Phoenix, AZ, WPH Press, 11/16/22

Phoenix’s Carl Hayden High School hosted the 2022 Carl Hayden Singles Advisory 3-Wall Singles Tournament on the second week in November, featuring 12 of Carl Hayden’s best players in the second ranking event of the 2022/23 school year.

The 2022 Carl Hayden Singles Advisory Tournament event produced several tremendous one game to 11 matches, with the now #1 ranked Heriberto Medina winning his semifinal match 12-10 against Delfino Colin and his finals match 13-11 against Sebastian Verdugo. Medina has now won both of the fall 2022 Carl Hayden tournaments to secure the top spot at Carl Hayden.

“I had the great pleasure of volunteering at the WPH The Memorial Handball Tournament in Tucson,” stated JR WPH ambassador and Carl Hayden head handball coach Chris Hogan. “This year we have introduced the first ever Carl Hayden Handball Ranking, which will be posted after every tournament. I hope this will encourage more competition and participation in our great sport.  I want to thank David Fink of the WPH for the suggestion and support and all of the teachers and organizations for their continued support of our program.”

Thank you to Coach Hogan for enthusiastically giving back and helping to grow the game.

To enable Junior WPH to continue to host junior handball clinics and tournaments with Certified WPH Coaches, the World Players of Handball invites you to make a tax-deductible donation today in supporting the growth of the game. 100% of the donations received by the WPH go towards junior handball development.  Donate on-line HERE or send your generous gifts through PayPal (HERE) or by mailing checks to:  WPH, 3602 E. Ft. Lowell Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85716.

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Martin Mulkerrins Inspires at Utah State

JR WPH Highlighting Race 4 Eight Pros Giving Back to the Game: Martin Mulkerrins

JR WPH Press, Logan, UT, 11/9/22

Utah State University Collegiate Handball Clinic – Coached and Written by Martin Mulkerrins

By the invitation of Utah State University Handball coaches Stacey Marble and Herm Olsen (2021 National Collegiate Handball Coach of the year), Martin Mulkerrins travelled to a snowy Logan, Utah to facilitate a handball clinic. Attendees at the clinic included students taking handball classes at the University, as well as current club players and coaches. The interactive clinic involved discussing fundamentals of the game of Handball, drills for improving performance and demonstrations. One specific request was for Martin to demonstrate the underhand fist shot to the ceiling!

“Universities and handball classes delivered by universities continue to have great potential to recruit and develop new players. Utah State University is a great example of this with Stacey Marble, Ryan Campbell, Danny Peterson and Xander Andreason all here today for the clinic and supporting the next generation of USU handballers. I look forward to seeing their progress when we meet in Tucson in February for the National Collegiate Championship” – Martin Mulkerrins.

After the clinic Martin played an exhibition match with 2022 Utah State Men’s Open Singles Champion and former USU student, Ryan Campbell. This gave everybody the opportunity to see what was discussed and demonstrated in the clinic. Following the exhibition Martin and all the students took to the courts for some matches to practice what they had learned.

“Having Martin come and teach the students (and the rest of us) was a great experience for all. To be able to continue to learn from the best and add things he talked about into our own teaching methods will be very helpful for the upcoming years. The kids all loved getting in the court to play with Martin and he is just as nice on the court as he is off the court” – Stacey Marble

In conclusion Herm Olsen highlights the benefits of having Pro players support collegiate programs:

“Martin Mulkerrins freely gave of his time, his techniques and his knowledge recently to the grateful and excited students of Utah State University. Martin is a class act all by himself, but when you throw in his remarkable teaching skill and gracious demeanor, you have a winning combination. We are so grateful that USU had the opportunity to host Martin, to learn from him, and to be enriched by his Handball style. As one of the truly best players in the world, it was a treat unrivaled for our students to watch, to listen to and to learn from this highly skilled emissary of World Handball. We hope he can return one day to see the fruits of his training. He is a classic example of why Handball is the greatest sport in the world, a sport for LIFE!”  

Photo’s courtesy of Eilish Owens eilishowens3@gmail.com

If your community would like for the 2022 R48 Player’s Champion Martin Mulkerrins to host a clinic, please contact Martin at mmulkerrins@tamu.edu

Thank you to Martin for giving back and helping to grow the game.

To enable Junior WPH to continue to host junior handball clinics and tournaments with Certified WPH Coaches, the World Players of Handball invites you to make a tax-deductible donation today in supporting the growth of the game. 100% of the donations received by the WPH go towards junior handball development.  Donate on-line HERE or send your generous gifts through PayPal (HERE) or by mailing checks to:  WPH, 3602 E. Ft. Lowell Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85716.

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Junior WPH Highlighting Race 4 Eight Pros Giving Back to the Game: Max Langmack

Junior WPH Press, Portland, Oregon, 10/18/22

After a full day of playing, interviewing, refereeing, sightseeing, and announcing on Saturday at the 2022 WPH R48Pro Portland Classic, Max Langmack, made time to introduce the game to several youngsters who watched handball for the first time. Max spent nearly an hour rallying with the junior players, while teaching them the basic fundamentals of the sport. “Max loves handball as much as anyone and loves to spread his passion for the game to anyone who shows interest,” stated the WPH’s David Fink. “The sport is very lucky to have Max involved.”

Thank you to Max for giving back and helping to grow the game.

To enable Junior WPH to continue to host junior handball clinics and tournaments with Certified WPH Coaches, the World Players of Handball invites you to make a tax-deductible donation today in supporting the growth of the game. 100% of the donations received by the WPH go towards junior handball development.  Donate on-line HERE or send your generous gifts through PayPal (HERE) or by mailing checks to:  WPH, 3602 E. Ft. Lowell Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85716.

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JR WPH Highlighting Race 4 Eight Pros Giving Back to the Game: Dylan Hernandez

World Players of Handball-Junior Press, Tucson, Arizona – September 2nd, 2022

Dylan Hernandez has established himself as one of the most promising young stars in handball, winning a WPH Icebreaker title in 2020 and finishing tenth at the 2022 R48 Player’s Championship en route to a top 20 R48 ranking. Not only is Dylan one of the sport’s rising stars, he also coaches a group of young handballers twice a week in Southern California, enthusiastically giving back to the game that means so much to him. Several of Dylan’s proteges competed in the 2022 USHA 3-Wall Junior Nationals in July in Los Angeles.

Dylan discusses his practice routine with his young players below.

“I have the kids start off by warming up. After that, the routine depends on the day. I might have the kids do drills. I have them do some basic hitting drills so I can critique their swings. I believe mechanics are necessary to hit the ball consistently hard and without hand errors. I will critique their swings and break down the fundamentals, just how a batting coach would for a baseball team. If we don’t do drills, I have the kids hop in the rotation with myself and the other pro players that train with me. If we play singles, I play them hard and ask them after the game what they could do better to improve, or I will give my own tips that they could work on. I play them hard purposely so they realize to keep working and to try to elevate their game to my level. If I play them easy then it’s easy for them to make shots and return shots without trying, and it keeps them in that comfortable state of mind. I want them thinking all the time that they have to play hard and give it their all. If I play them hard, they get used to playing at a faster pace and it makes them focus more because they know they can’t make mistakes.”

Thank you to Dylan for giving back and helping to grow the game.

To enable Junior WPH to continue to host junior handball clinics and tournaments with Certified WPH Coaches, the World Players of Handball invites you to make a tax-deductible donation today in supporting the growth of the game. 100% of the donations received by the WPH go towards junior handball development.  Donate on-line HERE or send your generous gifts through PayPal (HERE) or by mailing checks to:  WPH, 3602 E. Ft. Lowell Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85716.

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Portland, OR, WPH Press, 8/28/22

Junior WPH ambassador of the Great Pacific Northwest, Nick Flores, conducted a Junior WPH clinic at the 6^th Annual Portland 1-Wall Big Ball Doubles, this past weekend.

Coach Flores empathized the importance of serve placement in 1-Wall handball; illustrating ‘angle serves’, while focusing-on: NOT SERVING THE BALL OUT-OF-PLAY.  The juniors each took a turn practicing these serves while another junior would attempt to return the serves.  Next, Flores worked with the juniors on executing the fly shot in one-wall, and why it is so important to take aggressive shots due to the lack of a back wall. To cap off the junior clinic, the juniors played a pick-up game with some of the finalists to practice the skills they had learned.

JR WPH supports Oregon junior handball and other programs around the country that are growing the game and hopes that you will be inspired to start a group of juniors at your club.

JR WPH proudly hosts junior handball clinics and tournaments across North America with Certified WPH Coaches.  The World Players of Handball invites you to make a tax-deductible donation today in supporting the growth of the game. 100% of the donations received by the WPH go towards junior handball development.  Donate on-line HERE or send your generous gifts through PayPal (HERE) or by mailing checks to:  WPH, 3602 E. Ft. Lowell Dr., Tucson, AZ, 85716.

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