Two Technical Courses for Coaches were held in Lithuania and Chile in September 2015 in the framework of the IOC Olympic Solidarity programme, which aims to organise assistance for all NOCs, in particular for those with the greatest needs.

 

From 7 to 11 September 2015, IHF lecturer Klaus Feldmann from Germany held a level 3 Olympic Solidarity Technical Course for Coaches in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius. A total of 33 participants joined the course. During the course Mr Feldmann was supported by the local lecturer Miglius Astrauskas. The main topics of the course included attack, defense and the principals of handball training and its planning process. Overall Klaus Feldmann reported that it was a successful course.

 

The Handball Federation of Chile together with its NOC received the approval from Olympic Solidarity to host a level 2 Technical Course for Coaches from 11 to 21 September 2015. The IHF appointed IHF lecturer Juan Lorenzo Antón Garcia from Spain to conduct the course. The course was held for 26 coaches in the complex of the Chile Olympic Committee in Santiago and all of the attending coaches passed the final exam on the last day of the course.

 

According to the feedback of the IHF lecturer, the level of the participants was very good. They showed a great interest, which was underlined by several discussions on a higher level of handball knowledge.

 

In the context of handball development, IHF Lecturer Felix Rätz held three referee courses in Singapore from 19 to 25 October 2015, including two newcomer courses with 7 and 11 participants and one advanced course with 12 participants. Over the course of two days, the referees attended theoretical lessons about, amongst others, basic refereeing skills such as body language signals and tactics. In addition, they whistled training or championship games.

 

Lecturer Rätz reported that the participants of the newcomer courses were very interested and followed the course attentively.