Succeeding

First International Success for British teams in the Handball Arena  (Nov 2011)

Great Britain’s women enjoyed success in their first international match at the Handball Arena.  Locked 20-20 against Angola with under two minutes remaining, GB scored two goals to achieve a thrilling win.  Angola are the 2011 African Games champions and finished seventh at the 2011 World Championships.

London Prepares Series

Women’s National League & Cup Winners  (July 2011)

In the 2010 – 2011 season London clubs dominated the English National League and Cup competitions.  Ruislip Eagles won the Women’s National League and Cup titles and Great Dane H.C. won the Men’s National League and Cup competitions.

Men’s National League & Cup Winners  (July 2011)

London Schools Top U13 National Handball Championships  (June 2011)

Handball teams from London schools enjoyed unprecedented and worthy success at the U13 National Schools Handball Championships held in Wolverhampton on Saturday 24^th June 2011.

Harris Boys’ Academy East Dulwich and Woolwich Polytechnic School travelled to Wolverhampton to play the final stages of the competition having competed against teams from the South of England.

The teams performed to a very high standard in all areas on Finals day. In fact extra time had to be played between the London teams in the final match to decide the winners of the national title.

In the end it was Harris Academy that ran out winners 9-7 and were crowned U13 National Champions.  The team was congratulated by Mike Briers, Chairman of the England Handball Association on their outstanding achievement and also for the style in which they played.

In addition to their trophy the team was presented with tickets to attend a Handball test event for the London 2012 Olympic Games in the new Handball arena in East London and some of the Great Britain Handball players will attend a coaching session at Harris Boys’ Academy.

Congratulations to both teams on an outstanding performance.

U13 South of England Handball Champions Harris Academy  (May 2011)

The Harris Academy Dulwich  won the U13 South of England Schools Competition.

This is remarkable achievement for a group of boys who took up the sport for the first time in September. Their hard work, commitment to training and several competitive fixtures against older opposition has resulted in the boys growing in confidence as individuals and as a close knit team.

As a result the Harris Academy will represent the South of England at the National Schools U13 Handball Competition in Wolverhampton on 24^th June 2011.

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