International handball is back in Ireland.
(sorry for late post).
International Handball and Intervarsity are taking stage this weekend in Gormanston (co Meath).
Check the flier on the File Folder in the right sidebar for full programme of events.
Astra HC will play Glasgow on Saturday 26th at 4pm.
Check http://www.gormanstoncollege.ie/contact.html for direction.
North kildare Handball Club has a new website:
http://www.kildarehandball.org/
Kildare Handball Finals
Finals for junior boys, junior girls, senior boys, senior girls (4 teams from San Carlo and 4 teams from Gaelscoil Ui Fhiaich) will be played on Monday 7th of March at 1.20pm in Confey . Medals and referees will be provided by NKildare Olympic Handball Club.
Thank you to the organiser, coaches, parents and all participants to the Children's tournament held in Collinstown last Saturday the 5th.
In the tournament competed:
Four boys teams (Group B):
-Sligo (S)
-North Kildare+Terenure (NK+T)
-Muslim School 1 (MS1)
-Muslim School 2 (MS2)
Three girls teams (Group G):
-North Kildare (NK)
-Muslim School 1 (MS1)
-Muslim School 2 (MS2)
Results:
G: MS1 - NK 5:6
B: MS1 - S 9:4
G: MS1 - MS2 6:1
B: NK+T - MS2 7:2
G: NK - MS2 5:0
B: NK+T S 6:1
G: NK - MS1 9:4
B: MS1 - MS2 11:2
G: MS1 - MS2 6:4
B: S - MS2 6:5
B: MS1 - NK+T 5:6
G: NK - MS2 4:3
Was checking the EHF website and I saw the 2010 ranking for Club teams. I thought that too often the good work of the handball community passed un-noticed and unrecognised. Ireland left the bottom line of the EHF Club ranking thanks to Dublin International and Astra.
The Irish Handball family should be grateful to all these players for giving to Ireland a higher profile.
So, I would like to use this post to say THANK YOU to a few people that in my opinion did something important to develop and give high profile to Handball in Ireland.
I would like other people to join me and add comments and more THANK YOU to more people.
-Robert Hamm, Conall Collier, Olena Karpenko and Andres Eiriksson for re-organising the National Competition for Junior and schools. THANK YOU.
-Lauren Sweeney for attending the EHF Youth Coaches Seminar and put once again Ireland on the map of Europen Handball. THANK YOU.
-The Astra Ladies team for coming back from the EHF Challenge Cup with EHF ranking points that moved Ireland from the bottom of the ranking, leaving behind ENG and SCO and others. THANK YOU.
-The Dublin International Men's team for coming back from the EHF Challenge Cup with an hystoric win that boosted Ireland further up in the EHF ranking. THANK YOU. and Thank you for keeping an Irish Team in relevant EHF competitions for the 4th year in a row.
(EHF ranking in Files Folder box on right sidebar. Dub Int, Astra, and Ireland Women all have EHF points)
As announced in October 2010 the Irish Olympic Handball Association signed a development agreement with the European Handball Federation.
Alongside the Scottish Handball Association, the IOHA is amongst the 1st to benefit from this "Infrastructure Support Program".
The 1st step in this 3 year program is the recruitment of a General Manager for the Irish Olympic Handball Association.
See file for the job description and application process for the GM position in the Document Box section on right sidebar.
Applications must be received by 5 p.m. on the 5th of February 2011
-New poll published on left sidebar.
-Link to the Galway Olimpic Handball Association added to the Links and Map section.
-Calendar updated with new schedule (DCU joined the senior men and Senior Ladies restructuring).
It has been a very hard year for Handball, plenty of not resolved discussions and fights, and I'm afraid no much hope to see the end of the conflicts with the New Year.
Let’s hope I'll be proved wrong.
Nevertheless, NOLLAIG SHONA AGUS ATHBHLIAIN FAOI MHAISE
Aslo see the new poll on left sidebar
Interesting article on EHF website
http://www.eurohandball.com/article/13615
Point 1 specially:
"1.The national federations should give equal rights to men’s and women’s handball, in terms of providing the same resources to both sides."
IOHA new board killed women handball, drain out all resources and put in place a "development strategy" that will make sure no women handball will ever develop again!
DCU managed to get the minimum number of players to enter a team in the Senior Men's league and break the ice with the new season in match vs Lughnasa played in grand secret on Satuday 11th.
Matches due to be played on the 4th of Dec have been postpones as the Loughlinstown Sport Hall is not available as refurbishment is not completed.
Finally, with one month delay for the previous years, the Senior Leagues start again.
There will be 4 men's and 3 women's teams battling for the title of Irish champion.
Astra, Lughnasa, UCD have teams in both competition. Dublin International, after the very successful European performance, will defend its title of top Irish team in the men's competition only.
Shortly the full schedule will be available for download. Meantime check the calendar on the right sidebar.
Here this weekend matches. UCD sport hall, Belfield Dublin 4.
UCD – Lughnasa, Men, 12.30pm
Dub Int - Astra , Men, 2.00pm
UCD – Lughnasa, Ladies, 3.30pm
First match and first Trophy of the season.
On Sunday 31st of October UCD OHC and ASTRA HC will challenge each other for the Corn Chrothrom Féinne.
Matches are at 1.30 pm Men ; 3.30 pm Ladies in the UCD sport centre
For all those that do not speak Irish, Corn Chrothrom Féinne means Fair Play Cup.
This is the first edition of a trophy born to celebrate the unique link and friendship between the two Clubs.
EHF Champion League is shown on TV on EUROSPORT 2.
Comments are in english and not from our "friedly neighborhood".
Next Sunday there will be two matches to watch: Ladies in the afternood, men in the evening.
Check Sunday 17th schedule.
Matches are also shown on Mondays.
Worth to keep and eye on daily schedule
http://tv.eurosport.com/handball/ehf-champions-league_sto2480409/tvproduct.shtml http://tv.eurosport.com/tvschedule.shtml
The Irish Olympic Handball Association is hosting a Coaching Course later this month.
The venue for this course is St.Colomba's College, Whitechurch, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. http://www.stcolumbas.ie/location.php
Find information in the PDF document on the right sidebar-Files Folder Box-
The Coaching Course which runs from the 23rd to the 25th of October will be delivered by the IOHA Technical Director Carsten Klavehn .
The cost of the 3 day course is €200 for IOHA registered coaches and players and €250 for non members.
Credits will be awarded to attendees should they wish to sit the IOHA Level 1 Coaching Course in 2011.
IOHA affiliation, registration and transfer froms are available in the Document Box on the rigth sidebar. Just scroll down a bit.
The Irish Olympic Handball Association will held its Annual General Meeting
on Tuesday 12th October 2010 at 7.30pm
in the Meeting Room A, Sport HQ, 13 Joyce Way, Park West Dublin 12
As summer comes and handball activities are having a break, I'll list them all in here.
End of Summer handball - IHF videos and social night
On Thursday 2nd at 7pm in the UCD sport centre UCD Handball Club will host a meeting during which it will be shown an IHFs official video with the explanation of the new rules. After that the meeting will turn in a social event at the UCD Sport Bar.
Curiosity
Roberto Baggio, famous Italian football player and one of the world best football player ever, got recently nominated by the Italian Football Federation as president of the technical Sector. What shall be noted is that despite his world famous CV, Roberto had to attend a 3 weeks course and sustain examination on topic such as Football Technic and tactics, Coaching and training methodology, sport psycology, Sport medicine, and Sport administration. In contrast in Ireland people get put in executive places.....
Coaching Ireland 10th Forum. From playground to podium.
11th September 2010. Links now active.
Brochure and Info: http://www.coachingireland.com/files/EMAIL.pdf. Also available in Document Box on Right sidebar
Forum site and entry form: http://www.fromplaygroundtopodium.com/
EHF Challenge Cup Draws.
On 27 July 2010 at 11:00 hrs
Join the Top Irish team Dublin International and follow LIVE the draw of Round 2 of the EHF Challenge Cup.
http://www.eurohandball.com/article/13255
List of seeding available in Document Box on Right sidebar
Sports First Aid Course
Date: Saturday 12th June Time: 9.00am to 4.00pm
Venue: Johnstown Parish Pastoral Centre, Churchview Road, Killiney, Co. Dublin
Code Of Ethics & Good Practice for Children’s Sport - Basic Awareness Workshop
Date: Wednesday 16th June Time:6pm to 10pm
Venue: Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Dundrum Sub-Office
Curiosity
http://www.eurohandball.com/article/13156
UCD Summer Handball Friendly Open Sessions
Every Thursday in UCD at 8pm. check location on map on left sidebar.
http://ireland-handball.blogspot.com/2010/05/summer-friendly-handball.html
Coaching Ireland 10th Forum
11th September 2010.
http://ireland-handball.blogspot.com/2010/05/coaching-irelands-10th-all-island-forum.html
Ireland Handball got this invitation to the next Coaching Ireland's 10th Forum to pass to all interested Clubs and Coaches.
“From Playground to Podium” 11th September 2010
Dublin Convention Centre (Spencer Dock)
The 10th Coaching Forum “From Playground to Podium” promises to be the most exciting and challenging forum to date. It will address coaching issues at all levels.
Workshops will be delivered in the following areas; Coaching Children, Club Coaching, Developing Talent, Performance Coaching, Women in Coaching, allowing each coach to select topics relevant to you and those you coach.
The keynotes and workshops will be delivered by National & International experts, with practical knowledge and experience of dealing first hand with real coaching issues.
