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  • Handball Mega-Event

    Historic Partnership Unites USHA and WPH Championships

    by DV

    USHA and WPH Announce Historic Partnership for 2027 National Four-Wall Championships & Player’s Championship at the U.S. National Handball Center in St. Louis to Host Combined Event, April 28–May 2, 2027 TUCSON, Ariz. — The United States Handball Association and the World Players of Handball are proud to announce a landmark collaboration that will unite two of the sport’s premier events at the United States National Handball Center in St. Louis, Missouri, from April 28–May 2, 2027. For the first time, the 76th USHA National...

  • Season 15 Schedule

    2026/27 Race 4 Eight Schedule Announced

    by DV

    Tucson, AZ, WPH Press – The World Players of Handball is proud to present the fifteenth Race 4 Eight season, featuring stops starting in September of 2026 and ending in the spring of 2027.  The Race 4 Eight tour has produced electrifying handball since the inception of the tour in 2011, featuring the game’s greatest players battling on the world’s preeminent stage. The 2026/27 season will see the Race 4 Eight return to Juarez, Missoula, Portland, Tucson, St. Louis, and Los Angeles, while adding Denver for the first time since 2014...

  • Ranking Methodology

    WPH Season 15: 2026/27 Race 4 Eight Rankings & Methodology Announced

    by DV

      The 15th season of the WPH Race 4 Eight professional handball tour is right around the corner! As we gear up for an action-packed 2026-27 season, the World Players of Handball (WPH) is excited to officialize the updated ranking methodologies across all three pro tiers: the R48 Men’s Pro, the SR48 Senior’s Pro, and the WR48 Women’s Pro. Transparency remains paramount to the tour’s integrity. Below is the official breakdown of the point structures, event counting protocols, tie-breaking procedures, and seeding guidelines for Season...

  • Deadline Nears

    WPH Icebreaker at the LaGrange 3-Wall Handball Tournament, July 10-12, 2026

    by DV

    LaGrange, IL, WPH Press – Enter the July 10-12, 2026 Icebreaker at the 36th Annual LaGrange 3-Wall Tournament HERE The World Players of Handball is thrilled to partner with tournament director Dave Munson and the Illinois Handball Association in hosting the WPH Icebreaker 3-Wall pro singles at the 36th Annual LaGrange 3-Wall Tournament, July 10-12, 2026. LaGrange is not only known for its outstanding competition, but its endless hospitality throughout the weekend, to include a cookout on Friday, a Taco Truck on Saturday, a tournament...

  • Season 15 Stop #1

    2026 R48 Montana Red, September 18-20, 2026

    by DV

    Missoula, MT, WPH Press –  Enter the September 18-20, 2026 Race 4 Eight Red HERE The WPH is thrilled to return to Missoula, MT for the September 18-20, 2026 Red, one of the tour’s premiere stops. The Peak Racquet Center will host the 2026 Red, located at 4990 Buckhouse Ln., Missoula, MT 59804.  The 2026 Red will be the first stop of the 2026/27 R48 Men’s Pro season. Expect to see all of the tour’s top stars in Missoula battling for ranking points and Race glory.  In addition to the R48 Men’s Pro singles, amateur...

Coach Niamh’s Junior Handball Training – Week 3: Power and Explosiveness

Posted on: Jul 4 2026 - 6:32am | Comments Off on Coach Niamh’s Junior Handball Training – Week 3: Power and Explosiveness
In: Jr WPH, News, News Archive
DV

  JR WPH Press, 7/2/26 On Week 3 of Coach Niamh’s Junior Handball Training, Coach Niamh introduces drills to boost power to help players move quickly, cover more ground, and strike the ball with confidence. Exercise Reps Sets Explanation Why? Squat Jumps   5 3 Lower into a squat and jump as high as possible. Develops explosive leg power for quick movement around the court. Broad Jumps 5 3 Jump forwards as far as possible and land under control. Improves lower-body power and teaches players to generate force. Sprint and Touch 5 3 Sprint 10 meters, touch the line, and sprint back. Builds acceleration and speed, both essential for handball. Medicine ball / tennis ball throw 5 3 Throw the ball as far as possible using...

2026/27 Race 4 Eight Schedule Announced

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press – The World Players of Handball is proud to present the fifteenth Race 4 Eight season, featuring stops starting in September of 2026 and ending in the spring of 2027.  The Race 4 Eight tour has produced electrifying handball since the inception of the tour in 2011, featuring the game’s greatest players battling on the world’s...

Posted on: Jul 3 2026 - 8:09pm | Comments Off on 2026/27 Race 4 Eight Schedule Announced
In: Elite Handball, Homepage Feature, News, News Archive, Schedule, WPH R48 Pro
DV

Historic Partnership Unites USHA and WPH Championships

USHA and WPH Announce Historic Partnership for 2027 National Four-Wall Championships & Player’s Championship at the U.S. National...

2026/27 Race 4 Eight Schedule Announced

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press – The World Players of Handball is proud to present the fifteenth Race 4 Eight season, featuring stops...

Chopper Slams the Forest Park Handball Club 3-Wall Tournament

St. Louis, MO, WPH Press, 7/1/26 The Forest Park Handball Club proudly presented the 2026 Forest Park Handball Club 3-Wall Tournament on the final week of June, featuring the best 3-Wall players in St. Louis battling the stifling St. Louis heat and humidity on Forest Park’s 53-foot-long 3-Wall courts. St. Louis’s Chopper Hernandez headlined the 2026 Forest Park Handball Club Tournament,...

WPH Outdoor

The 2025 WPH Icebreaker Pro Schedule

Tucson, AZ, WPH Press –  Tucson, AZ, WPH Press –  The WPH Outdoor Icebreaker pro series returns for its sixth...

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