In collaboration with the International Handball Federation (IHF), the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Mongolian Handball Federation (MHF) and the Mongolian National Olympic Committee (MNOC), the International Olympic Solidarity Handball Coaching Course was kicked off on April 9th, 2018 in Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia.

 

Mr Badar-Uugan, General Secretary NOC Mongolia, Mr Chinbat, S. Director Department Physical Culture and Sport at Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Sports Mongolia (MECSS), Dr Jargalsaikhan D., President MHF, Executive Committee members of MHF and Dr Hyung-Kyun Chung (KOR), IHF representative (main instructor of the course) have participated in the opening ceremony of the course in the NOC building meeting hall in 09 April 2018, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. In addition to officials from the organising administrations, overall 40 delegations including 19 coaches from some provinces of Mongolia such as Arkhangai, Bayankhongor, Bulgan, Gobi-Altai, Darkhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogobi (Sainshand soum and Zamiin-Uud soum), Zavkhan, Selenge (Sukhbaatar soum, Bayangol soum, and Mandal soum) and 21 coaches from 6 districts of Ulaanbaatar city took part for the opening ceremony.

 

On the occasion of this special event, Mr Badar-Uugan General Secretary NOC Mongolia,  Mr Chinbat S. Director Department MECSS, Dr. Jargalsaikhan D. President MHF and Dr. Hyung-Kyun Chung (KOR) IHF lecturer delivered their warmest greeting speeches to all participants as congratulating, and wishing them sports’ achievement.

 

IHF lecturer Dr Hyung-Kyun Chung (KOR) and the local expert Dr Jargalsaikhan D have been working great as a team to direct the course. During the initial stages of the course, Dr Chung has been teaching interesting methods of coaching handball, crucial elements for defence systems, goal keeper training, attack system, ball control and pass to the Mongolian coaches in the meeting hall of NOC. Meanwhile, Dr Jargalsaikhan presented handball sport’s history, rules, technical and tactical methods, instruments, and standards. Dr Chung instructed some lessons about handball at schools, beach handball, athletes’ licences, and coaching duties in terms of theoretical subjects. For the next few days participants will have practical lessons in the Futsal Sports Hall of Mongolia.

 

IHF sent balls and IHF rule books to MHF whereas MHF prepared all materials to hand the participants for the course activities. It is the second IOC Olympic Solidarity Handball Course for Coaching programme organised in Mongolia after the first course was held in 2003.

Press release of the Mongolian Handball Federation