Seminar - The Way Forward II
17th March 2012
Agenda
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0845 Registration
0900 Opening and Presentation
1000 Work Shops (1)
1100 Coffee Break
1130 Work Shops (2)
1230 Lunch
1330 Conclusions
Seminar - The Way Forward
Forum Hotel, 25th March 2000
Agenda
• Youth Handball Festival for U-14
• National League for U-16 (Boys)
• FISEC Games 2002 & 2003
• Beach Handball
• Venue and Premises for the Association
• Reserves League
• Fund Raising
• Handball Marathon
• Statistics
• Women’s Challenge Trophy
• Courses for referees and coaches
• Recruitment of new referees (special ref to women)
• Foreign Player Policy
a few highlights in maltese handball
• Social League (mixed) with 5 teams
played on a tennisl court at Uni, followed
by National Leagues played at De La Salle
College and St. Aloysius College – In 1996
the MHA had 7 registered men’s teams
with +/-100 players
• 5 Clubs and +/-400 registered active
players – over 34 teams in different
categories, all games are played at the
KMS USH
Beach Handball
• Beach Handball was introduced in 1996 at
Pretty Bay B’Bugia
• There is still much room for improvement
but these last years we have seen Beach
Handball tournaments organised very
professionally at Golden Bay and Pretty
Bay B’Bugia
• First National Team Appearance – 1st Edition of the
Men’s Challenge Trophy in 1999, in Cyprus
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Today we have at least 6 national teams:
Men Senior (Euro Qualifiers, 2014)
Men U-23 (Challenge Trophy, 2011, Malta)
Boys U-16/U-17
Women Senior (Europeans 2013)
Women U-23 (Challenge Trophy, 2012, Bulgaria)
Girls U-16 & U-18 (Interamnia Cup, 2012, Italy)
• First Coaching Course – Olympic Solidarity
Level 1 in 2000, EHF Lecturer Dr. Wolfgang
Pollany.
• A good number of courses in Foundation, Level
1 and 2 have been organised by the MHA in
collaboration with the EHF over the past years.
In the coming months the MHA will move on to
sign the RINK Convention. A ‘Teaching Handball’
course in collaboration with the IHF is planned
for June 2012 and a Level 1 is also planned for
season 2012-2013.
Hosting Events
• Hosting of International Tournaments
• 2003, 2009 and 2011 Challenge Trophies
• 2002, 2004 Malta International
Tournaments
• FISEC Games – 1997, 2002, 2004
• Two Islands’ Cup 2008
• Hosting of EHF EC in Malta, June 2011
Finance and Development
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MHA Income:
Club Affiliation Fees and Players Registration Fees
League Fines and Transfers
International Competitions
MOC Annual Grants for NT
KMS Subsidy on USH and KMS Grants
Good Causes Fund
Private Sponsorships, Last Sponsorship deal expired 2010-2011
(APS Bank)
Technical Sponsor: Eurosport
Development Aid:
2007 – 2010 EHF SMART (Euro32,000)
2011 – 2014 EHF SMART (Euro34,000)
2011 – 2014 EHF ISP (Euro72,000)
2011 – IHF Development AID (Euro3800)
2012 – IHF Outdoor Handball Court (Euro22000)
Seminar Key Areas
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Administration
Competitions
Marketing and PR (Media)
Development
Technical
Administration
Competitions
Marketing and PR
Development
Technical
Group 2
Group 4
Group 1
Group 5
Group 3
Club Structure - Senior
teams representing
a locality
Creation of 2nd Division
instead of Promo
and a separate U-19
League
MHA Branding and
Marketing Strategies
Beach Handball (an
extension of MHA
leagues)
Make U-15 League less
competitive /
Minimum Age
Restriction
MHA Website - a one stop
shop, and Social
Media
Club-school links (feeder
schools)
Coaching Licence
MHA Competitions Fees
Poaching of players
Delayed transmission of
high profile
international
matches on free to
air local tv
Creating a new handball
club
New regulation: 16 players
fielded / Club
Incentive Scheme
Group 5
Group 1
Group 3
Group 4
Group 2
Player Contracts
Coverage of local leagues
on local tv /
Electronic ScoreSheets
MHA Handball Court
Referee Development
Transfer Window
International Handball
Tournament (such
as Partille Cup) to be
staged locally
Insurance of Players
A systematic approach of
recruiting referees
Coaches and/or players
may not perform in
more than one club
National Teams
Coaching Development
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League Champions Fund to be used in EHF
Club Competitions
Communication:
MHA-Club-MHA
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First Aid course and
refresher courses
obligatory for all
coaches
Charitable Events
Transferred Player
Commitment
Handball TV Programme
on E22