The IHF top coaches’ symposium held on the fringes of the 2012 IHF Super Globe came to an end in Doha, Qatar, on Friday 31 August. IHF President Dr Hassan Moustafa handed over the certificates to the 128 coaches from all over the world after the theoretical and practical lessons had finished.

In his closing speech Moustafa underlined that this coaching symposium was only the start of intense IHF support for coaches: “You can count on our help. You are in the focus of the players and the teams and you are responsible for promotion and development of handball in the future”, the IHF President stated, adding: “This symposium was to provide you with guidelines for your work you will have to fill with life and ideas individually. You are to make handball an emerging sport, you are the handball ambassadors of a good product.”

As part of a short evaluation the participants praised the symposium and simultaneously expressed their wish to have more time at upcoming events than this time to work and to rather focus one basic items. “I have never attended a lecturers’ course like this, in which all parts had been synchronized like this. One module added to the next to build up a basis for the participants,” German coach Michael Biegler, one of the lecturers, rated the symposium.

Biegler and Sweden’s former world-class goalkeeper Mats Olsson were responsible for the practical lessons, top coaches like Alfred Gislason (THW Kiel) and Talant Dushebajew (Atletico Madrid) gave the participants in-depth insights of their coaching philosophies and tactical means in attack and defense.

The major topic of the symposium was a five-part analysis of the London 2012 Olympic Games.  Another subject dealt with the interpretation of major Rules issues such as offensive fouls, steps, and the referee analysis of the Olympic Games.

Biegler and former Swedish world class goalkeeper Mats Olsson were responsible for the practical lessons, top coaches like Alfred Gislason (THW Kiel) and Talant Dushebajew (Atletico Madrid) gave the participants an in-depth view of their coaching philosophies and tactical means in attack and defense.

The major topic of the symposium was a five part analyses of the 2012 London Olympic Games.  Another task was dedicated to the interpretation of the most important rules, especially concerning offensive fouls, steps and the referee’s analyze of the Olympic Games.