The USA Men found out who and where they will play their group play matches at the 2025 Handball World Championships and due to a strange twist of fate it will be deja vu, all over again. This is because they will play Norway, Portugal and Brazil in Norway… just like they did in a […]
The draw for the 2025 Men’s World Championships will take place tomorrow, 29 May at 1:30 PM (US ET) / 7:30 PM (CET). It will probably be streamed live and I will place the link here when it’s available. The USA Men are in pot 4 and here’s some best and worst case analysis for […]This is part of a series of commentaries that address the future of handball in the U.S. In Part 1, I summarized the U.S. Women’s National Team poor results of the past 4 years. In Part 2, I addressed the need for USA Team Handball leadership to consider proactive steps to broaden the talent pool. […]
JD and John discuss USA National Teams in action on three continent: The USA Men friendly matches in Europe, the USA Men at the NORCA Championships and both Men’s and Women’s Beach National Teams in Brazil. Here’s a summary with links to some of the items we discussed: Watch on YouTube or listen/download the mp3 […]JD and John discuss the USA Men’s opening match vs Mexico at the NORCA Championships, handball streaming and the USA National Championships which actually had more Canadians than Americans participating in it. Here’s a summary with links to some of the items we discussed: Watch on YouTube or listen/download the mp3 file at the top […]
The USA Team Handball National Championships took place this past weekend in Spokane, Washington. I didn’t attend, but still have a few thoughts regarding this competition. In part 1, I take a look at the demographics of the participating teams. Overview A total of 20 teams participated this past weekend at the U.S. National Handball […]JD and John discuss the USA Men’s roster for the upcoming NORCA Championships, the College Women’s results and whether the College Handball Championships should change formats to an Elite Eight knockout format. results of last weekend’s Collegiate Handball Championships. Here’s a summary with links to some of the items we discussed: Watch on YouTube or […]
This is part of an ongoing series, “Charting a way forward for USA Team Handball” which is a series of commentaries exploring different initiatives to help move the sport forward in this country. Anyone who has ever asked me what I think should be done to improve handball domestically in the U.S. will get an […][MVP Gary Phillips led West Point Black to yet another title (photo: Rod Apfelbeck)] JD and John discuss the results of last weekend’s Collegiate Handball Championships. Here’s a summary with links to some of the items we discussed: The ongoing North American Beach Handball Championships: Watch on YouTube or listen/download the mp3 file at the […]
US Handball Union Executive Director, Michael King joins the podcast to discuss this weekend’s College National Championships. Here’s a summary with links to some of the items we discussed: Current News Items College Nationals Preview