The 21st USHA Hall of Fame & Women’s Classic

Posted on April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 by DV

The 21^st USHA Hall of Fame & Women’s Classic featured women’s open singles with top women players from Arizona, Texas, California, New York and Canada, as well as men’s open singles, junior singles and various age and skill level singles and doubles divisions.

Top-seeded Jennifer Schmitt cruised to the final of the women’s open singles with victories over Arizona State’s Benette Valdillez and Canada’s Leslie Amminson, while California’s Ashley Moler defeated Texas’ Amy Gross and New York’s Shirley Chen to meet Schmitt in the final.

Schmitt and Moler played a close first game that featured several momentum shifts and a number of grueling rallies. Schmitt outlasted Moler in game one and coasted in game two. “There were a lot of really long rallies in a close first game,” revealed WPH Development Coordinator and Hall of Fame & Women’s Classic tournament director Matt Krueger. “Jennifer pulled away in game two to clinch the title.” Schmitt emerged, 21-18, 21-7.

Chen defeated Amminson for third place in two close games between two of the game’s promising women’s stars.

Sean Lenning defeated Daniel Perez to win the open singles and slammed the doubles with partner Carlos Espinoza, defeating Vern Roberts and Vinny Natale. 16-year old Michael Gaulton defeated Lupe Marquez in a tiebreaker to win the A singles, Alaska’s Charles Lindemuth won the Golden Masters singles and Tucson’s Art Benitez held off a strong field to win the Super Masters singles. In the age division doubles play, WPH board member Doug Clark and partner Vince San Angelo won the Legends Doubles and Frank Hernandez and Guillermo Pallares claimed the Masters Doubles.

Junior WPH was well represented in the junior and B divisions, with Junior WPH 13-and-under stars Carlos Villegas advancing to the finals to play Ayden Brule (tbd) and Westley Harden finishing fourth, losing to Tucson’s Ariel Chang in the third place playoff. WPH Team Member Matt Payne advanced to the finals of the B singles in his first tournament, falling to Arizona State’s Pahul Singh.

To follow all of the results from the event, go to http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=13837. For more information on the USHA and their upcoming initiatives and tournaments, go to ushandball.org.

The World Players of Handball Welcomes Canadian Junior Stars to Tucson!

Posted on April 8, 2015 by DV

The World Players of Handball welcomed Canadian junior standouts Michael Gaulton and Leslie Amminson to Tucson for an afternoon of sparring at the Tucson Racquet Club with WPH #5 pro David Fink. Arriving just after coaching handball at Khalsa Montessori School, the WPH jumped on the court with Gaulton and Amminson as they prepare for this weekend’s USHA Hall of Fame Tournament & Women’s Classic.

“These teenagers are immensely talented,” revealed Fink. “Both will be pros in the near future, as each possesses a tremendous passion for the game and incredibly well-developed skills.”

Amminson and Gaulton are part of the Newfoundland junior handball team on Canada’s east coast. “We’re in the U.S. for two weeks,” stated Newfoundland head handball coach Wayne Amminson. “We have 30-40 kids playing in Newfoundland. Michael and Leslie are very excited to be playing this weekend at the USHA Hall of Fame Tournament & Women’s Classic and next weekend at the WPH Aces Player’s Championship.

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Junior WPH Coach Tanner Cleveland Rockin’ It in Tucson!

Posted on March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by DV

Junior WPH Coach Tanner Cleveland is on pace to coach over 300 junior handball clinics in 2015 throughout the Southwest. Coach Tanner coaches twice-weekly handball clinics at the Tucson Racquet club, and was hired to coach handball at Tucson Racquet Club’s All sports Summer Camp from the end of May through the end of July. Coach Tanner will coach five handball clinics per day for 10 weeks for over 600 kids between the ages of 7-15.

“If every city had a Coach Tanner, handball would be a massively popular sport for young people across the country,” stated WPH Development Director David Fink. “The kids really have a great time playing handball during every lesson with Coach Tanner, and each of the students is really improving from month to month.”

If you would like to become your handball community’s Coach Tanner, please contact David Fink at fink@race4eight.com for all of the guidance you will need to start making a difference in the lives of young people through handball.

Like the World Players of Handball on Facebook, log onto wphlive.tv or follow the WPH on Twitter @dfwph and @wphlive for all of the handball news from on and off the court! The World Players of Handball is a non-profit foundation aiming to grow the game of handball through innovation and inspiring the next generation of players through junior clinics with certified WPH coaches, junior tournaments and the Race 4 Eight tour.

JR WPH Makes A Difference

Posted on March 26, 2015March 26, 2015 by DV

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press, 3/25/15- Junior WPH will host clinics this week in Arizona, Texas and Mexico for over 100 handball players under the age of 21. WPH Certified Coaches will be teaching handball at local Tucson middle schools and at the Tucson Racquet Club, collegiate clinics at the University of Arizona, junior clinics in Juarez, Mexico at the 2015 WPH Torneo de Juarez Pre-R48 Player’s Championship Shootout and collegiate clinics featuring six college handball teams at Southwest Regional Handball Tournament in Austin, TX. Coaching the clinics will be WPH Master Instructor David Fink, former #1 WPH pro Allan Garner, WPH #13 Luis Cordova, WPH #22 Adam Bernhard and Coach Tanner Cleveland. Wow!

Junior WPH hosted over 1300 junior and collegiate clinics combined in 2013 and 2014. Junior WPH has already hosted dozens of clinics throughout the first quarter of 2015, with hundreds of more clinics planned throughout the year. Junior WPH hosts clinics at Race 4 Eight events, WPH Outdoor events, junior handball tournaments, summer camps, universities, elementary and middle schools, and local and regional tournaments.

“We are thrilled to be making such a huge impact on the development of the game of handball across North America,” stated WPH Development Director David Fink. “The mission of the World Players of Handball is to inspire the next generation of players and through our commitment to hosting clinics, organizing junior tournaments and broadcasting all of the Race 4 Eight events, we are successfully motivating new players to start playing handball and existing players to continue to love the sport.”

Like the World Players of Handball on Facebook, log onto wphlive.tv or follow the WPH on Twitter @dfwph and @wphlive for all of the junior handball news from on and off the court! The World Players of Handball is a non-profit foundation aiming to grow the game of handball through innovation and inspiring the next generation of players through junior clinics with certified WPH coaches, junior tournaments and the Race 4 Eight tour.

Pictured is a junior handball clinic at Khalsa Montessori School in Tucson, where Junior WPH holds weekly clinics.

WPH Certified Rookies Coach Hired to Coach Handball at Tucson’s Premiere Summer Camp

Posted on January 18, 2015January 16, 2015 by DV

WPH Certified Rookies Coach Hired to Coach Handball at Tucson’s Premiere Summer Camp

The World Players of Handball is thrilled to announce that WPH Certified Rookies Coach Tanner Cleveland has been hired to coach handball by the Tucson Racquet Club All Sports Summer Camp during the 10-week summer camp. Coach Cleveland will be a member of the TRC Summer Camp Staff, coaching handball to up to 50 kids daily at the Tucson Racquet Club.

“We have been so impressed with what the WPH coaches have added to our camp in the previous two summers, to include Tracy Davis, David Fink, Aoife McCarthy, Catriona Casey, and Tanner Cleveland,” stated Tucson Racquet Club Summer Camp Director Gary Engelbrecht. “The WPH has a phenomenal curriculum and we are excited to officially welcome Coach Tanner as a part of our staff.”

“This is a major breakthrough for the WPH and we are extremely proud,” stated WPH Youth and Donor Development Director David Fink. “The TRC Summer Camp is the best summer camp in the country and we are honored that one of our Certified Coaches was selected to be a part the TRC Summer Camp Staff.”

The Tucson Racquet Club Summer Camp commences on May 26^th, 2015 and runs through the end of July. Junior WPH will be coaching after school and weekend handball clinics at the Tucson Racquet Club between now and the start of the summer camp, as well as other clinics in the Tucson area and throughout the United States.

For more information on Junior WPH and the 600 junior handball clinics hosted by Junior WPH in nine states and four countries in 2014, please go to https://juniorhandball.com/.

The World Players of Handball is a non-profit foundation aiming to grow the game of handball through innovation and inspiring the next generation of players through junior clinics with certified WPH coaches, junior tournaments and the Race 4 Eight tour.

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