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Voting for 2019 IHF World Players and 2019 IHF World Coaches of the Year is open

03 Jul. 2020

Voting for 2019 IHF World Players and 2019 IHF World Coaches of the Year is open

Voting for the 2019 IHF World Players of the Year and 2019 IHF World Coaches of the Year awards is now open, with 20 nominees to be considered for the coveted titles. 

In each category, five nominees have been selected from a panel of 18 top handball experts – nine IHF experts and nine top coaches. Now, the final decision is up to the public. 

Voting for all four awards will be open until 00:00 CEST on Saturday, 18 July, the final day of the newly introduced International Handball Week. Fans should therefore be sure to cast their votes up to and including Friday, 17 July. Registration on ihf.info is necessary to be able to vote.  

You can cast your vote here to vote for the 2019 IHF World Players of the Year and 2019 IHF World Coaches of the Year. 

Voters are reminded that performance in 2019 should be the sole consideration, and that competitions or matches played in the early stages of 2020 do not form part of the decision for the 2019 awards. 

Complete profiles on all nominees are available as follows: 

•    2019 IHF Female World Player of the Year
•    2019 IHF Male World Player of the Year
•    2019 IHF World Male Team Coach of the Year
•    2019 IHF World Female Team Coach of the Year

Fans are encouraged to share their voting choices on their own social media channels and join the conversation about International Handball Week using the hashtags #handballweek and #bestofhandball.