The International Handball Federation is proud to announce the launching of another issue of the IHF World Handball Magazine – Tech, for 2023, as the magazine produced by the IHF, analyses the latest coaching trends, as well as the refereeing aspect of the game, with the competitions in focus for this issue being the 2023 IHF Men’s Junior World Championship and the 2023 IHF Men’s Youth World Championship.

Several topics have been breached by the IHF experts, part of the IHF CCM (Commission of Coaching and Methods), with the newest trends analysed by the Chairman of the IHF Commission of Coaching and Methods (CCM), Dietrich Späte, as well as other members of the CCM, like Paul Landuré, Marko Šibila, Mats Olsson, Jochen Beppler, Jorge Dueñas or Salim Belmessaoud.

The topics breached were the similar tendencies shown at youth and junior level as in the senior one, the percentage increase in the seven-on-six situations or when teams attack without goalkeepers, the tactics and importance of steals – interceptions in handball, as well as tactical match concepts at the junior level.

A comparative analysis of the three finals of the three IHF Men’s World Championship editions in 2023 – senior, junior and youth can also be found in the pages of the new issue of the IHF World Handball Magazine. 

A guest for this new issue of the IHF World Handball Magazine – Tech was the winning coach of the 2023 IHF Men’s Junior World Championship, Martin Heuberger, who analysed the attacking play in the competition and underlined how individual quality led to team success for Germany.

The new issue of the IHF World Handball Magazine – Tech, as well as the previous editions of the IHF World Handball Magazine – Tech and the IHF World Handball Magazine can be digitally read on the IHF Education Centre website.

Within the IHF Education Centre, users can currently find extensive learning materials divided into six categories: coaches, referees, teachers and delegates, as well as a separate coaches’ library designed for teachers and a section about top players in the sport. Between all the categories, materials for teaching and coaching handball from an early age all the way to the highest level of adult competition are provided, as well as the vital areas surrounding management of the game. 

The teachers section focuses on the Handball at School programme, providing teaching materials and rules for the adapted children’s game, as well as 3D animations to serve as visual aids. The coaches’ library features two different sections: handball for beginners, concentrating on playing and training methods for the introduction of handball to children aged six up to 12, and basic training, for 12- to 15-year-olds. 

Moving up in age bracket, the coaches section of the Education Centre provides materials for working with all levels, from basic to the top. This section includes technical analyses of different events such as World Championships and Olympic Games, detailed explanations of tactical elements in attack and defence, and a tactics school for individual, group and team tactics. In addition, the coaches’ symposium section provides theoretical lectures and practical demonstrations. 

The players section serves all coaches, teachers and handball athletes no matter the age bracket or level, by providing profiles of the game’s standout players at different events as well as leading stars like World Players of the Year.