In terms of the handball development cooperation between IHF and IOC, a second Olympic Solidarity Coaching Course was effectively held at the second time in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 9-15 April 2018, in conjuction with  the Mongolian Handball Federation (MHF) and the National Olympic Committee (NOC) Mongolia.

 

Held at the NOC meeting hall and Futsal Sports Hall of Mongolia, the course was led by IHF lecturer Dr Hyung-Kyun Chung (KOR) and local expert Dr Jargalsaikhan Dorjsuren with all successful participants from provinces all over Mongolia. A total of 40 coaches from Arkhangai, Bayankhongor, Bulgan, Gobi-Altai, Darkhan-Uul, Dornod, Dornogobi, Zavkhan, Selenge provinces and the capital Ulaanbaatar city attended the seven-day course.

 

The course featured a combination of theory and practice sessions along with open group discussions. According to the general programme of the course, many topics were covered including handball sport’s history, new rules, techniques, tactical knowledge, methods, instruments, standard, beach handball and school handball, athletes’ licence, judging system, coaching leadership, and its’ planning, and coach’s responsibility.

 

The IHF lecturer taught lessons based on the instruction material from the IHF Education Centre while he showed the participants Olympic Games Handball events in terms of training session exercises, tactics, and technical methods. In addition to these interesting subjects, the participants received some knowledge about the basic exercises during warm-up and training, defensive, attacking, and goalkeeper play, ball control and pass, workouts, training methods, national team training, making analysis and giving some advice on the games in the practical session. 

 

Meanwhile, the National University Handball Championship (21 men’s and women’s teams enrolled) was held in Ulaanbaatar city where all course participants were examined, making some analyses and conclusions to prove their knowledge earned at the course as practical session. All participants were handed balls, Rules Books, instructional handouts, CD, and video material by IHF.  

 

The final day ended with a closing ceremony, certificate presentation and farewell party where Mr Badar-Uugan, the MNOC General Secretary, MHF President Dr Jargalsaikhan, and IHF lecturer Dr Hyung-Kyun Chung presented the IOC certificates, and IHF level C coaching course diplomas.  

 

As a main instructor Dr Chung expressed that “all participating coaches were active for the course, while he also mentioned the course was significant, well qualified, and well managed.”

 

Therefore, the local expert Dr Jargalisakhan highlighted that “the participants learned theoretical and practical lessons, new rules update, and they demonstrated their knowledge starting from the National University Championship.”   

Some coaches said that “the course opened our eyes and gave us opportunity to get better knowledge and to develop handball through the schools, universities, provinces, cities where we are referred to as well as more possibilities.”

 

IHF lecturer Dr Chung was awarded the “Olympic Fame” by Mongolia NOC for his successful leadership of the course.

 

Press release by the Mongolian Handball Federation