The 2023 IHF Education Weeks are set to continue in September, with the IHF Youth Handball Coaches Education Week, following after the IHF Children's Handball Education Week.

The Youth Handball Coaches Education Week will be held from 18 to 24 September, with eight lectures being available for free registration on Zoom, via the IHF Virtual Academy.

Lectures are live streamed on Zoom and on the IHF Facebook page and are presented in English with live translation options for French, Spanish and Arabic. All lectures will take place from 13:00 to 14:30 CEST, with the exception of one, due to take place on 20 September, between 15:00 CEST and 16:30 CEST. Everybody who attends all courses will receive a certificate via email. 

A confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar will be sent to all registrants upon completing the registration process. For details on how to register, please refer to the attached guidelines.

All participants who register for and attend all webinars live via Zoom will receive a participation certificate. For this purpose, please make sure to use a valid email address for registration, as this address will be used for sending out the certificates.

Registration links for every webinar are available below.

Monday, 18 September - 13:00 CEST

Talent Scouting and the Way to the National Team in Slovenia (Scientifically Supported Approach), presented by Marko Šibila (Slovenia), Master coach - register HERE.

Tuesday, 19 September - 13:00 CEST

Talent Discovery, Talent Sighting and Promotion in Norway, presented by Claus Dalgaard-Hansen (Denmark), IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods Expert Group member - register HERE.

Wednesday, 20 September - 13:00 CEST
Long-term Athlete Development in Germany, presented by Dr Patrick Luig (Germany) - register HERE.

Wednesday, 20 September - 15:00 CEST

Isolation Spaces for Successful 1:1 Duels: How Can Trends From Top Handball Be Transferred to the Next Generation in Youth Handball?, presented by Jochen Beppler (Germany), IHF Lecturer and assistant coach at Germany women's senior national team - register HERE.

Thursday, 21 September – 13:00 CEST

The World’s Best Talent Development Environment, presented by Mark Lausen-Marcher (Faroe Islands) - register HERE.

Friday, 22 September – 13:00 CEST

Training of Feints in 1:1 Situations, presented by Seong Ok-Oh (Republic of Korea), IHF’s Commission of Coaching and Methods member - register HERE.

Saturday, 23 September – 13:00 CEST

Developing Intentions of Playing in a Large Space (Motor and Mental Skills – Fight Against the Fear of Making Mistakes), presented by Pascal Person (France) - register HERE.

Sunday, 24 September – 13:00 CEST

The Spanish 5:1 Defensive System, presented by Javier Fernández (Spain) - register HERE

About the 2023 IHF Education Weeks

The two September courses follow the previously held Beach Handball Education Week and Coaches and Referees Education Week, which took place in May and June. Following the September programmes will be two more to conclude the 2023 IHF Education Weeks: Management Education Courses (2 to 5 October) and Wheelchair Handball Education Courses (6 to 8 October). 

The 2023 IHF Education Weeks come after eight extensive courses held in 2020 and 2021, which followed the launching of the IHF Virtual Academy at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of the IHF Virtual Academy is to aid the development of handball around the world through the provision of free, live-streamed courses designed for every level, from the top through to grassroots.