Daniel Grant has sat on the England Handball board since 2007 and has now taken over the Presidency from James Toop as the organisation rebrands to ‘UK Wallball’. Daniel is hugely passionate about wallball and aims to raise the status of the sport so it reaches as many people as possible. He believes in the […]
You can read the Feb 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_Spring_2012.pdf” target=”blank” ]Feb 2012 Newsletter[/button] [divider] England Handball Chairman’s Report England Handball has undergone immense change recently, and 2012 is sure to be an exciting year. I was delighted to take over the chairmanship from James Toop in October. […]
The largest entry into a UK Open to date guaranteed a rich day of handball full of skill, fun and burgeoning talent. Over forty contenders descended on Merchant Taylors’ School in Northwood – some from as far afield as Belgium and Ireland – for the prestigious event and donned their gloves for some serious action. […]
Every summer I travel to the States to gain invaluable 1-wall handball experience with the best players in the world in New York. However, this year I thought I’d mix it up. A couple of the Mexicans I met last year insisted I head West and play the WPH 3-Wall World Championship in Las Vegas; […]
You can read the July 2011 Chairman’s (James Toop) 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_July_2011.pdf” target=”blank” ]July 2011 Newsletter[/button] [divider] England Handball Chairman’s Report England Handball has been active over the winter months since the last newsletter to increase its profi le, reach new audiences and promote the sport more widely. World […]
Team England has returned home after another successful trip to the Irish National 1-Wall Handball Championships. Two players made their international debuts, while a third ensured that the team continued its record of always returning home with some silverware. This is the fourth successive year that English players have travelled across the Irish Sea to […]
GB Wallball captain Kerry White, along with Marianne Rees and Emmalina Thompsell, delivered a development session for the girls at Eastbourne College, who have already put wallball walls up on the side of their gym and have been training hard for the upcoming tournaments this year. This move continues wallball’s rapid spread out of inner-city London, […]
Over 50 students aged 16-19 took part in a series of 1-wall wallball taster sessions at Brooklands College, Weybridge, and there was some serious talent on show. After an introductory period involving basic right and left handed shot drills, and the serve, students were thrown in at the deep end with a series of timed […]
The World Games, endorsed by the International Olympic Committee, takes place every four years and includes over 30 sports competiting for full Olympic inclusion such as squash and netball. A historic meeting in Valencia saw the three international handball confederations (responsible for several codes of handball) sign an agreement to create a new organisation with the sole […]
Th UK Wallball centre of excellence was officially opened at Merchant Taylors School (MTS), Northwood, to a large audience of sports professionals, teachers and media from the Hertfordshire region. Over 100 kids played wallball through the day, coached by MTS Alumni and UK Wallball squad members Dan Grant and Gareth Price, on the 4 indoor, championship spec […]