China is set to receive delivery of the popular Handball@School courses starting this week and finishing in late June.

From 29 May until 29 June, IHF Expert and Chairperson of the Handball@School Working Group, Dr Ilona Hapkova, will work with Chinese Handball Association (CHA) representatives and local organisers in eight different delivery sites in the east of the vast Asian nation: Kunshan, Ningbo, Shanghai, Fuzhou, Dongguan, Xuancheng, Luannan and Beijing.

All those who attend will be able to access translated copies of the new Handball@School materials, including booklets, tri-fold brochures and posters, as well as the possibility of gaining an IHF Coaching D Licence.

Over 400 participants are expected to attend the delivery across the eight venues in seven provinces with each venue receiving a three-day course, except for Shanghai, which will receive four days-worth of coaching.

First up will be Kunshan on Wednesday 29 May with Hapkova looking forward to the month-long series of delivery.

“Everybody is so excited to start this programme of delivery in China which is the first-ever Handball@School course to be delivered there,” she said.

“We all hope that everyone attending will learn a lot about how to introduce handball to children. I am so happy to have the opportunity to be there to not only share my knowledge, but to showcase the new Handball@School materials which have been prepared over the past three years.”