IHF Lecturer Juan Lorenzo Anton Garcia ran a Handball@School course in four Albanian cities from the middle to the end of October. From the 15th to the 28th, Garcia travelled between Tirana, Skhoder, Vlora and Elbasan to conduct the courses held mainly in secondary school sports halls. 

 

The courses covered both theoretical and practical aspects of handball, including revision of the basic Rules of the Game, planning, how to adapt the sport to teach to children of all ages, basic attacking and defensive skills, and a look at high-level handball. Following the theoretical and practical lessons, the participants completed a test.

 

Approximately 40 Physical Education teachers took part in each city, very few of whom had previous experience with handball, but showed high interest in developing their skills and knowledge of the sport.

 

“The local organizers were, at any moment, kind in all the aspects relative to organisation, such as the halls where the theoretical or practical lessons were conducted, aspects relative to maintenance and lodging, attention to the students, and the transports from one city to another, as well as those of each city,” said Garcia in his official report. “Their attentions were magnificent in the personal plane, very specially on the part of Armand Cakali, Secretary General of the Federation of Albania.”