Category: NACHC
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Men’s NACHC Championships Team Preview: Greenland with a Mix of Veterans and Newcomers
(Greenland at the 2018 Pan American Championships) In 2018 Greenland hosted the last Pan American Championship featuring nations from both North and South America and with the backing of the home crowd they came ever so close to qualifying for the World Championships, narrowly losing the bronze medal match to Chile 39-36 in extra time. Read more
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Four Nations to Compete for IHF Men’s World Championship Ticket
The 2022 Men’s North American & Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) Handball Championships will take place from 26 to 30 June at the Mexican Olympic Sports Center in Mexico City. Four nations (Cuba, Greenland, Mexico and the United States) will compete with the winner securing a ticket to the 2023 IHF Handball Championships next January that Read more
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First-Ever NACHC Congress, An Unmitigated Success
The first-ever North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) Congress took place in Acapulco, Mexico, last weekend, highlighting the re-emergence of handball throughout the continent, after the COVID-19 pandemic ground the sport to a halt. The 21 National Federations that make up the NACHC were invited to the Congress, with several attending in person, while Read more
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Jr PANAM Games Qualification Tournament
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic competed this past weekend in a tournament in Mexico City to determine the NACHC representatives for Men’s Handball at the 2021 Jr PANAM Games. Cuba won the tournament, the Dominican Republic took 2nd place and Puerto Rico was 3rd. Those 3 teams have qualified for the Jr Read more
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USA To Host NACHC Women’s Championship, Spain 2021 Qualification
All 21 members of the North America and The Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) have been invited by the NACHC to participate in the 2021 NACHC Women’s North America and The Caribbean Championship, which will take place in Elgin, USA from 23 to 27 August. The winning team will not only claim the title of continental Read more
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United States of America Nominated for Egypt 2021
Published by the International Handball Federation on November 2nd: here. In accordance with Article 2.8 of the Regulations for IHF Competitions, the IHF Council nominated the United States of America to represent the North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) at the 2021 IHF Men’s World Championship set to take place in Egypt from Read more
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Cancellation of 2020 IHF Men’s Super Globe
After announcing in July 16th the postponement of the IHF Super Globe to a later undecided date, the IHF Council has taken the decision, this past September 23rd, to officially cancel the 2020 IHF Men’s Super Globe. This comes after a request from the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation, regarding the many restrictions imposed because of Read more
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NACHC communication regarding Egypt 2021 qualification
Today, the NACHC has emitted the following communication: To the Handball Community in North America and the Caribbean The timing of the contingency in which Mexico lives in, caused by the COVID19 Pandemic, has led to cumulative and increasing restrictions on the preparation and scheduling of the NACHC Senior Men Qualification tournament, which unfortunately do Read more
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Handball in North America and The Caribbean: “A Realistic Pathway To Major IHF Events”
The North America and The Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) was officially born on 13 April 2019 and only a few months later recognized by the International Handball Federation (IHF), after the IHF Member Federations voted on its recognition at the IHF Extraordinary Congress held in Gothenburg, Sweden on 3 July 2019. Comprising of 21 members Read more
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21 Nations Participate In Virtual NACHC Coaching Conference
21 federations participated in the 1st Annual Continental Conference of the North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) over three days at the end of May. The virtual conference was focused on education of coaches and addressed a variety of topics. “The conference came as a reaction to the social isolation and forced lockdown Read more