The brand new UCL Academy, currently being finished in Swiss Cottage, is to become a major wallball centre. The academy is fully behind both the benefits and the accessibility of the sport and is looking to construct 3 indoor and several outdoor courts. It is hoped the school will act as a venue for both […]
The Great Britain team plus several adult social players are all set to head over to the World Handball Championships next week. The event, which takes place in Dublin, Ireland, is set to be the biggest wallball event the world has ever seen with over 2000 players descending on the purpose built CityWest arena for […]
You can read the Sep 2012 President’s (Daniel Grant) report below, and you can download the full newsletter here: [button color=”blue” size=”medium” link=”https://ukwb.burrowsca.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2014/02/Fives_Newsletter_Mid_2012.pdf” target=”blank” ]Sep 2012 Newsletter[/button] [divider] UK Wallball President’s Report This has been an interesting six months for England Handball. For starters we’re not called ‘handball’ anymore. We’re fully behind the initiative to […]
Team England returned from the CIJB World Handball Championships in Franeker, Holland, with a host of new friends and a growing reputation in the international arena – if not a great deal of success in the competition itself. The championships featured four games, but England were concentrating on 1-Wall handball, as they aimed to defend […]
UK Wallball President and Team GB international, Daniel Grant, has carried the Olympic Torch in recognition of his work towards the development of Wallball. Dan carried the torch on Sunday 22nd July through the London Borough of Redbridge. After the event he said: “Wow. That was just phenomenally brilliant! One of the best days of […]
STOP PRESS: Over the coming year and in line with a global initiative for Olympic inclusion, England Handball will be changing its name to the UK WallBall Association. An official rebranding and launch will happen in the coming months at the same time as the World WallBall Association (WWBA) – the new global governing body, […]
The 2012 World Kaatsen Championships are taking place in the Netherlands from the 26 August to the 1 September. The tournament is a World Team Event and is the worldwide version of the European Championships, which England won in 2010. This year our players will be competing in the 1-Wall event (our main event) […]
Daniel Grant, the President of UK Wallball has been selected to carry the Olympic Torch for his services to Wallball. Daniel is not only the President but is one of our most successful international players too and has been part of the England team since 2007. He has also won several individual tournaments in the […]
On the 24th May several members of the England Team demonstrated 1-Wall to over 300 guests at the StreetGames ‘Not the Black Tie Dinner’. Over the course of the night at least one guest from each table went head-to-head with one of the England Team to see how many points they could score in a […]
Over the last weekend of January England Handball was invited to Valencia to discuss the formation of a new worldwide governing body; one dedicated solely to 1-Wall Handball with a view to Olympic inclusion. Valencia is home to the CIJB, one of the three major handball governing bodies in the world. The others being the […]