# Learning and coaching

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Instruction, coaching programs and school resources.

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Links on this page were checked on 2026-11-02.

## Instruction sites and channels (3)

- [USHA: 21 tips to help you reach 21 first](https://ushandball.org/?p=838) (opens in a new tab): A 2019 article on the USHA site with twenty-one tips for winning handball games to 21 points, for players of any code. (United States; checked 2026-11-02)
- [USHA: effective way to shore up your defense](https://ushandball.org/?p=830) (opens in a new tab): USHA article on shot selection and defense in handball, built on the saying that the floor will beat you every time, and advising that players choose passes over low-percentage kill shots; pitched at advanced players. (United States; checked 2026-11-02)
- [WPH Coaching Center: Learning to Play Handball in Five Minutes](https://wphlive.tv/?p=60473) (opens in a new tab): Video episode from the World Professional Handball coaching series, dated June 2025, explaining the rules and the three basic strokes of four-wall handball. (United States; Four-wall; checked 2026-11-02)

## Coaching programmes and courses (3)

- [Become a Coach (1Wall UK)](https://www.1wall.org.uk/become-a-coach) (opens in a new tab) [Official]: Become a Coach page of 1Wall UK, describing its online Activator and in-person coaching courses for anyone who wants to bring one-wall handball to a school, club or community. (United Kingdom; Wallball; checked 2026-11-02)
- [Coaching (GAA Handball)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/coaching-development/coaching) (opens in a new tab) [Official]: Coach education page on the GAA Handball site, with in-service sessions for schools and clubs and coaching awards led by national tutors qualified through Coaching Ireland. (Ireland; Irish 60x30, Irish 40x20, Wallball; checked 2026-11-02)
- [Third-level handball (GAA Handball)](https://www.gaahandball.ie/coaching-development/3rd-level) (opens in a new tab) [Official]: The GAA Handball page for its third-level programme, covering handball at universities and colleges in Ireland. It sits in the coaching and development section of the site. (Ireland; Irish 60x30, Irish 40x20, Wallball; checked 2026-11-02)

## School and teaching resources (4)

- [Teaching handball in the elementary schools (USHA PDF)](https://www.ushandball.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TeachingHandballintheElementarySchools.pdf) (opens in a new tab): A USHA PDF teaching manual for handball in elementary schools, written for teachers and physical education instructors. (United States; checked 2026-11-02)
- [Teaching handball in the middle and secondary schools (USHA PDF)](https://www.ushandball.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/TeachingHandballintheMiddleandSecondarySchools.pdf) (opens in a new tab): A USHA PDF teaching manual for handball in middle and secondary schools, written for teachers and physical education instructors. (United States; checked 2026-11-02)
- [USHA resources for educators](https://www.ushandball.org/educators-page/) (opens in a new tab): USHA page for educators, describing its Teach the Teacher clinics, a clinic template and free handballs and eye protection for schools that teach handball. (United States; Four-wall, Three-wall, One-wall; checked 2026-11-02)
- [USHA teaching handball certification](https://www.ushandball.org/teaching-handball/) (opens in a new tab): USHA page on its Teaching Handball certification for instructors aged 18 and over, with an exam, a background screening and five instructor levels. (United States; Four-wall, Three-wall, One-wall; checked 2026-11-02)