Issue 174 June 15 2011
GB Men Continue Summer Tour with Lanzarote Camp GREAT Britain Men are in Lanzarote this week on a training camp, and will play two matches against local Spanish sides as their Summer Tour continues. The team were in Brazil last week, where they took on the Brazilian national side three times in a bid to gain experience of as many different styles of handball as possible. Matches on Thursday and Friday will mark the last of the current tour which has seen the GB men play hosts Turkey before their Brazil stay. There were plenty of positives to come from the tough matches against Brazil, who included several players with Olympic and World Championship experience
in the team as they prepare for the Pan-American Games later this summer. Long-term injury victim Bobby White (pictured)marked his debut as captain in the second match, almost a year to the day since he last played, with Brazil securing a 35-22 win, while GB were much improved in their third game and only lost 25-16 after a much-improved defensive display. the Lanzarote camp, and are next The GB Men return to their together at the end of August for clubs across the world following a Tournament in France.
Youngsters Preparing for National Schools Finals THE National Schools handball
The event on Saturday June 25 finals take place later this month, is at the Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton from 10am, where the best teams from and is the culmination of months across the country will do battle of regional heats, trials and training sessions at schools from for the national titles. across the country. From 72 teams entered, just 17 remain in the finals. In the Under-13 girls event it is between Siddal Moor Sports College, Parrs Wood High School and Barking Abbey School, while in the Under-13 boys
event the competitors are Royton and Crompton High School , Woolwich Poly High School, Harris Boys’ Academy (East Dulwich) and Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School. The Under-15 girls teams are Helenswood School, Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School, Birchwood Community High School and Blacon High School. The Under-15 boys event is between Upton-by-Chester, Culceth High School, Cardinal Griffin Catholic High School, Aylesbury Grammar School, Carshalton Boys Sports College and Biddenham Upper School.
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Issue 174 June 15 2011
EHA Cup Finals Show Big Skills Improvements THE EHA Youth Cup finals staged at Crystal Palace earlier this month were some of the best seen for many years, and highlighted the growth of handball in schools up and down the country. The standard of handball is increasing across the board, but few teams have achieved success more than North East Manchester Hawks. Their girls team were crowned National Cup winners after beating league champions Warrington Wolves 11-8, while their boys team made it to the final, losing out to Olympia Cannock 24-20. Hawks' key to success was in defence where their physical effort knocked the Wolves’ shooters out of their stride. At the other end Nicola Quick netted two early goals, but it was the power of captain Ellie Whitehead and line
player Ruth Anderson that proved decisive. Warrington's hopes took a big blow when England under19s player Sophie Unsworth had to be carried off with an ankle injury. And as the game entered its final stages the Hawks kept up a tempo that the Wolves couldn't contend with. The boys final was also a physical affair, and a series of two-minute sinbins that twice saw Hawks reduced to four outfield players gave Cannock a 13-11 lead. Hawks had goalkeeper Terry Ellis to thank for saving a penalty on the whistle to limit the arrears, but they rallied after the break and twice levelled. However, they could never get their noses in front and a series of missed one-on-one chances proved their downfall.
Teams Wanted For Cell Cup in Hungary ENTRIES are now being taken for the 2011 Cell Cup in Hungary, one of the biggest and most popular events on the world handball calendar. The tournament in Veszprem is for both male and female teams ranging in age from under-9s to seniors, and is a great way to meet handball players and fans from across the globe with hundreds of
teams expected to take part in this year’s event, which is the 14th such competition. Taking place from August 18-24, the event will see each team play several games, with under-9s playing two halves of ten minutes, while the match length increases through the ages to the seniors who play two halves of 25 minutes. For more details please go to www.cellcup.hu
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