IHF Coaches Symposium Ready To Go in Kumamoto
27 Nov. 2019
The 2019 edition of the IHF Coaches Symposium will take place for three days on the fringes of the 2019 IHF Womenâs World Championship in Kumamoto, Japan.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) together with the Japan Handball Association (JHA) will jointly hold the symposium which takes place on Saturday 30 November, Sunday 1 and Monday 2 December â and follows the successful event held in France at the 2017 IHF Menâs World Championship.
The programme for the symposium has now been confirmed and provides a unique opportunity for all 150 participants to absorb the latest handball coaching information while experiencing the highest level of the sport in person.
The course features coaches from across the world including Morten Soubak, Gino Smits and more.
The symposium will fall under three main pillars:
1. Womenâs development system and coaching for different age categories
i. Keynote Lecture: Introduction to the French way of development
IHF CCM Member, IHF Analyst (all menâs and womenâs world championships since 2009), former France menâs national team player, former head coach of the France menâs and womenâs youth and junior national teams Paul LandurĂ© (FRA) will deliver this lecture which is hoped will serve as a good case for sustainable high performance in the long term.
ii. The Orange Plan
Henny Nijboer (NED) from the Netherlands Handball Association (NHV) and Gino Smits (NED), former Borussia Dortmund Coach, former Netherlands men's junior national team coach, Netherlands senior assistant coach, coach at Netherlands Handball Academy in Papendal will discuss the âOrange Planâ developed by the NHV since 2001.
iii. Being a top coach in womenâs handball
Morten Soubak (DEN) will talk about his varied coaching experiences in Europe, South America (Brazil) and Africa (Angola).
iv. Prevention of ACL injury in womenâsâ handball and role of sports science.
2. Asian womenâs development
i. Performance development in Asian youth and junior women's handball
Lecture: IHF Council Member, Chair of the IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM) and former German menâs national team coach Dietrich SpĂ€te
ii. Practical sessions: One against One â the Korean Way, Attack and Defence â the Japanese Way
Four-time medallist at five Olympic Games and 1995 IHF Womenâs World Championship winner with the Korea women's national team, current head coach of Korea womenâs national youth team Oh Seong Ok (KOR) will deliver a practical session of the Korean âone against oneâ way. Additionally, there will be two practical sessions on the Japanese Way of âattack and defenceâ.
3. Handball @ School â Japan
i. Historical background and future direction
ii. Proposing revised Japanese national curriculum through handball
Full Programme: IHF Coaches Symposium â Kumamoto 2019
Saturday 30 November
09:30-10:00
Official opening by the IHF and JHA with IHF President Dr Hassan Moustafa
10:00-11:30
Theory
Paul LandurĂ©: âSystem of sustainable high performance for a long term in Franceâ
The players' education system (13-22 years old) and the women professional league in FFHB
11:45-13:15
Practical
Paul LandurĂ©: âThe French defence systemâ
13:15
Lunch
15:00
Group moves to Park Dome, Kumamoto to watch Japan vs Argentina, Russia vs China and Sweden vs DR Congo matches.
Sunday 1 December
09:30-10:30
Theory
Morten Soubak: coming soon
10:40-11:40
Dietrich SpÀte: Performance development in Asian youth and junior women's handball - Proposals for the further development of game understanding and training methodology.
11:55-13:10
Practical
Masamichi Kuriyama: âJapan Way of Open Defenceâ
13:10
Lunch
14:00-15:15
Theory
Henny Nijboer: âTalent development in the Netherlandsâ
-Each child is or has a talent: how to organise the best opportunities? -
15:30-16:45
Practical
Henny Nijboer and Gino Smits: âTraining at the talent centre in Netherlandsâ
18:00
Group moves to Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium for Spain vs Hungary and Korea vs Denmark matches.
Monday 2 December
09:30-10:40
Practical
Oh Seong Ok: â1 against 1 Korean individual skillâ
10:50-12:00
Nemes Roland: âEffective Attackâ
12:10-13:20
Gino Smits: Training at the academy in Netherlandsâ
13:20
Lunch
14:10-15:10
Theory
Issei Ogasawara: âPrediction and prevention of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Handballâ
-The biomechanical and psychological challenge in Japan National Handball team.
15:20-16:05
Theory
Yasushi Sato: âAccomplishments and challenges in the committee of physical education at school in Japanâ
- Creating of teaching materials in the elementary school
16:05-16:50
Theory
Shigeru Yamamoto and Junpei Yamashita: âProposal: Handball @ School towards revised Japanese national curriculumâ
18:00
Group moves to Park Dome, Kumamoto for DR Congo vs Japan and China vs Sweden matches.
The symposium will take place at the Uki City Matsuhashi Gymnastics Centre (Wing Matsubase) in Kumamoto, Japan.Â
All lectures and presentations will be accompanied by a Japanese interpreter with all participants who attend the three days receiving a certificate of completion.
Also running alongside the course will be a renewal class for Japan Sports Association Sports Instructor Qualification.
For a background to the wide variety of lecturers, coaches and officials who will be delivering the various activities, and to apply to attend, visit the official website.
To read about the 2017 IHF Coaches Symposium, held in France, visit the IHF Education Centre.