The WPH Outdoor Back 2 School Bash + Hemborg Ford Cup Stop #4

Junior WPH Reports, Tucson, AZ, Press-The World Players of Handball and Junior WPH are thrilled to present the Back 2 School Bash in conjunction with the WPH Outdoor 3-Wall Big Ball California State Showdown Cup Stop #4 August 28^th-30^th at Marina Park in Huntington Beach, CA. Juniors will compete in singles and doubles, as well as a special pro/junior doubles showdown on Saturday night, August 29^th. The California State Showdown also features the WPH Outdoor pros competing in the final regular season event of the 2015 WPH Outdoor Hemborg Ford Cup season before Las Vegas’ 3WallBall Outdoor World Championships in September (rankings here), as well as small ball pro cross over doubles and masters divisions.

“This is perhaps our biggest junior weekend of the year, as we will be showcasing the junior players with multiple rounds of handball in singles and doubles, a junior clinic with the WPH Outdoor pros and a special pro/junior doubles division in which four junior players will have an opportunity to team with four pros,” stated WPH Executive Director David Vincent. “Of course, the WPH Outdoor pros will also be in action, as they will be aiming to climb the rankings in advance of the 3-Wall Big Ball Super Bowl, the 2015 WPH/WOR 3WallBall Outdoor World Championships in Las Vegas in September (info here).

Expect to see several of the top Race 4 Eight stars competing in Marina Park, as small ball doubles will be contested in Marina Park’s massive 3-Wall courts. Venice Beach’s Xrossover Revolution and the WPH’s RFC 7 each featured cross over play this summer, with small ball and big ball specialists crossing over and relishing the opportunity to compete against the best in each code. Small ball pros will likely play in the big ball singles, just as big ball pros will jump into the small ball doubles.

Perhaps the most exciting aspect of the Back 2 School Bash/WPH Outdoor 3-Wall Big Ball California State Showdown Cup Stop #4 is the desire of many of the WPH Outdoor pros to give back to the next generation of junior handball players. This summer has already featured junior handball clinics coached by Samzon Hernandez, Ricky Ruiz, Timbo Gonzalez, Sal Duenas, Alfredo Morales, Catriona Casey and Cianna Ni Churraion and Marina Park will feature even more WPH Outdoor pros coaching clinics and inspiring the next generation of players.

“I can’t wait for the event and I know a number of juniors that will be really excited to play,” stated WPH Outdoor Cup Stop #3 Tecate champion Brian Medina. “I am really looking forward to being a part of the clinics and helping with the event.”

“I’ll be posting junior entries at all of the parks,” stated 2-time defending Cup champion Juan Santos. “There are so many kids playing at the parks and I hope to recruit those kids and a lot of new junior players for the event.”

“I’ll be talking to all of the juniors and their parents to get them to participate in the event,” stated 7^th ranked WPH Outdoor lefty Kevin Gonzalez. “This is going to be a really cool event!”

Juniors will be awarded back to school backpacks and school supplies for participating in the event. To donate to this incredible event, please contact WPH Youth Donor and Development Director David Fink at fink@juniorhandball.org.

The Back 2 School Bash/WPH Outdoor 3-Wall Big Ball California State Showdown Cup Stop #4 will not be broadcasted live, but the WPH will post daily updates on wphlive.tv and on our Facebook and Twitter pages. For more information on how to enter and follow the event, click Here>

David Fink

WPH Senior Writer