Handball
Handball is a team sport that requires you to score by throwing a ball into a goal.
An Overview of Handball
Handball is a dynamic, popular and exciting sport that requires athleticism, strength and stamina, great fitness and most of all, team work.
Handball comes in a variety of guises from the Field (Outdoor) Handball, to the now popular Olympic (Indoor) Handball played on a 40m x 20m court to the now recently introduced Beach (Sand) Handball played on the sands of a beach.
Benefits
- Increases strength and stamina
- Provides an excellent cardiovascular workout
- Social benefits of being part of a team
Costs
Depending on the club and coach, sessions can cost around £5.00 but a 'taster' session may be free.
Involvement
Handball is a challenging sport that requires very little equipment and is easy to pick up. In the United Kingdom, there are around 75 clubs based largely in schools, colleges, universities and sports centres.
Adaptations and Equipment
The club you attend or your coach will be able to tell you, but normal sportswear and non-marking trainers should be fine
Facts
- The modern game of handball was first played towards the end of the 19th century in Scandinavia and Germany.
- The first written set of rules was published by Dane Holger Nielsen in 1906.
Find Handball Clubs/Groups Near You
Use the search below to find local organisations near you.
National Governing Bodies
England Handball
- Contact Name
- Chris McDermott
- Contact Email
- chris.mcdermott@englandhandball.com
- Contact Telephone
- 01925 246482
Primary Sports UK
Working with children aged 2-16 years old across a range of different sports and activities.
Leeds Beckett University
Carnegie Coach Education specialise in the organisation and delivery of sports coach education and development qualifications.
Bradford Trident
Parkside Sports offers great spaces to pursue sports and physical activities. Our 4 court hall has a 3G floor and viewing gallery, making it great for local or regional tournament events. With a wide range or clubs/teams and groups meeting there is every
Disability Sport Yorkshire
From our base in Wakefield we work with a broad range of partners to provide community recreational and sporting activities for disabled people across Yorkshire, including events, training and access to a range of sporting opportunities.
Leeds Trinity University
Leeds Trinity University offers a comprehensive Coach Education Programme and also offers it's students a fantastic Volunteer programme; which works alongside local community based organisations, companies and schools in line with offering their students
Sport Works (Yorkshire) Ltd
Sport Works has a clear vision – to improve health, education and employment skills by harnessing the power of sport and leisure.
Aligned to this, we specialise in working with schools and disadvantaged/ disabled groups to improve health outcomes via
St Bede's and St Joseph's Catholic College
We are a secondary school based on 2 sites. Ardor Site is the formally St Bede's School and Ignis which is the formally St Joseph's site.
Project Sport LTD
Project Sport provides high quality sports coaching in primary schools across Calderdale and Kirklees. We also run holiday camps to provide children with exciting sports and high quality activities. Project Sport also provide other activities such as a Ne
Pulse Health Fitness & Wellbeing Ltd.
We offer several different age related activities such as chair based exercise in care homes and local communities, as well as school sports coaching session delivering breakfast, after school and PPA sessions, we also deliver personal training to office
In-Play Sports Ltd
In-Play Sports Ltd provides professional sports filming and performance analysis services to athletes, teams and sporting organisations throughout the UK. We work closely with both our grassroots and professional clients to help them consistently reach th
Thrybergh Sports Centre
Thrybergh Sports Centre a a Community based centre providing Health, Fitness and sporting activities for all. we provide for the communty a Gym, Classes, Boulder room, sports Hall and other room location across the school for people to hire at very compe
Accelerate Coaching
Doncaster's premier personal training & sports performance business where everyone can 'train like an athlete' when led by our team of professionals.
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam is the best modern university in the north of England, as ranked by the 2015 Times Good University Guide. With regard to sport, we regularly achieve top 20 in BUCS rankings, and offer a range of volunteering, coaching and participation op
Handsworth Grange Community Sports Centre (Based at Handsworth Grange Community Sports College)
Sport Centre based on a school site open to the community during evenings and weekends
SASP Sport Welfare Officers Forum
A online meeting for Sports Club Welfare & Safeguarding Officers based in Somerset.
You're invited to attend our club welfare forum for anyone involved in sport and physical activity in Somerset, but in particular those in your clubs who hold the role of 'club welfare officer' or 'safeguarding lead'.
If you're the Safeguarding or Welfare Officer at your Sports Club, please join Tracey Sweetland, Somerset Sport Welfare Officer at SASP to learn about local support and opportunities to assist you in your volunteer role.
John Thomason
Participation Manager
075309 946 763
johnthomason@englandhandball.com
John Thomason
England Handball Participation Manager (North)
07530 946 763
john.thomason@englandhandball.com
Liam McCarthy
Coaching & Workforce
liammccarthy@englandhandball.com
Liam McCarthy
National Coaching and Workforce Development Officer
07875698259
liam.mccarthy@englandhandball.com