Sheffield Handball CLUB

Handball is an Olympic sport so there is a lot available to watch on TV over the summer. It is available daily on Eurosport and Discovery+ starting today! Give it a watch!

We start the physical preparation for next season with some light fitness sessions next week, building up aerobic and anaerobic fitness ready to hit the ground running when we start back on the court in September.

If you are looking to join or if you are moving to Sheffield or the surrounding areas for university or relocating, send us a message to get involved!

We are currently at the Firth Park community festival. Come along and say hello and score some goals.

No junior training tonight as our coach is away and we have no-one to cover. It is back on next Tuesday!

No training tonight as our seniors have stopped for the end of the season after last weekend's Newcastle tournament. Our 2nd team played well against some strong and experienced teams and gained a lot of valuable experience. We will be entering 2 teams into the league next season- we are looking for new players, both experienced and beginner. We'll done to 3 of our women's team players, Ausra, Michaela and Teo who joined up with York to win the women's competition.

Pre season training starts in the middle of July. If you're interested in playing then send us a message to get involved!

Juniors are training as usual until the end of the school term!

We had our first of 3 open taster sessions last Friday with a lot of new faces! Come and join us this Friday or next week at All Saints Sports Centre from 8-9.30pm. Send us a message if you're interested!

Play offs update

Unfortunately Sheffield Handball CLUB didn't quite get through the play offs, losing out to Loughborough and Trafford in two intense and tight games.

We went toe to toe with Loughborough with both teams scoring multiple breakthroughs and fast breaks. In the end, Loughborough capitalised on some individual mistakes to end the game with a 5 goal lead. It was a difficult end to a game that we believe we could have won if not for some poor individual decision making and missed shots we would normally have scored.

In the final game, we played Trafford at home who were desperate to maintain their Premier league status. It was an amazing spectacle for the fans who filled the stands with both teams being equally as physical and going at each other. Again we went toe to toe and were 2 goals up by half time. The boys defended amazingly against more experienced opposition and completely shut them out for large periods. Trafford managed to get back into the game in the last 10 minutes as we struggled to finish the game off, missing several 7m penalties. The Trafford keeper made multiple close range saves from line, wings and breakthroughs that ultimately meant Trafford won the game by 1 goal.

Although we are disappointed with the results, we are proud of what we have achieved over the course of the season, from the lows of a 4 game winless streak whilst going through an injury crisis to the highs of winning games in the last minute and winning 8 from 9 to make the play offs.

The team have come along way, making incredible progress as a team and as individuals. We have one tournament left in a few weeks to finish the season and then we regroup, plan ahead and go again next season. We plan on having two men's teams in the league as we are retaining the majority of our current players.

Our Juniors have been turning up in force, with the u15 boys playing in their first ever tournament despite most still being u13. We also have a lot of players either in, or trialling for the England regional academies.

If you are interested in playing, or are a student coming to Sheffield next academic year then send us a message!

We have a number of new players joining us at All Saints in Friday (8-9.30pm). If you want to come and give it a go then you can join us there for a free taster session! Send us a message if you're interested!

Unfortunately there is no training at All Saints tonight due to low numbers. We arw back at Concord next Thursday for the last Thursday session of the season and then back next Friday at All Saints too.

Final Game Day! The boys are at home in their last game of the season, and it’s our final play-off game against Manchester Trafford, come down and cheer on the boys to close out the season 💪

Throw Off: 1:30pm
Venue: All Saints Sports Centre

Follow along on Instagram and Facebook for updates and results 🤾 🤌🔥

*DISCLAIMER - we are NOT providing any sort of stream for todays match, please do not click on any links that are claiming to do so, or any links that are posted in our comments unless it is by the Sheffield Handball Club account itself, Thank You.

As we head into our last game of the season this weekend in our final playoff game against Manchester Trafford Handball Club , we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Marie and Will at the Citadel Barbershop for all of their support this season,

The Citadel Barbershop have been our sleeve sponsors for this season and have been a huge support all year long,

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🚨UPDATE🚨

Due to results in other games going our way at the end of the season, the Sheffield Handball Club finished the league season in 3rd place, resulting in a playoff spot 💪

The boys have been working hard over the last few weeks in preparation to take on the 2 teams from the Premier League, Away against Loughborough and at Home against Manchester Trafford 🤾

Tomorrow afternoon we travel to Loughborough for our first test, stay tuned for scores and updates 🔥

What an amazing opportunity for the GB team. It clearly shows the hard work going on behind the scenes as well as the development on the court. Go and give it everything girls!

🇬🇧 Great Britain replace Cameroon in the Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 ❕ As Cameroon did not comply with the documentation required for the visa to travel to Hungary, and with no African team being able to confirm their participation, a wild card was awarded for the Tournament, following the Regulations for IHF Competitions. The IHF Executive Committee decided to award the spot to Great Britain, with no further changes to the match schedule.

Read more ➡️ https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/great-britain-womens-national-team-replace-cameroon-olympic-qualification

📸 British Handball Association

Final score in what was a physical final game of the season, congratulations to Nottingham on winning the league,

And thank you to everyone who has supported us this season 🔥

MoTM Balazs Rigo

Our final Game Day of the league, a win today secures our place in the playoffs 💪

Come down to the All Saints Sports Centre for a 1:30pm Throw Off to cheer on the boys 🤾

A dominant performance from the boys with each and every player committed to their role, now onto tomorrow for the league decider 💪

MoTM James Hanney

AS IT STANDS going into the final weekend of the league 🔥

Sheffield sit in 3rd position with a game in hand over the University of Birmingham in 2nd place, 2 wins this weekend secures 2nd place, and a spot in the playoffs to battle for promotion 💪

We return to action this Saturday AND Sunday for back-to-back games to decide our season, join us at the All Saints Sports Centre to support the boys 🤾

Unfortunately the u13 county competition has been cancelled as the other teams have withdrawn. We were looking forward to seeing the hard work our young athletes have put into training out into practice, but we will just need to wait a little longer. Now we regroup and train hard ready for the next round!

Sheffield Handball CLUB flying up the league. 2nd place with 2 games left with 2 more wins needed to secure a Premier league play off spot.

Our head coach, Rickie, is due to fly out to Portugal to join the GB coaching staff for the week.

Meanwhile or u13 boys and girls get ready for their first competitions in Oldham on Saturday.

The future of handball in Sheffield is looking very promising indeed! Send us a message to get involved!

Photos courtesy of Ck Ng.

Another great result as we head into the business end of the season, as the Sheffs make it 6 wins in a row, and sweep Trafford in the league,

Our next two home games, and last games of the season, are back to back on the 23rd and 24th of March against Loughborough and Nottingham 🤾🔥

5 WINS IN A ROW for the boys as they defeat the bisons in the return leg this afternoon, with an impressive 43-35 score line

MoTM: Sayed Alawi

It’s GAME DAY and the boys are heading back to Birmingham for their last away game of the season, against the Birmingham Bisons, who are currently 1 place above Sheffield in the league, with Sheffield having a game in hand 🤾

Throw Off 11:00am

🚨With still no Charlie Armour in the squad today due to injury, it sees Elliott Larkinson step into the role of Captain, and Tom Murray step into Elliott’s vacated role of Vice Captain for todays fixture

Follow along on Instagram and Facebook for updates and results 🤾 🤌🔥

*DISCLAIMER - we are NOT providing any sort of stream for todays match, please do not click on any links that are claiming to do so, or any links that are posted in our comments unless it is by the Sheffield Handball Club account itself, Thank you.

What.A.Game.

The boys take the W against top of the league, University of Birmingham, in what ended up as our highest number of goals scored this year,

Incredible effort while down a number of players, we look towards next weekend when we return to Birmingham to take on the Bisons 💪🤾

It’s GAME DAY and we’re back on the road for the return fixture against the Uni of Birmingham 🤾

Throw Off 12:30pm

🚨With no Charlie Armour in the squad today due to injury, it sees room for Tom Murray who steps into the role of Captain for todays fixture

Follow along on Instagram and Facebook for updates and results 🤾 🤌🔥

*DISCLAIMER - we are NOT providing any sort of stream for todays match, please do not click on any links that are claiming to do so, or any links that are posted in our comments unless it is by the Sheffield Handball Club account itself, Thank you.

Big Junior training update!

We are expanding our sessions before the county championships with a new venue in a new town! Starting on Saturday 24th February and running for 3 weeks, we will be training at the Sports Village at Honeywell Sports Centre, Barnsley College.

Girls' sessions 1-2pm in partnership with Swifts netball.

Boys' sessions 2-3pm.

We are looking for players in school years 7 and 8 to join our u13s and years 9 and 10 to join our u15s as we prepare for regional and national level county competitions. No experience is necessary.

Costs- £5 per session or £10 for the 3 weeks.

Come along and give it a go!

*Correct score 35-31 to Sheffield

The wheels keep turning as the boys record their third win in a row 💪 we are away again next Sunday against the university of Birmingham

MoTM James Hanney