John and JD discuss all of the Olympics related handball social media activity, the IHF Beach Handball Showcase, the American Handbal Haus podcast and the upcoming Flanders outdoor tournament. 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 of the page […]
This commentary is regarding the U.S. Women’s National team. For information regarding newcomer prospects for the U.S. Men’s National Team (which are dramatically different) check out this commentary. Olympic Dreams Fueled by Possibilities I’m sure there are hundreds, if not thousands of athletes watching the Paris Olympics, seeing handball for the first time and thinking, […]
WHO: Students interested in starting a Collegiate Team Handball Club at Colorado State University, the University of Colorado – Boulder or any other college or university in the state of colorado. WHAT: Starting a Collegiate Team Handball Club can be challenging. This initiative will help you get your club started with equipment (balls and goals) […]This commentary is regarding the U.S. Men’s National team. I’ll write a separate commentary on the U.S. Women’s National Team (which will be dramatically different) and will put a link to it here when it’s available. Olympic Dreams Fueled by Possibilities I’m sure there are hundreds, if not thousands of athletes watching the Paris Olympics, […]Here are some handy links to find out more information on Team Handball and the Team Handball competition at the 2024 Olympic Games.
Multiple U.S. betting sites now offer handball odds. Here are some links to Olympic Handball odds in Colorado. The availability in your jurisdiction may vary. Pre-Tournament odds (Courtesy of DraftKings) WOMEN France and Norway are the co-favorites to take the Gold and the odds have shortened in France’s favor, probably due to some uncertainty with […]
Good news for Cord Cutters: Last Olympics, if you didn’t have NBC via cable, satellite or some other platform you were out of luck. This time around all Olympics content will be available via NBC’s streaming service, Peacock. TV Broadcasts NBC has the rights to all Olympic content in the USA and they currently plan to produce […]
I continue my look back at Nikiola Karabatic’s career and try to illustrate why he’s one of the greatest, if not the greatest 2 way defender of all time. (Read Part 1 Part 2) Why Handball Defense Gets No Respect As a former defensive specialist perhaps nothing annoys me more about typical Handball GOAT debates than […]
Jacob Roberts fills in for JD and he and John discuss the North American & Caribbean Club Championships, the IHF Beach Handball Showcase and upcoming Beach Handball events in North America this summer. Here’s a summary with links to some of the items we discussed: Watch on YouTube or listen/download the mp3 file at the […]
(Karabatic and Narcisse*, Jordan and Pippen, Ruth and Gehrig. *I could probably have used a picture with Jerome Fernandez and some other players) I continue my look back at Nikiola Karabatic’s career and try to answer the age old GOAT question: Does the GOAT owe his greatness to his sidekicks? Or does the GOAT make […]
This isn’t the first time I’ve pointed out some “problems” with our U.S. club rosters. (See Link Link) Honestly it’s getting a little old googling and checking social media sites, but today’s battle between two “Southern California” club teams at the North American & Caribbean Club Championships got me wondering… Just how many athletes on […]JD and John discuss the Paris 2024 Olympics Promotion Working Group, the results and statisics from the Jr Womens World Championship, how the “Welcome to Wrexham” documentary style might work for the U.S. Women’s Team and the upcoming NACHC Club championships. Here’s a summary with links to some of the items we discussed: Watch on […]JD and John discuss the US Handball Union Vegas tourney, the Men’s and Women’s World Beach Handball Championships, the U20 Women’s Championships and the recent resignation of two USA Team Handball Board of Directors. Here’s a summary with links to some of the items we discussed: Watch on YouTube or listen/download the mp3 file at […]JD and John discuss entities that might be interested in a handball reality show and the upcoming US Handball Union Championship in Las Vegas. 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 of the page If you have any suggestions […]