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Stephen Cooney – Pro Bio

Age: 1/30/1991

Height: 5’8″

Hometown: Ballaghaderreen Co. Roscommon Ireland

Strong hand: Right

Home court: New York Athletic Club

Favorite athlete: Jordan Spieth, Michael Jordan

Favorite pre-match music: Varies

Best/favorite shot: Re-kill

Current Race 4 Eight Ranking: #13

Highest Race 4 Eight Ranking: #8 (March 2015)

Best Race 4 Eight Finish: 6th

Strengths: Consistency, paddle re kills, retrieving ability, passion for the game

Summary: Stephen Cooney relocated to New York City in 2014 in large part to compete on the Race 4 Eight tour. It did not take long for Cooney to make his mark on handball’s greatest professional tour, moving into the top 10 after just four events during the R48 IV season and earning consecutive Elite 8 invites by season’s end. Cooney is a tenacious bulldog who won’t give an inch to any player and prides himself on making each of his opponents each every point. Cooney is one of the game’s greatest counterpunchers, almost always making his opponents pay for shooting in front of him or leaving kills up. Cooney struggled at the end of the 2015-2016 R48 V season but at just 25 years old, Cooney has a number of years and skills to continue his quest towards the pinnacle of the sport

DV: David Vincent formed the World Players of Handball in 2005 and ushered live handball viewing into our living rooms for the first time. Since its inception, the World Players of Handball has broadcast over 1,500 matches live. Dave Vincent serves as the lead play-by-play announcer for virtually all matches, combining his unique perspective and personality with a lifetime of handball experience. DV brings 25 years of broadcast radio experience (in Oregon and California) to World Players of Handball & ESPN broadcasts and provides professionalism and wit to the amazing game of handball. DV also serves as the Executive Director of the World Player of Handball at the WPH headquarters in Tucson, AZ, working daily to grow the game of handball through innovation.
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