News
2010 Autumn season starts Sunday 28 February
If you have a team to register please contact competition@handballvictoria.org.au or if you are interested in the development clinics on Sunday mornings for juniors aged bewteen 6 years of age to 21 years please contact development@handballvictoria.org.au
Development clinics will be run on Sunday mornings from 8.45am the clinics are aimed at increase the number of junior handball players in Victoria, by providing them with the basic handball skills and game opportunities where the numbers allow. We ask that a gold coin donations is given for your participation in the clinics.
Organising committee for the 2010 Senior National Championships
Expression of interest for organising committee for the 2010 Senior National Championships to be held in Victoria this year. Please contact ccannon@handballvictoria.org.au
Handball Victoria 2010
- New Committee Members
President - Belinda Griffiths
Vice President - Tien Ha
Treasurer - Vera Ignjatovic
Secretary - Luisa Antonucci
2010 Season
The 2010 season is fast approaching, if you have a team you would like to entre into the competition please send us an email with your expression of interest. If you are an individual wanting to play please also let us know and we can put you in contact with one of our affiliated clubs. The 2010 season will start in Febuary 2010.
AGM and Presentation Night
Thursday 29th October at The Rainbow Hotel.
6.15 - 7.30pm : AGM
7.30pm onwards : Awards, Dinner and your choice of beverages
The address is:
27 St. David St (just off brunswick street, city end)
Fitzroy VIC 3065
(03) 9419 4193
See you all there!!! Spread the word!!
2009 ‘Rethink drink’ Australian Senior National Championships
Victoria is once again at the forefront of Handball in Australia after a phenomenal performance at the 2009 Senior National Championships. Congratulations to the Victorian women’s team on taking out the title and to the men’s team who were respectable runners up.
The Championships were held at West Arena Joondalup in Western Australia from October 16th to 18th. The Championships saw the inclusion of the following states in both the men’s and women’s competition: Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.
The three day event was jam packed with terrific handball games; some extremely close, others not so close, but all hard fought and a great spectacle.
The final day saw the Victorian men’s and women’s team both in the grand final. The women’s game was first, and after the disappointing result last year, the Victorian women had victory and revenge in their sites from the first throw off. At half time the score was New South Wales 6 – Victoria 9. The second half saw the two teams go goal for goal, see-sawing all the way to the finish. Full Time Score: New South Wales 14 – Victoria 18.
It was a sweet victory and reward for the hard work and team spirit shown not only at the Championships but throughout the year. Thanks to everyone for their efforts!.
After the thrilling final match between Victoria and New South Wales women’s teams, it was over to their male counterparts to be on centre court for the men’s final match.
The men’s team did very well to get to nationals and more importantly make the finals as the team was mixed with some very experienced players and players that had only been playing handball a few months. The mix in the end was a great balance with the new players stepping up to their more experienced players. The game was close throughout the first half and at half time the score was Victoria 13 – New South Wales 13. The second half saw the men fight hard however NSW got away in the end with the final score: Victoria 28 – New South Wales 32
Congratulations to the Victorian Men’s team on 2nd place, the hard work on court was a great effort, and just missing out on the title. Next year boys!
The results of both teams’ shows we are still a strong handball state that we hope to build on this for next years nationals to be hosted by Handball Victoria.
Again a big thank you to Handball West for a successful and well organized event. We have a lot to live up to for next year’s 2010 senior nationals.
For more information on the Nationals visit www.australianhandball.org.au
2009 Victoria Vase – Spring Competition Results
The ‘best of the two’ game finals were played between Glory and Power from the Melbourne Handball Club. After a close first game, ‘Power’ was one game and goal up on their competition: Power (15) MHC Glory (14). The second week of finals was again a close game with ‘Power’ winning (16) - (13). Monash was third in the competition.
All teams played well and had some very close games throughout the season. Next year aims to be a bigger and stronger competition with interest from additional women’s teams to enter the competition.
Congratulations to both MHC teams for making the finals and well done MHC Power on their victory in the 2009 Victoria Vase, Spring Competition.
Handball Victoria AGM
Thursday 29 October 2009 - click here for more information
RELEASED - 2009 National Fixture!
For a direct look at the competition fixture, follow this link... FixtureThe competition will be held in Western Australia. For more information go to the Handball WA website at www.handballwest.org.au.
BEACH HANDBALL 2010 -
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
Following on the success of the 2009 Beach Handball competition in Perth, Team Handball Association of South Australia is seeking expressions of interest from clubs who wish to participate in the 2010 Beach Handball Championship to be held on the beautiful pristine beach of Glenelg on the weekend of 6-7 Feb 2010.
The competition is open for all Handball Victoria registered individual clubs and teams, and can be fielded in any of the following categories:
Each state can field more than one team in each category.
Glenelg is one of the most popular and beautiful beach suburbs in Adelaide always buzzing with people enjoying the sand and sea, foreshore parks and summer entertainment and strolls along Jetty Road with its variety of restaurants, pubs, hotels and bars.
Please forward your interest to bgriffiths@handballvictoria.org.au by no later than the 25th of October 2009
BBQ Fundraiser
Thank you to all the people that help out at the Bunnings BBQ on Saturday 22 August, and a special thank you to Georgie for her hard work in organising everything and everyone. Total raised $1725.80 Well done everyone!
Men's Competition Entries Have Closed
One Men's team registered into the competition, due to the low numbers the men's competition has been cancelled. All men are encouraged to organise their teams now for next year. We have a lot of men interested in playing but don't have a team to play in so if you are short on a few numbers, there are players out there looking for a team.<
Spring season fixture
Click here to see the spring season fixture.
Last call for men’s teams
Sunday 15 August is the last chance for men’s teams to register for the 2009 Spring Victoria Shield please send your team entries to competitions@handballvictoria.org.au no later then 5pm on Sunday 15 August.
Basic rules training session
9.30am Sunday 30 August at Princess Hill Secondary College, this session is designed for new players to learn the basic rules of Handball to help them understand the game.
Table / Bench Training Session
9.30am Sunday 13 September at Princess Hill Secondary College, this session is designed for new and old players to learn the basic elements of the roles of table and scorers duties.
Victorian Women's Team
There was an awesome turnout for the first full training session. It was great to see the squad and plan coming together. The full training schedule is now available.
Border Challenge
The draw for the Australian Women's Club Championships is now available.
Handout Typo
On the handout given to female members today (21 June) the phone number for Georgie was incorrect.
Georgie's number is 0413 585 536. (not ...545 as published)
Senior Nationals
Recommeded flights now available.
Autumn Season Finale
Autumn Season Premiers - MONASH UNITED
The conclusion was a close affair but the favourites hung on in the end.
If anyone has any photos to share please send them to us.
Calendar Update
2009 Poker Night
The 2009 Poker Night was an awesome success.
Congratulations to Stephanie Tennant for taking out the top prize.
More info and photos available at the events page.
Mens Competition Suspended
Mens competition will be suspended until the commencement of the Spring Season (2 August).
New images - Beach Nationals
Thanks to Simon Kenrick we have a link to some new photos from the inaugural Australian Beach Handball Championships
Victorian Olympic Council
At the 97th annual general meeting of the Victoria Olympic Council, held on 23 April 2009, Handball Victoria was inducted as a constitutional member body. We are very pleased to be affiliated with this prestigous organisation.
Terminology Change
As the result of a clarification by the AHF (to better align with IHF) the terminology previously used on this web site with regard to under ange categories has been changed. The terminolgy change has been cascaded throughout the site and is now as folows...
Junior = U21 & U18, Youth = U16 & U14
Selection Criteria Revised
We have made a revision to the Selection Criteria for representative teams. The alteration is highlighted in blue italics and can be found on the policies page.
Membership form now online
Our membership application form can now be completed online. If you are interested in becoming a member please have a look at our memberships page. The online form can be used by new members or current members wanting to change their details.
New Images
We have now processed Jim Christie's fantastic images from the 2009 Australian Beach Handball Championships at Scarborough Beach earlier this year.
Players looking for teams.
If you are interested in playing in the upcoming competition, but do not yet have a team, then you can register your interest with us. We will pass it on to our affiliated clubs and publish your interest. For more information go to the How Do I Play page.
Juniors in the paper (again)!
Check out the articles printed in the Leader (Yarra Valley) on 3 Feb and 17 Feb 2009.
February Newsletter
A newsletter will not necessarily be a regular occurrence. But their is lots to communicate at the moment, so this was the easiest way. It will land in your inbox soon, or you can view it here.
Beach Squad Catch Up
It was great to see a good turn out at our catch up. Battle stories were shared and revisited, pizza was consumed as were several beverages.
Beach Nationals
A full report from the 2009 Australian Beach Handball Championships has been posted. Full results will be available soon.
New Polos Now in Stock
All sizes available for immediate delivery. More here.
2009 Club Competition details
The competition details are now available for the 2009 Victoria Vase (Women) and the 2009 Victoria Shield (Men).
Entries are now being taken. To enter or for more information please go the competion pages.
2009 Men's World Champs.
Congratualtions to our Victorian representatives Mladen Turanjanin and Jim Varkanitsas for their fantastic efforts at the Worls Championships. Full info here.
Australia 17 - Hungary 41
Australia 12 - Slovakia 47
Australia 11 - France 42
Australia 20 - Romania 40
Australia 16 - Argentina 36
Australia 10 - Spain 42
Australia 17 - Cuba 27
Australia 24 - Kuwait 27
Australia 19 - Saudi Arabia 23
New Appointment
Handball Victoria are very excited to announce that Georgie McKenzie has been appointed to the position of Events Manager!! We are looking forward to some fantastic events this year under Georgie's guidance.
2009 Women's World Champs.
The path to the 2009 Women's World Championships for the Australian team starts soon. The incumbent coach, Katsuhiko Kinoshita (Katsu), is requesting that all interested and eligible players contact him to discuss a coahing camp for January 2009. Handball Victoria will offer all assistance possible to people wishing to participate in this program. For more information email Katsu or James.
Uni Games
Is now complete. Congratualations to Maquarie University (Gold), RMIT University (Silver) and Victoria University (Bronze). All the results available here.