Side note:  During the interview we briefly discussed Olympic Qualification slots.  For 2016 Olympic qualification, due to Brazil’s hosting of the Olympics, the Pan American Region received 2 direct qualification slots.  This meant PANAM Games runner up Argentina, directly qualified for the Olympics.  Brazil also placed 10th at the 2015 World Championships and was the […]

Short interview with Julio Sainz on USA Women prep for 2nd leg vs Canada

It’s game day and while the Canadian teams ate breakfast I briefly chatted with coaches, Alexis Bertrand and Nathalie Brochu

USA Team Handball Men’s National Team Coach, Robert Hedin, joins the podcast to to discuss his first impressions of his new assignment.  In the last month he’s conducted training camps at Auburn and in Dormagen, Germany.  We review both camps and the roster that’s been selected for the upcoming PANAM Games qualification matches vs Canada.  […]

Greenland recently hosted the Men’s Pan American Handball Championship and came close (ever so close) to taking the bronze medal and qualifying for the 2019 IHF World Championships. Greenland’s team captain, Minik Dahl Hoegh, joins the podcast to discuss Greenland’s run through the tournament, what it meant for Greenland to host the Championships and what […]