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    DENVER TEAM HANDBALL GROWING ONE OF THE LAST SPORTING FRONTIERS RIGHT HERE IN COLORADOâ??S CAPITAL Denver Team Handball was formed in the fall of 2008 as part of the national movement to develop, promote, educate and grow the sport of Team Handball at all levels in the United States and to enable United States athletes to achieve sustained competitive excellence to win medals in international and Olympic competition. DTH is a registered club with USA Team Handball - the National Governing Body for the Olympic discipline of Team Handball. USA Team Handball, a member of the International Handball Federation and the Pan American Team Handball Federation, was certified by the U.S. Olympic Committee on April 30, 2008. Since Denver Team Handballâ??s establishment, the club has grown to approximately 50 registered members and counting. The members currently represent 10 different nations bringing different perspectives and experience from around the globe. The menâ??s and womenâ??s squads practice one to two times per week, and take advantage of nearby teams like the Colorado Springs Landsharks and U.S. Air Force Falcons to scrimmage on a monthly basis. Denver Team Handball is also making a push to introduce young players to the sport as a feeder club to the USATH. In May of 2009, members of Denver Team Handball and Minnesota Team Handball, another newly-formed US handball club, competed together as a team at 2009 Nationals and placed 19th. Several of DTHâ??s players also played with teams from New York, Houston, and Atlanta. Three of DTHâ??s players returned with medals from the national tournament. Handball standout Attila Agoston, also DTHâ??s coach and certified referee, won the gold with his former team from New York. Attila was also just recently named to the USA Competition Committee by the United State Olympic Committee. Attila and fellow teammates admit that DTH has big goals for this coming 2010 season including helping start several front range teams for a competitive league, increasing the number of junior players through fall camps, and winning the West Region Tournament and finishing in the top eight at 2010 Nationals. Add NBA basketball star Carmelo Anthony to the growing list of Handball aficionados. In a September 2008 interview with Aaron J. Lopez of Rocky Mountain News, Anthony, a member of the USA Gold medal basketball team, was asked if there was another sport that he thought he could play? Anthony responded: "I wanna play handball, man. The U.S. needs to get a handball team. I'm pretty sure we can get some guys to go out there and play handball.â?? Team Handball is played in 159 nations by 1,100,000 teams and 39 million individuals, making it the second most popular sport in the world. It has been an official Olympic Sport since 1936. The 2007 World Championships were the seventh most watched live sporting event on the planet. Many people link elements of basketball, soccer, and lacrosse to the sport. It is fast paced, physical, and exciting.
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About Handball

Handball, a fast paced, team game, that combines basketball and soccer like goal scoring, was first popular in Europe. The object of the game is to score goals by advancing the ball up the court by dribbling, passing, or taking three steps, and successfully shooting the ball into the opponents net.

Handball History

Handball dates back to medieval France. By the 19th century forms of handball were being played in Germany, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, and Uruguay. The first set of rules for modern day handball were established by a Danish gym teacher in 1898, and published in 1906. The first international games were played between Germany and Belgium for men in 1925 and between Germany and Austria for women in 1930. At the request of Adolf Hitler Men's field handball was played at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Handball was removed from the following Olympics. Team handball made its return in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. According to the International Handball Federation there are currently over 19 million handball players.

Handball Tips

Since passing is a faster means of attack, players should work on passing the ball rather than dribbling to advance the ball up the court. Players should keep their hands up on defense in order to block shots and cut off passing lanes. When dribbling, players should use their other hand to shield the ball and protect it from defensive players.

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