Junior WPH kicked off its third summer of coaching handball at the Tucson Racquet Club All Sports Camp with five handball lessons per day for over 200 enthusiastic youngsters between the ages of 7-15. Summer campers spend up to three hours per week on the handball court developing ball skills, off-hand competency and the ability to rally with one another.

“Many of the youngsters are playing for the third consecutive summer and their skills are evident,” stated WPH Master Instructor David Fink. “The more the kids play, the more they enjoy the game and the better their skills become. I’m amazed at how much better the kids are from one summer to the next.”

Junior WPH begins its busiest stretch thus far in 2015, with 25 handball clinics per week at the Tucson Racquet Club All Sports Camp, the Junior WPH Venice Mega Clinic and Junior 1-Wall Challenge, weekly clinics at the Junior WPH “Naty Gonzalez” cd. Juarez, summer clinics at the University of West Florida sponsored by the WPH, summer clinics in Pittsburgh, PA and the Sherwood Junior WPH 1-Wall Handball Camp in Edmonton, Alberta.

For information on how you can become involved with Junior WPH, start a Junior WPH program in your handball community or to donate to Junior WPH, please contact WPH Youth Donor and Development Director David Fink at fink@race4eight.com.

Top 12 WPH R48 Pros Luis and Daniel Cordova hosted a sensational Junior WPH Clinic for the University of West Florida’s WPH sponsored team at the end of UWF’s 2015 spring semester. The Cordovas explained and demonstrated the importance of footwork and shot selection, fielded questions from the enthusiastic UWF players, played points against each member of the team, provided critiques of each their games and staged a thrilling exhibition match for the awestruck collegiate players.

“The clinic was a huge success, as UWF team members and several new players participated,” revealed UWF Handball Club Founder and handball ambassador Michael Morgan. “Daniel and Luis provided useful tips that players were working on throughout the clinic and the next day at practice. After a thrilling exhibition match which saw Luis come back from a 9-10 tiebreaker deficit to defeat WPH R48 Rookie of the Year Daniel Cordova, Luis and Daniel played doubles with several members of the team. From everyone with the University of West Florida Handball Team, thank you to Luis and Daniel and the WPH for putting on a great event.”

Junior WPH has hosted over 1500 junior and collegiate handball clinics in the past 24 months, as well as sponsoring handball programs in Florida, Mexico and Arizona. If you are interested in becoming a WPH Coach and starting a program in your community or you would like to donate to the growth of the game, please contact WPH Youth Donor and Development Director David Fink at fink@race4eight.com

The World Players of Handball and the thriving handball community of Juarez, Mexico were thrilled to debut the Junior WPH “Naty Gonzalez” cd. Juarez junior handball program at Juarez’s San Angel Athletic Club.
Junior WPH “Naty Gonzalez” cd. Juarez Head Coach Drft Fernandez led the first of the bi-weekly clinics in the handball hotbed, featuring 20 youngsters between the ages of 4-18 on the first night of practice. What a turnout!
“We played mini handball and taught the kids how to throw with both hands,” revealed Coach Fernandez. “We had to use two additional courts because we had so many kids and all of the kids wanted to continue playing.”
WPH Race 4 Eight IV Rookie of the Year and USHA Men’s Collegiate National Champion Daniel Cordova assisted Fernandez in coaching the session on the courts in which he played as a junior on his ascent to the top of the sport. “Along with mini-handball and throwing, we also introduced the sidearm stroke. The kids were really having a great time,” stated Cordova.
Junior WPH has held over 2,000 clinics over the past 27 months and is now focusing on developing thriving junior handball programs led by enthusiastic handball mentors to inspire the next generation of handball players.
Do you have what it takes to start and build a junior handball program in your community? The WPH wants to help you! Click Here for more information.

The World Players of Handball is looking for enthusiastic and passionate handball players and contributors to serve as coaches and mentors for the next generation of handball players across the United States. Do you have what it takes to build a junior handball program in your community? If so, we can help. Contact us now!

Who We Are:
The World Players of Handball is a 501(c)3 foundation aimed at introducing and inspiring young people to embrace a physically active and healthy lifestyle that emphasizes integrity, teamwork, independence, camaraderie and sportsmanship through handball. Through nationwide clinics, junior programs, tournaments and leagues, the World Players of Handball reaches thousands of first-time and existing players each year. The World Players of Handball proudly trains and certifies coaches to lead groups of all sizes, ages and levels

History of Junior WPH:
The World Players of Handball created Junior WPH in 2013 to provide opportunities for young people to be introduced and play handball under the direction and leadership of WPH Certified Coaches. Since the inception of Junior WPH, the World Players of Handball has hosted over 2,000 clinics for over 6,000 young people at R48 events, WPH Outdoor events, local and regional tournaments, local schools, athletic clubs and summer camps

Your Incentive:
Introducing and mentoring young people through handball ensures that the next generation of handball players will be able to experience and enjoy the game that we all love. WPH Certified Coaches will have the opportunity to organize tournaments, travel to tournaments, and be a part of the fastest growing junior handball initiative in the history of the sport

Contact:
For more information on how to become a Junior WPH coach and mentor, please contact WPH Youth Donor and Development Director David Fink at fink@race4eight.com

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Junior WPH Clinic at the Southwest Regional Handball Tournament in Austin, TX (March 2015): Six colleges from Texas and Florida attended the Southwest Regional Handball Tournament in Austin, TX, and were treated to a clinic coached by former WPH #1 Allan “TBB” Garner, current top 25 WPH pro Adam Bernhard and special guest instructor, 2012 USHA Handball Hall of Fame inductee John Bike. “The clinic was really great,” stated Garner. “The participants were taught the warm-up, back wall drills and footwork exercises.

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.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today and supporting the growth of the game. 100% of the donations received by the WPH go towards junior handball development.  Donate on-line at www.thehandballstore.com, send your generous gifts through PayPal (extremehandball@cs.com) or by mailing checks to:  WPH, 3561 E. Sunrise Dr. Suite 125, Tucson, AZ, 85718.

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.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today and supporting the growth of the game. 100% of the donations received by the WPH go towards junior handball development.  Donate on-line at www.thehandballstore.com, send your generous gifts through PayPal (extremehandball@cs.com) or by mailing checks to:  WPH, 3561 E. Sunrise Dr. Suite 125, Tucson, AZ, 85718.

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