to say the least in Qatar. Former IHF Playing Rules and Referees Committee (PRC) Chairman Christer Ahl blames the IHF and Qatar for having inconsistent officiating and unfair advantages for the host country. It should haveRead More →

In freezing countries like Sweden, it has always been necessary to allow special uniforms on the beach! I recently wrote about uniforms, although the context then was the headscarf issue. I’ve noticed that our handball rules are surprisingly vague as to what constitutes a true “uniform”. So, among other things,Read More →

The real border between America and Europe?? I have just returned from a week of visits to Iceland, but I also managed to get into a handball match, namely the last match of the European qualifiers between Iceland and Austria. In addition, I had the opportunity to meet some ofRead More →

16 of Europe’s top clubs are battling for the Champions League trophy You may be surprised by this section, but you will understand if you have followed my previous writings on this subject. For me, it is now, with the round of 16 (or 1/8 finals) that the real competitionRead More →