It’s a rest day at the Men’s Pan American Championships in Nuuk, Greenland and Canadian Men’s Head Coach, Alexis Bertrand, joins the podcast to talk about Canada’s performance so far, the atmosphere in Greenland, Cuba’s absence and the upcoming North American qualifier between Canada and the U.S. in September. Canada is 1-2-0 in the tournament, […]

Last weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Velux EHF Final Four in Cologne, Germany.  Six days later I’m just starting to come down from the “high” of doing so.  I’ll touch on a number of items. What an Experience! From the moment I arrived in Cologne it was simply special to be surrounded […]

Dennis Berkholtz and I dive deep into a discussion on handball development in the U.S.  Among the topics covered: Whether IHF resources spent on IHF Trophy tournaments could be better spent elsewhere Dual citizen participation in IHF Trophy events Whether national teams could be set aside for a period of time to tackle development How […]

The IHF Trophy tournaments held last week in West Dundee, Illinois were a big success.  Dennis Berkholtz was on hand for all the matches and he provides his assessment of the teams, players and results. Final Results, Standings and links to match video: Link USA IHF Trophy Rosters: Link This is the first of two […]

NOTE:  The RSS Feed for the Team Handball News Podcast has changed:  Link (To get the latest episodes, be sure to update your favorite podcast aggregator. UVA left wing and club president, Christian Vila, joins me on the podcast for a discussion on Virginia handball.  Topics include: The start of the UVA program in 2014 […]

In between matches last weekend at the College National Championships, I sat down for a conversation with USA National Team player, Divine Jackson.  We discussed his athletic career, introduction to handball, the recent North American & Caribbean (NORCA) Championship and the National Team’s future. Some notes and links: Divine Jackson profile page at USA Team […]

In a short audio interview (4:26) Co-Head Coach Michael Gordon reflects on Penn St’s first title and how far they’ve come in less than a year’s time.  Michael shares coaching responsibilities with Thomas Lauvaux, who handles the offense/team tactics while he works goalkeepers and organizational matters.  After the interview I learned another fun fact:  the […]

Earlier this month the New Zealand Men’s team played in their first major handball tournament, the 2018 Asian Men’s Championship.  Joining me to talk about handball in New Zealand was one of the team captains, Karl Fitzpatrick, and the team’s leading goal scorer, Aston Lang. We discuss their performance at the tournament, how handball is […]

ehfTV’s Tom O’Brannigan joins me on the podcast to talk about the 2018 European Championships.  It’s tangents galore as we discuss the controversy around officials reviewing TV replays, red cards on facial contact, the Duvnjak injury, the merits of club vs national team competition, and what makes Nikola Karabatic the GOAT. Sascha Staat’s commentary on […]

This past November, The Sterne School of San Francisco won their 2nd consecutive Youth Cal Cup title. Joining me on the podcast is their head coach Craig Brewer.  Craig was the 2016 USA Team Handbal Youth Development Handball Coach of the Year and has been involved with education for 20 years.  We discuss the genesis […]