14.04.2017, 02:20
Save the date: First Goalcha conference takes place in July

NEWS REPORT: From 14 to 16 July the European Handball Federation together with Goalcha GmbH will stage the first conference on the street, fun and leisure kind of Handball: Goalcha

Save the date: First Goalcha conference takes place in July

From 14 to 16 July the European Handball Federation together with Goalcha GmbH will stage the first conference on Goalcha, a street, fun and leisure version of handball.

Goalcha has been developed with the objective to bring handball back to the schools and into the daily life of children and teenagers. For that purpose, the necessary equipment was reduced to a minimum – all you need is the special Goalcha ball, being "grippable and graspable" for all persons irrespective of their age, sex or motoric capability.

With Goalcha everything centers on the positive experience – it's not about competition or who scored more goals.It is a match without referee and coach – the players formulate the basic rules themselves and assume responsibility that these are observed during the match. here is no right or wrong.

The conference takes place in the Austrian city of Tulln and will focus of the philosophy of Goalcha as well as on methodological and didactic principles how to teach the game to students.

Every participant will receive two Goalcha balls, 1 Quick Play goal and the Goalcha manual.

The participation fee amounts to 150 euro. Deadline for registration is 16 June 2017. Fore more information on the conference contact Beata Kozlowska (+43 1 80 151 152 / kozlowska@eurohandball.com).

For more information on Goalcha head to www.goalcha.de.

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First announcement

Registration form

TEXT: EHF / ts