USA Team Handball is the governing body for

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

in the United States. USA Team Handball is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. Previously, the governing body was the

United States Team Handball Federation United States Team Handball Federation was the governing body for handball in the United States from 1959 until 2006. The successor USA Team Handball is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee in 2008. United States Team Handba ...

. USA Team Handball is led by an 9-person Board of Directors. The president is Michael J. Wall. USA Team Handball organizes the participation of U.S. national teams in international competitions, such as the

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

and the

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

. The

United States men's national handball team The United States national handball team is controlled by USA Team Handball. Due to disputes over funding, general lack of fiscal discipline, and accusations of incompetence, on February 14, 2006, the USOC revoked the governing duties of handball ...

and the

United States women's national handball team The United States women's national handball team is the national team of the United States. It takes part in international handball competitions. At the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary the U.S. team placed 11th. ...

have struggled in international competitions against nations where handball is more popular. USA Team Handball organizes and sanctions the

USA Team Handball Nationals The National is a team handball tournament to determine the Men's and Women's National Champion from the United States. At the men's side there exist an Elite and Open Division. In years with many teams, the Open Division is split in Division I ...

and

USA Team Handball College Nationals The USA Team Handball College National Championships is a team handball tournament to determine the Men's and Women's College National Champion from the United States. History The best college team from the Nationals was recognized as College ch ...

List of presidents

The first president was elected in 1959.

References

External links

USA Team Handball — Official site
{{National Members of the International Handball Federation Handball in the United States

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

United States 2 North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation members

List of presidents

See also

References

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