JR WPH Goes to PHX

Spending the Day at Phoenix’s Carl Hayden High School:

Junior World Players of Handball (JR WPH) headed to Carl Hayden High School (Phoenix, Arizona) to conduct clinics and ‘point play’ with the vibrant student handball community during two lunch periods, earlier this week. WPH Master Instructor, David Fink, started each of the sessions by playing hundreds of points with the kids, with each player rotating after each point. After the point play, Coach Fink provided an instructional on the serve and return of serve, court positioning, strategy, and diet.

“I see most of you just lobbing the ball in on your serve, and the returner standing against the left wall to protect his off-hand, then standing on the back line after the return,” stated Coach Fink to the two large groups of high school handballers. “The serve must be struck with the intention of getting an ace or a weak return, and the return position should be in the middle of the court, with the returner moving inside the dotted line after the return.”

“Carl Hayden had the great honor and pleasure to have David Fink, the #4 ranked player in the world, visit our campus during both lunches,” stated Carl Hayden head handball coach and ambassador Chris Hogan. “Our players were excited to meet David and to be able to play points against him.  David and the World Players of Handball (WPH) have been great supporters of our program over the years. Our players took the opportunity to speak with Mr. Fink, and appreciated his tips and suggestions about the game. Coach Fink’s visit was a great success and we really appreciated his tutorage. We look forward to taking our Carl Hayden group to the Tucson Memorial in November.”

“Spending the afternoon at Hayden High School was a truly incredible experience,” stated David Fink. “As a handballer, there is nothing more exciting and inspiring than seeing young people demonstrating a passion for the game. Hayden High School boasts five 3-Wall courts, all filled with handball during the two Hayden lunch periods. The kids had wonderful attitudes and were all enjoying having the opportunity to play on a beautiful Arizona day. After playing big ball for the first part of the point play, many kids enthusiastically played small ball for the first time. Thank you to Coach Chris Hogan, who is doing an outstanding job recruiting, inspiring, coaching, and mentoring so many Carl Hayden students. The day at Carl Hayden High School was truly one of my favorite experiences in handball.”

JR WPH is proud to support the Carl Hayden Handball Program and Coach Hogan’s efforts to inspire youngsters to play handball. 

Keep an eye out on juniorhandball.org, as new clinic opportunities and recaps pop up regularly. Want to coach a clinic or a junior handball program? Need more information regarding junior handball? We can help! Contact WPH Development Director David Fink at david.fink@wphlive.tv

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