Author: DV
FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS VIDEO
Junior WPH held a Benefit Tournament in Tucson, AZ, where Paul Brady and Emmett Peixoto performed clinics alongside Abraham Montijo and local handball playing youth. After warm-ups and lessons were done, a three-man pro exhibition took place (as a Tune-Up for Colorado Race Stop #5). In the day’s finale, Ireland’s, Paul Brady (Current 4 Time world Champ / Current 9 Time National Champ), took on former #1, Emmett Peixoto (San Francisco, CA). When the dust settled, the Junior WPH raised a few thousands dollars for the development fund and local and national coaching ventures- all because of this one amazing night and tremendous support from Gurumeet Khalsa, Doug Clark, Jeff Healam, Scott Cleveland, Bob Durazo, and numerous local supporters and volunteers (Vince San Angelo, Lolita de Vincent, et al).BRADY, PEIXOTO & MONTIJO EXPO AND CLINIC-
Tucson was treated to its second installment of exhibition world-class handball benefiting Junior WPH in two months as three of the game’s top players held junior clinics and played one another in three round robin matches.
World Champion and 3-time Race 4 Eight Champion Paul Brady, the Olympic Club’s Emmett Peixoto and Tucson’s Abe Montijo hosted junior handball clinics before the matches kicked off for dozens of awestruck junior handball players while the Tucson handball community filled the Tucson Racquet Club bleachers in anticipation for three of the most exciting handball stars in the game. More info HERE>
JR WPH HANDBALL EXHIBITION W/4-TIME WORLD CHAMP
Tucson, AZ, Press, 3/5/14- Junior WPH, Paul Brady, Emmett Peixoto and Abe Montijo set to perform a WPH Friday Night Fight 3-man Pre-Denver Pro Stop Challenge, here in Tucson, AZ. All standing room only seats are FREE w/any size donation to JR WPH.
Youth clinics starting at 5:30pm w/WPH master instructor, Emmett Peixoto, plus Brady/Montijo. There will be food, drink and entertainment. See you at the TRC this Friday beginning at 5:30pm w/the World Players of Handball and the TRC.
Details? Contact us at wph@race4eight.com
JR WPH CLINIC IN MEXICO
Juarez, Mexico, WPH Press, 2/11/14- The WPH was pleased to present to the WPH Torneo de Handball in Juarez, Mexico, February 7th-9th. Race 4 Eight I Elite 8 pro and WPH Certified Instructor, Luis Cordova, Jr. represented the WPH in his hometown, conducting an extremely successful Junior WPH handball clinic and demonstrating his incredible small ball and big ball talents to his hometown handball community.
Read more, HERE>
JR WPH GOES TO SCHOOL
Junior WPH continues to hold fantastic clinics at Khalsa School, the premiere charter school in Southern Arizona with the top 1-Wall court complex in the southwest region.
Junior WPH not only teaches handball at Khalsa Schools’s P.E. Class every week but also hosts a weekly handball after school program. Young handball players are introduced to various warm-up techniques, as well as fun drills and games to improve all of their handball strokes. Sessions usually end with a short-court king of the court game and assorted cross-training competitions. Yesterday, [Feb 11th] students competed on a ladder and jump rope timed competition to improve their agility for handball. When the session was over the kids made their parents wait so they could play more handball! Growin’ it! WPH performs daily clinics on courts constructed by WPH Board Members and funds raised by the community.
WPH UK WALLBALL OPEN
The WPH UK Wallball Open and JR WPH Recap, Feb 1st, 2014- The WPH was thrilled to sponsor one of the largest and most successful 1-Wall handball tournaments in the history of European Handball. The 2014 WPH UK Open featured a sensational Junior WPH clinic for over 50 junior handball players from Europe and the top players from Europe and the United States competing for one of the most prestigious handball titles in 1-Wall European handball. Read more, HERE>
JR WPH HOUSTON CLINIC
Houston, TX, WPH Press, 1/30/2014- Junior WPH staged another sensational junior handball clinic in conjunction with the Houston R48 III Stop #3 last weekend. Nine junior handball participants between the ages of 6-19 enjoyed fun and educational handball and cross-training tips from WPH Youth Donor and Development Director David Fink and former WPH #1 Allan Garner. Read more, HERE>
JR WPH CLINICS HIT THE ROAD
Goodyear, AZ, WPH Press, 1/19/2014- Junior WPH conducted a Junior Clinic for junior handball players from the Tucson Junior WPH Warriors and Sam Ortega’s Phoenix juniors at Life Time Fitness in Goodyear, AZ. WPH Certified Coach Tracy Davis and Richie Estrella led the clinic for ten boys ranging in age from 8 to 14 years old with varying levels of handball experience. Read more, HERE>