Learning and coaching
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 (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.
- USHA: effective way to shore up your defense (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.
- WPH Coaching Center: Learning to Play Handball in Five Minutes (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.
Coaching programmes and courses (3)
- Become a Coach (1Wall UK) (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.
- Coaching (GAA Handball) (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.
- Third-level handball (GAA Handball) (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.
School and teaching resources (4)
- Teaching handball in the elementary schools (USHA PDF) (opens in a new tab)
A USHA PDF teaching manual for handball in elementary schools, written for teachers and physical education instructors.
- Teaching handball in the middle and secondary schools (USHA 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.
- USHA resources for educators (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.
- USHA teaching handball certification (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.