NSW Handball’s end of season presentation dinner is being held at the Canarvon Golf Club Lidcombe on Sunday Dec 6. Details at https://www.facebook.com/events/1387950464780206/

NSW Handball is seeking expressions of interest and applications for the following coaches and manager’s positions. These positions are for a 2 year term commencing in 2014 with a review after 12 months. Coaches are required for the Under 21, Under 18, Under 16 and Under 14 teams in both the men’s and women’s categories. Coaches will need to be available to attend the school’s championships as well as all training sessions.
Applications close with the secretary, Bronwyn Thompson, on 31 January 2014 at bronwyn@nswhandball.com.au.

With summer approaching, Beach Handball is back. Bring your friends and head to the beach on Sunday afternoons. Details on the NSW Beach Handball Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/155995061086914/

Tickets for the NSWJA 2013 end of year and presentation dinner are now on sale. Adults $50 and $20 for those U15. Friends and family are welcome. See details on the New South Wales Handball Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1387950464780206/

Players seeking to compete in the 2014 Australian Beach Handball Championships need to nominate to NSW Handball by Friday November 15 via the Beach Handball email – beachhandballnsw@gmail.com The rules for nomination have changed and must now come through each State body rather than as clubs or teams. The championships will be held in Perth at Scarborough Beach during February 14-16, 2014. Coaching and refereeing courses are also planned along with a national camp in the week leading up to this in Perth.

NSW had a strong presence at the Intermediate/Advanced Referee course run in conjunction with the senior Australian Handball Championships in October. Alex Gavrilovic, Richard Ridley, Adrian van Bessel and Robert Ridley, along with administrator Bronwyn Thompson, represented NSW. The IHF supplied Swiss referee and trainer Felix Raetz to run the course. The course was made possible by a Solidarity grant via the AOC, Felix’s travel by a Handball SA grant and by participants themselves.

The weekend of October 19-20 sees camps for both Men and Women in Sydney. New Men’s coach Jan Ottosen (from Faroe Islands) was in Australia for the Senior Nationals and staying on for the camp based out at Dural. The women are preparing for the World Championships in Serbia in December and have sessions at Sydney Olympic Park and Dural over the weekend. Congrats to our NSW players in the squads and best wishes for a great weekend.

NSW Men fought a hard final against Victoria – starting strong and then chasing within a two goal difference before Victoria pulled away at the end. The women won their 3rd place play off. The event was held at ETSA Stadium in Adelaide, hosted by Handball SA. Congrats to all! See some pictures on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.515789625180260.1073741834.350769085015649&type=1&l=ae2b9cf84f

NSW Senior players are gearing up their final preparations for the Nationals in Adelaide. They’ll be competing with teams from QLD, VIC, WA, SA and even a Wellington NZ teams in the women’s comp at the ESTA Stadium (SA Netball) in Adelaide. The nationals event begins with an Advanced Refereeing course led by Swiss Ref trainer Felix Raetz on October 9, with the Nationals starting in earnest on the evening of Thursday October 10-13. Best wishes to all – go NSW! SA is hoping to webcast the Sudnay finals through their website at http://handballsa.com.au