The 2019 edition of the IHF Coaches Symposium will take place for three days on the fringes of the 2019 IHF Women’s 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 – and follows the successful event held in France at the 2017 IHF Men’s 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. Women’s development system and coaching for different age categories

i. Keynote Lecture: Introduction to the French way of development

IHF CCM Member, IHF Analyst (all men’s and women’s world championships since 2009), former France men’s national team player, former head coach of the France men’s and women’s youth and junior national teams Paul Landuré (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 ‘Orange Plan’ developed by the NHV since 2001.

iii. Being a top coach in women’s 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 women’s’ handball and role of sports science.

2. Asian women’s 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 men’s national team coach Dietrich Späte

ii. Practical sessions: One against One – the Korean Way, Attack and Defence – the Japanese Way

Four-time medallist at five Olympic Games and 1995 IHF Women’s World Championship winner with the Korea women's national team, current head coach of Korea women’s national youth team Oh Seong Ok (KOR) will deliver a practical session of the Korean ‘one against one’ way. Additionally, there will be two practical sessions on the Japanese Way of ‘attack and defence’.

3. Handball @ School – Japan

i. Historical background and future direction

ii. Proposing revised Japanese national curriculum through handball

Full Programme: IHF Coaches Symposium – 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 Landuré: “System of sustainable high performance for a long term in France”
The players' education system (13-22 years old) and the women professional league in FFHB

11:45-13:15
Practical
Paul Landuré: “The French defence system”

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 Späte: 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: “Japan Way of Open Defence”

13:10
Lunch

14:00-15:15
Theory
Henny Nijboer: “Talent development in the Netherlands”
-Each child is or has a talent: how to organise the best opportunities? -

15:30-16:45
Practical
Henny Nijboer and Gino Smits: “Training at the talent centre in Netherlands”

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: “1 against 1 Korean individual skill”

10:50-12:00
Nemes Roland: “Effective Attack”

12:10-13:20
Gino Smits: Training at the academy in Netherlands”

13:20
Lunch

14:10-15:10
Theory
Issei Ogasawara: “Prediction and prevention of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Handball”
-The biomechanical and psychological challenge in Japan National Handball team.

15:20-16:05
Theory
Yasushi Sato: “Accomplishments and challenges in the committee of physical education at school in Japan”
- Creating of teaching materials in the elementary school

16:05-16:50
Theory
Shigeru Yamamoto and Junpei Yamashita: “Proposal: Handball @ School towards revised Japanese national curriculum”

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. 

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.