And of course, we can’t overlook the efforts of our Men’s Under 19 Squad who took on the world at the Handball Youth World Championships in Croatia last month. While they didn’t come away with the results they had hoped for on the court, I am sure it was an incredible experience for all involved, and by all accounts they were fine ambassadors for New Zealand Handball off the court. It was a mammoth task to pull together, with plenty of lessons learned for next time. Thanks to all involved for your commitment to the cause.
NZHF AGM 1 October
All is set for the AGM being held online Sunday 1 October, commencing 7.30pm. Your Executive Committee is set for a bit of a shake up from that, with a couple of changes in our composition to take place. Please get in touch with your Club if you would like a link to the Zoom meeting – all members of the New Zealand Handball community are welcome (although only the Clubs and Life Members get to vote!). For those that can’t make it, details will be posted on our website after the event. But why would you miss it live??
Regional Champs – Christchurch’s Pioneer Stadium, 7-8 October
Hot on the heels of the AGM we have the clash of the Regions in Christchurch, as we gather together one last time for 2023 to finish off the regular domestic indoor season, before attention switches to Beach. Safe travels to everyone journeying to that.
The tournament and referees meeting will be held online on Thursday 5th October at 7 p.m.
That’ll do it for this month. As always, please don’t hesitate to get in touch if there are any Handball-related issues you would like to raise, ideas to share, or support to offer.
Yours in Handball
David Ireland
President
New Zealand Handball Federation
president@handball.org.nz