25 years ago, Mika Maunula and I dragged a couple of handball goals onto the sand in Hermosa Beach, California to play what we thought at the time was beach handball. The sport has come a long, long way since those humble beginnings. In this short podcast discussion Mika and I trace the past 25 […]

Jence Rhoads had a stellar basketball career at Vanderbilt University and then played hoops professionally in Iceland and Romania.  But, in 2004, after her mother, Melinda Hale Rhoads, attended a reunion with her 84 Olympic Team Handball teammates she decided to take a road trip to Auburn, Alabama and tryout for the Women’s National Team.  […]

The 2019 North American and Caribbean Beach Handball Championships will start today (Thursday, 11 July)  in Trinidad & Tobago.  USA Men’s coach, Michael Hinson called in from Trinidad last night to talk about their preparation, the USA Men’s roster and their […]

The North American and Caribbean Beach Handball Championships will take place this week at Turtle Beach, Trinidad & Tobago.  USA Women’s coach, Juliano De Oliveira and I talk about his handball origin story, the USA Women’s roster and their competition at the tournament. Thanks to Right Turn Media for their help with editing the podcast […]

Kevin Gruzinsky and Joey Williams recently spent several months in Denmark for extended handball training at the ISI Sports Academy in Ikast, Denmark.  In the podcast we discuss how they each discovered handball, how they decided to attend the ISI Sports Academy and their experience there. ISI Sports Academy Handball Program Website: Link ISI Sports […]

Texas A&M’s William Kennedy and North Carolina’s Aaron Hamm are leaders on their respective collegiate teams and members of the U.S. Jr National Team that recently competed at the IHF Trophy Inter-Continental Championships.  I sat down with both of them at the conclusion of the USA Collegiate National Championships to discuss their experience in Kosovo […]

A while back I read a story online about how Americans could attend college in Germany for practically nothing when compared to tuition costs in the U.S.  And, I thought to myself, “Hmm.  Cheaper than Auburn and quality regular competition. […]

For many, and for sure myself, Cuban handball, has always been an enigma.  For every tournament staged in Pan America they are the question mark.  Will they show up and, if they do, what kind of a team will they bring?  How have they fielded strong […]

Right Wing Ty Reed played a significant role in team USA’s PANAM Qualification vs Canada.  He scored 8 goals in the 36-24 win over Auburn and 5 goals in the 27-27 draw in Montreal. In between games, I sat down with Ty to talk about his early athletic career, being a walk on with the […]