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The Semi-Finals are upon us again after another hard fought season. Be sure to catch the action this weekend at the Homebush Sports Halls this weekend!
The 2008 Australian Junior National Handball Championships are scheduled to be held in Sydney on the weekend of June 28 & 29. Applications are sought for positions of Coaches and Managers of Men's U18 and U21 and Women's U18 and U21 team. Applications close Friday May 16. Please note this is a non-paying position.
Further application details and criteria can be found in the Documents section of the website (see left tabs).
The above PDF can be downloaded HERE
2008 Men and Women's NSW open club season commences at Sports Halls Sydney
Olympic Park on Saturday May 3. Draw to be emailed to clubs soon. There
are still opportunities for players to join so contact your nearest club
(see Club Contacts page tab on left).
Key Handball dates for May/June
NSW Season commences May3
NSW Handball Schools Championships May 14 (Women), May 16 (Men)
Australian Junior Nationals (Valentine's Park NSW) June 28 & 29
(If you're keen to volunteer at any of these events, please contact bronwyn@nswhandball.com.au
with details - thanks.)
Draw May 3 at Sports Halls Sydney Olympic Park
08:45am
(Women) Sydney Uni v UTS
(Men) Harbourside v Hills Heat
10:00
(Men) Hills Blaze v Sydney Uni 1
(Women) Harbourside v Syd Uni/UTS combined team
11:15
(Men) Canberra v Sydney Uni 2
Bye for Men's UTS/Sydney Uni Men
Please note: Players need to be financially registered to take the court.
Clubs please bring your players registration forms (previously emailled),
team lists and the individual NSW player registration payments.
Our Aussie team wins over the crowds and gains great experience. Congratulations on selection to the National team for the Women’s’ World Championships for France (December 2-16) for NSW players and officials.
NSW members
Lilly Maher
Meg Miller
Katia Boyd
Nicky Hughes
Aminta (Millie) Thomas
Allira Hudson-Gofers
Sally Potocki
Alexis Bell (reserve)
Petra Hirter (Massage Therapist)
Steve Jackson (Team Leader)
Draw, results and NSW resident and AHF Media officer Violi Calvert’s blog on the Australian Handball Federation website at www.handballaustralia.org.au
Well done to the NSW teams who brought home the Women’s and Men’s titles from the Senior Nationals in Canberra recently. Congratulations to NSW players Kenneth Toerlen and Sally Potocki, named as the outstanding players. Thanks to our host ACTHA for a great competition and to Canberra and Victoria (as well as the other states too, of course) for some thrilling handball and especially making our teams work hard in the finals. Thanks also to all the NSW volunteers and supporters. For more information see ACTHA’s website at www.acthandball.com.au and some nice pics and reports at www.canberrahandball.com.au.
NSW Handball congratulates Canberra on taking out the Men’s 2007 club season competition and Sydney University for the Women’s competition.
Canberra, in their first season with NSW Handball, ended with a solid win over 2006 Spring season winners Taysols. Taysols started very strongly but Canberra quickly and aggressively regrouped and then kept them at bay - frustrating Taysols by limiting their breakthroughs and forcing them to shoot from outside. For Canberra it was a great antidote to their very recent and self-described ‘thrashing’ by Taysols just two weeks prior.
In the play-off for third place, Sydney University decisively held off a depleted Harbourside, who played the entire final with only seven players. Sydney University showed the strong form that had pushed Taysols right into double extra time in the previous week’s semi-final.
In a university against university Women’s final, Sydney University dominated University Technology, Sydney from the outset. The injury ridden UTS team fought on but Sydney Uni’s coordinated and relentless fast ‘running and passing’ kept them well ahead throughout.
See Canberra website for some great photos of Men’s finals and semi-finals action.www.canberrahandball.com.au
The season semi-finals proved an exciting start to the finals lead up at the Sports Halls at Sydney Olympic Park on Saturday.
In one of the most exciting men’s matches of the season, 2nd and 3rd tabled teams, Taysols and Sydney University played some thrilling handball
that required double overtime to resolve, with Taysols edging ahead to claim their spot in the finals. The second semi final was a play off
between 1st and 4th place, with Canberra dominating Harbourside from half time.
Further commentary on matches can be found on Canberra’s website at www.canberrahandball.com.au.
In the Women’s Round action, Harbourside drew with Sydney University but have not tabled enough points to make the final this season.
So the women’s final this week will see Sydney University women play new club UTS Women who have made the final in their first season in the competition.
Finals draw for Saturday August 25
Sports Halls, Sydney Olympic Park
9am Sydney University Women v UTS Women (Final)
11am Sydney University Men v Harbourside Men (3rd place play-off)
12:45* Canberra v Taysols (Final)
(*Please note that the 12:45 game may need to be delayed until 1pm, depending on travel from Canberra)
Handball has been nominated for inclusion in the Australian Uni Games this year and the Handball community is really keen to support this!
We are seeking university students to play handball at the Australian University Games on the Gold Coast between September 23rd and 28th.
Players are urgently needed to nominate for teams for the AUG, new players are welcome.
University of Technology, Sydney - utshandball
Sydney University - suhandball
Macquarie University - mquhandball
University of NSW - unswhandball
Applications are now bring sought for the positions of Coaches and Managers of the NSW Senior Men and Women's teams,
to participate in the Senior Nationals planned for October 19-21 in the ACT. Applications close July 30, 2007.
Application forms can be downloaded from the Documents section and can be forwarded to:
The Secretary-General
NSW Handball Association
PO Box 6471
Silverwater NSW 2128
Or via email to bronwyn@nswhandball.com.au
Due to a late withdrawal by New Zealand, Australia has the opportunity for its U18 Men to play at IHF World Youth Championships in Bahrain, between July 26 and August 3, 2007. Team members have been offered places and preparations are full-steam ahead. Congratulations to all those NSW players approached. We look forward to publishing a list shortly.
NSW Junior players did their state proud at the recent Junior National Championships, held in Dural and Blacktown recently.
NSW hosted the championships and was the only state to field separate teams in all five categories, Men and Women U21, Men and Women U18
and Junior Men’s Development Team series. The NSW U21 Men and Women won their categories, as did the Development Team, with Victoria
taking out the U18's categories. NSW players also featured strongly in the encouragements offered by the National Junior coaches.
So well done to all players, coaches, volunteers and supporters.
Results from the tournament can be found
HERE.
Women's Oceania World Championship's qualification
in Sydney!!
NSW Handball is honoured to be hosting the 2007 Junior National Handball
Championships and having the Australian Handball Federation host the Oceania
region qualifier for the Womens World Championships in Sydney. The events
run between June 5-11. We welcome all players and supporters to NSW and hope
you have some fantastic handball experiences.
Combining the events also provides the opportunity for some friendly matches and international
competition experience for our junior national squads for future international representation
and for junior and senior state representative players also.
2007 Women’s Oceania qualifiers/Pacific Cup
June 5-9
Matches at 6pm & 8pm
Dural Sports and Leisure Centre
Cnr Kenthurst Rd & Pellitt Ln
Dural
Draw details available at
http://www.handballpacificcup.com/
2007 Junior National Handball Championships
June 9-11
Sat June 9 (Junior Men) between 9am-4:30pm
Dural Sport & Leisure Centre
Cnr Kenthurst Rd & Pellitt Ln
Dural
Sun Jun 10 (Junior Women & Men) between 9am-6:30pm
Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope
Cnr Stanhope Parkway and Sentry Drive
Stanhope Gardens
Mon June 11 (Junior Women & Men Finals)
Matches at 9am, 11am & 1pm
Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope
Cnr Stanhope Parkway and Sentry Drive
STANHOPE GARDENS
Come along and see some wonderful handball. Best wishes for some great handball to all teams!
Draw details on AHF site at
www.handballaustralia.org.au/
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