The sport made its Olympic debut in 1936 at the request of Adolf Hitler. Twenty-three men s teams competed outdoors in the Berlin Games, and the results delighted Der Fuehrer. Germany placed first followed by Austria and Switzerland.
Handball was removed from the list of Olympic sports while it developed further as an indoor sport in Scandinavian countries.
It re-emerged at the 1972 Munich Games as an indoor sport, and womens team handball made its Olympic debut four years later. In that era, Eastern European countries emerged as the dominant force in the mens and womens games.
Bordenball
Near the end of the Second World War, European immigrants introduced team handball to Eastern and Central Canada. It was first played at Camp Borden, an army base in Ontario. The sport caught on at Canadian schools where it was often called Bordenball.
Dominant Teams Today
Eastern Europe has remained strong in international competition in recent years. The Russian men defeated Sweden in the final of the men's tournament in Sydney in 2000. The victory surprised many observers and the Swedes themselves, who entered the final as the only undefeated team in the tournament. Four years later, Croatia won the mens competition at the Athens Games, with Germany taking the silver medal and Russia claiming the bronze.
Scandinavian countries have fared better in women's competition. Denmark won the women's Olympic tournament in 1996 and 2000. In Sydney, the Danish women came back from a six-goal deficit to beat Hungary in the final.
Danish women also won the gold medal in Athens, while South Korea won the silver and Ukraine claimed the bronze.
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The sport made its Olympic debut in 1936 at the request of Adolf Hitler. Twenty-three men s teams competed outdoors in the Berlin Games, and the results delighted Der Fuehrer. Germany placed first followed by Austria and Switzerland.
Handball was removed from the list of Olympic sports while it developed further as an indoor sport in Scandinavian countries.
It re-emerged at the 1972 Munich Games as an indoor sport, and womens team handball made its Olympic debut four years later. In that era, Eastern European countries emerged as the dominant force in the mens and womens games.
Bordenball
Near the end of the Second World War, European immigrants introduced team handball to Eastern and Central Canada. It was first played at Camp Borden, an army base in Ontario. The sport caught on at Canadian schools where it was often called Bordenball.
Dominant Teams Today
Eastern Europe has remained strong in international competition in recent years. The Russian men defeated Sweden in the final of the men's tournament in Sydney in 2000. The victory surprised many observers and the Swedes themselves, who entered the final as the only undefeated team in the tournament. Four years later, Croatia won the mens competition at the Athens Games, with Germany taking the silver medal and Russia claiming the bronze.
Scandinavian countries have fared better in women's competition. Denmark won the women's Olympic tournament in 1996 and 2000. In Sydney, the Danish women came back from a six-goal deficit to beat Hungary in the final.
Danish women also won the gold medal in Athens, while South Korea won the silver and Ukraine claimed the bronze.
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Why to do it?
1. It can enhance my "web persona" and drive traffic to my web business.
2. I can potentially help other people in the world with what I post.
3. I can practice informal writing and funnel abstract thoughts and ideas into something others are interested in.
4. Find out what this is all about and give blogging a chance.
Why not?
1. It takes time.
2. I hate feeding the hype machine and doing something EVERYONE is doing.
3. Worried about offending people.
4. I don't quite understand it.
5. I don't enjoy proclaiming myself as the master of some top 10 list or something that I may not be a subject matter expert on.
6. Fear my time is wasted in it and no one really cares what I think.
Personally blogging is tough for me. I'm not sure if it's the same for everyone else.
1. I have plenty of ideas on what to blog about but want to keep them in line with a certain topic. Is this a personal blog (all topics centric to me), or a blog on a certain topic?
2. Many of these ideas are incomplete thoughts, if I post something I want it to be complete, which takes time.
3. I am worried about what I say / put into writing and have to one day defend it when I don't even remember what I said. At the point of writing I am sure it made sense to me, but I don't like something out there that I may not agree with later.
After looking over my reasoning, I think a lot of the reasons not to do it boil down to discomfort. Discomfort in the medium. Discomfort in my own writing. Discomfort in the time it takes away from other things.
I'm going to give it a try. To be less formal and to just see if it's something I can get into and understand. See if I can find my blogging voice.
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The Football Association board announced the termination of his contract after an emergency meeting on Thursday morning, making his 18-month reign the shortest in England team history.
At a meeting of the FA board this morning the FA board unanimously decided to terminate the contract of England head coach Steve McClaren with immediate effect, FA chairman Geoff Thompson said in a statement.
We have also terminated the contract of assistant Terry Venables, also with immediate effect.s tenure, which had been contracted up to the World Cup in 2010, was brought to an end less than 24 hours after England failed to qualify Euro 2008.
England lost 3-2 to Croatia at Wembley on Wednesday while only a draw was needed to book their place at the finals in Austria and Switzerland.
McClaren, 46, had only 18 games in charge since he was appointed in May last year but he is expected to be paid more than 2 million pounds in compensation.
The recruitment process for the new coach begins now and we will do everything to get the right man for the job, said Thompson.
There is no definitive timeframe for the recruitment of the new coach.
The FA has plenty of time to search for a replacement with the next scheduled fixture a friendly in France at the end of March.
Chief executive Brian Barwick was given authority to identify the new head coach and to report back to the board with his recommendation.
He confirmed that nationality would not be an issue as he leads the search to find McClarens successor.
Ex-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho and Aston Villas Martin ONeill are the bookies favorite to succeed McClaren. Former Real Madrid coach Fabio Capello has said he would be interested in the job.
Alan Shearer and Stuart Pearce will be other names tossed into the frame. But clearly it is an unenviable task for Barwick, who tried and failed to lure Luiz Felipe Scolari to England last time around.
Barwick will also lead a review of the England team set-up, which would begin with immediate effect.
Englands failure to reach a major tournament for the first time since the 1994 World Cup finals will cost the FA at least five million pounds in lost revenues, according to Barwick.
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Defending champion Argentina repeated its victory in the final of men's soccer at Beijing Olympics on Saturday, as striker Angel Di Maria scored the only goal to help the team edge Nigeria to seal the title.
Watched by a crowd of 89,102, Di Maria, already having playing an answer man to matches in group stage, collected a through ball from Lionel Messi and calmly finished the clear shot on the 58th minute, claiming their two consecutive wins at Olympic men's soccer final as they were already crowned four years ago in Athens.
Messi and his Barcelona teammate Sergio Aguero were not given many chances to score as the Nigerian defenders tried hard to manmark the duo, which, however, also left much space for Di Maria to come up and break Nigeria's defense line.
Luciano Monzon of Argentina heads the ball during the men's gold match of football event between Nigeria and Argentina at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China, Aug. 23, 2008. Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 and claimed the title in this event.
Messi earned himself a chance at the 77th minute when he stole the ball from Nigerian defender. Boosting up in speed, Messi struck his trademark left-footed shot which was eventually blocked away by Nigerian central defender Onyekachi Apam.
The Nigerians had quite a number of chances to even the score as Argentina gave up the middlefield after taking the lead. Striker Victor Obinna almost scored on 63rd minute from a right pass, but his shot was blocked by goalkeeper Sergio Romero with his body.
Nigeria's best chance came in a sudden flank attack when midfielder Ever Banega delivered a beautiful pass from the right side, but two of the Nigerian strikers, Peter Odemwingie and Emmanuel Ekpo, both charged into the area, failed to catch.
Ezequiel Garay of Argentina vies for the ball during the men's gold match of football event between Nigeria and Argentina at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, in Beijing, China, Aug. 23, 2008. Argentina beat Nigeria 1-0 and claimed the title in this event.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP)Back in the U.S. with a gleaming bronze medal in hand, Becky Hammon said the controversy surrounding her decision to play basketball for Russia in Beijing has given her fresh perspective on life and humbled her.
She also said the medal, which she compared to a gigantic penny, was a bonus to a long personal journey.
This is the game and I think its important to keep perspective, said Hammon, back at practice with the WNBAs San Antonio Silver Stars on Tuesday. And if this is the toughest thing I have to face in life I think Ill have a very easy life. Theres bound to be more peaks and valleys along the way and but I think this has helped prepare me for those peaks and valleys that Ill face further in life.
Hammon, last seasons WNBA MVP runner-up, was essentially passed over for the U.S. team earlier this year. So the 31-year-old point guard, who plays for a Russian club team during the winter, became a naturalized Russian citizen.
The decision became a hot topic, with critics calling the South Dakota native a turncoat and supporters countering that she had a right to do whatever it took to play in the Olympics.
My goal in all this was never to get the approval of everybody, Hammon said. I think its very easy for a lot of people to sit back and say, I would have done this or I would have done that. I think if you went and asked people, a bunch of my peers, if theyd do the same thing, I think a lot of them would say yes.
Russia was eliminated by the U.S.which went on to win Olympic goldin the semifinals.
Hammon scored just three points in that loss, but she had a team-high 22 points in Russias 94-81 bronze-medal win over host China.
The medal will collect dust just like any other piece of hardware, Hammon said. s about the journey that youve gone on. For me the medal was nice, and like I said it was unbelievable just to be on that podium, but its been about the journey to get there.
Hammon said people asked her why, while playing for Russia, she still put her hand over her heart while The Star-Spangled Banner was played.
Well, people, because Im still American, Hammon said. I love my country, I love what we stand for. I dont know how many times I have to say that. People keep asking me that. I mean, Ill live the rest of my life here. And the fortunate thing for me is that I know where I came from and I know where Im going, which is, I think when you know that and you understand that you can pretty much take on anything.
Hammon singled out a couple of factors that she said made her decision to play for Russia garner so much attention. She said a lot of people wondered why she wasnt on the U.S. team in the first place.
I dont think anybody would have cared if I was the 12th player on the bench, Hammon said. I think a lot of people thought I deserved to be on USA Basketball.
Hammon is also from the U.S. heartlandpeople think Im apple pie and hot dogs and hamburgers and cheeseburgers on the Fourth of Julybut played for Americas one-time Cold War enemy.
But she said her situation is far from unique.
Our coaches go and coach over in other countries for the Olympics. Athletes go over to other countries. Other athletes from other countries come here and win medals for the United States, Hammon said. So I just dont think people were aware of that. So what better way to tell them than this little girl from South Dakota.
Hammon said not playing for the U.S. team is old news at this point. She said she harbors no hard feelings and that the U.S. deserved the gold.
Now its back to work in San Antonio. The Silver Stars went on the Olympic break sitting atop the Western Conference. The season resumes Thursday and each team has just a handful of games to go before the playoffs.
It was good to see my teammates and see my coaches. Theyve been absolutely 100 percent supportive, Hammon said. They were hitting me with e-mails and texts all the time when I was over there. For me those are the things that carried me through.
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BEIJING (AP)Eliminated again just short of the knockout rounds, the American mens soccer team headed home from the Olympics Thursday bemoaning its bad luck.
Whether it was failing to prevent a last-minute free kick from going under the wall for a goal against the Netherlands, or Charlie Davies header that banged off the crossbar instead of hitting the back of the net in injury time against Nigeriaeither one of which would been enough for a quarterfinal berth the United States retreated from China decrying what should have been.
These tournaments are such a fine line between in and out, Heerenveen midfielder Michael Bradley said after the United States 2-1 loss to Nigeria Wednesday night.
You walk that line and it goes one way or the other, and sometimes you just need a call here, or a call there to sort of push you in the right direction.
As many teams do, the Americans chose to see what went right, rather than dwell on what went awry.
I want people to know were not far away from doing well in tournaments like this, Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Klejstan said. re getting close, and I think with a few fortunate bounces in this tournament, we would have been through to the quarterfinals sitting pretty.
m very disappointed with the way things ended, but I want people to know were getting close and when the World Cup comes around, I hope we do great.
Even coaches of the Netherlands and Nigeria called their teams in reference to the results against the United States.
But if good teams can make their own luck, the Americans seemed to tease fate.
Whether it was the yellow cards earned in the first two games by creative midfielder Freddy Adu and Bradleywho called his caution in the Japan game a jokethat caused them both to miss the Nigeria match; or Stuart Holdens foul that set up Gerald Sobons last-minute free kick against the Dutch; or Michael Orozcos third-minute elbow against Nigeria that drew him a red card and forced his team to play the rest of the game with 10 men in a match where it needed at least a draw, the Americans didnt help their own cause.
Drawing praise for its play against the Netherlands in a 2-2 draw and Nigeriaconsidered two of the better teams in the tournamentthe U.S. came away with only one point from the two matches, while it was criticized for its performance against Japan, a 1-0 victory.
Playing the way (we) did does help, but in the end it is the results that matter in these tournaments, and there are times I think I wouldnt have minded if we played terrible and got three wins, Holden said. s the way it goes sometimes.
Just like at the 2006 World Cup, where the Americans drew praise for their 0-0 draw against eventual champion Italy while playing nine-men-on-10, the United States was buried in a Group of Death.There are a lot of things we can improve at the international level, but were going in the right direction, said U.S. coach Peter Nowak, who now will return to help senior team head coach Bob Bradley prepare for next weeks World Cup qualifier.
These boys have a great future. They have to polish some things and improve their skills and their mentality. As soon as this happens, well have another journey like this, but with better results.
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We recently moved to a rural home and found that the post office is still unable to leave behind ancient ways of accomplishing their mission. Although our rural home has a street address recognized by the fire department, the house had never previously received mail. My wife called the local postmaster who explained the procedure for establishing service. We followed the rules; and close to our moving date, we called the postmaster to activate the address. All seemed to go smoothly until we began to change our address. We quickly found out that our new address was “not deliverable;” it was not officially recognized by the postal service national address directory. My wife called back the postmaster who explained that, although she had processed the address in her post office and the address was “valid,” she was unable to link to the national postal address directory. She further explained the post office batch processes new addresses, and it would be at least two months until our new address was in the directory. In the meantime, we would be faced with endless frustration.
I was incredulous! Batch processing? The post office may have moved beyond the Franklin postal cage, but they were still using a centralized data system that required data entry in batches with long time intervals between the processing of the batches. Indeed, before the personal computer, large mainframe computers processed data in batches. Given that computer processing power was at a premium, in the 60s and 70s, batch processing was the most efficient way to handle large amounts of information.
However, the mainframe computer era has long ago passed. The rise of the personal computer has created strong incentives for the decentralized processing of information. Under normal circumstances, changing your address with your bank or for your magazine subscriptions would require little more than going online and entering your new information. No intermediary stood in the way of the consumer being able to instantly update their information. Imagine being told by Bank of America, National Geographic or L.L. Bean that they would take your new information, but it would be several months until they could enter the information in their system. You would take your business elsewhere. Yet, to the post office, it makes perfect sense to prohibit even a local postmaster from entering enter new information in their system. The post office may process information in batches, but they are botching their job.
Of course, the post office is not the only organization where information is not treated in a timely way; and as a consequence, “botched processing” is the norm.
Consider organizations that rely on strict hierarchies to do strategic planning and that treat planning as an annual event. When strategic planning is treated as something that only a few do for the rest of the organization and when strategic planning is an annual event, you can be sure that the organization will be unable to respond effectively to changing market conditions.
Or, consider organizations where large bureaucracies control and delay the flow of information. Employees on the front lines then make botched decisions because they cannot see how their actions fit into the needs of the organization as whole. In her excellent book The Southwest Airlines Way, Jody Gittell explains how Southwest Airlines has a culture of information sharing. The consequence is that all employees understand how their jobs support the needs of the entire organization. In contrast, Gittell explains how American Airlines employees hoard and control information. At American, individual employees have no idea of how their actions impact the whole organization. Not surprisingly, American Airlines employees take much less heed of customer service than do Southwest employees. For example, an American Airlines baggage handler in Chicago may have little appreciation for how their failure to hustle may delay flights in the entire system.
Today, large amounts of inexpensive computing power are available to help facilitate information sharing in decentralized organizations. Of course, many organizational cultures, such as in the post office, are unable to grasp the importance of decentralization and information sharing—they operate under a command and control atmosphere that neither trusts their employees nor their customers. The post office, with its monopoly position, is somewhat impervious to market forces. However, organizations who operate in similar ways, but without a government grant of monopoly, will be early casualties as the current economic crisis deepens.
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This may sound difficult, but you may be surprised at how easy it is. It all boils down to this: people either bet too much, call too much, or fold too much. It's your job to work out which one of these your opponent/s are guilty of, and take advantage of their mistakes.
Many people believe that a game full of 'rocks' (people who play very few hands and are, by nature, extremely tight players) cannot be beaten. This is simply wrong. Rocks fold far too many hands. They give up +EV (expected value) for a decrease in variance. This is a clear mistake on their part. If sitting in a game where only 15-25% are seeing the flop every hand, you can make a killing by developing your skills in short-handed play - and by developing solid, aggressive blind-stealing skills.
Many people believe that a game full of 'maniacs' (people who play, as the name suggests, like maniacs and are extremely loose players) cannot be beaten. This is also simply wrong. Maniacs play far too many hands and, most importantly, they play their hands almost always incorrectly. They are making mistakes left, right and centre. If sitting in a game where four or more players are capping the betting before the flop, simply wait for premium hands and get in there and bet with them - you will get paid off when you get big hands. Don't get trapped in there with marginal hands or you will be forced to fold - and give up all those preflop bets - when the flop doesn't hit you. Axs (an Ace with any other suited card) becomes valuable in this game, for the flush potential - in addition, the lone Ace often will be enough as people are playing with such garbage). Remember, the maniacs can't always have good cards - mostly they are betting with garbage - so when you get a hand, don't be afraid to bet it and make them pay.
Many people believe that a game full of 'calling stations' (people who never bet/raise but merely call often) cannot be beaten. This is wrong and, as you will find as you progress, this game is the easiest game to play. If you do have game selection opportunities, this should be the game you are looking for. If people are going to call you all the time, you should never bluff or semi-bluff. Bet only for value. And don't be afraid to lay down your hand if a calling station bets back at you - chances are they have a monster. You can play marginal hands in this game - but try and play them from late position - this way, you can control the betting and get more money in the pot when you want it. The important thing to consider in this game, is that you often need a strong hand at the showdown - so you need to be patient and don't try too many angles/moves - simply let them pay you off when you hit. Be sure to make them pay you off when you hit. Don't slowplay too often - just make them pay. It's that simple.
Many people believe that a game full of tight, aggressive, solid players cannot be beaten. They are usually RIGHT. Sorry, I don't have a great deal of advice for you in regards to playing this type of game - apart from GET OUTTA THERE! You can stay and try and mix it up with the tight, aggressive players but your variance will be huge and it will be very hard to overcome the rake.
Many of you will have watched the movie 'Rounders'. At one stage, Mike says, "When you sit down at a table and can't work out who the fish are, YOU are the fish!" What he means is: If you sit down at a table and can't work out the styles and quality of your opponents, then odds are they will be able to easily work you out, and the odds are stacked against you. You absolutely must be able to determine the playing styles and quality of your opponents. After that, you can determine what strategies or adjustments to your play you need to make to beat them.
In summary, no poker player is complete. Not one. Every poker player has weaknesses. True, some have a great deal more than others, but each one has weaknesses. You need to be able to figure out what they are, and exploit them to your advantage. Once again, these skills come with practice so get out there and start thinking about what I've said - before you know it, you will be saying to yourself: "John's a loose, passive player who calls far too much on 4th and 5th street - Mary's a loose, aggressive player who bets far too much with mediocre hands - Phil's a weak, tight player who folds far too many hands - Peter's a solid, tight, aggressive player, be wary of him." When you can think about your opponents in these terms, you are on your way to being one of the better, if not best, players on the table.
If you collect some information with holdem indicator before you even sit down at a table, you will know a lot about them. You can do this by openening several tables and attach holdem indicator and after a while you have a read on your opponents. This info is saved and can be used later when you see someone again.
Maybe you would like to stay away from a table full with tight, aggressive players.
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Pi is currently ranked fifth in the world and seeded third in this tournament. She was ousted by qualifier Firdasari Adriani 16-21, 22-20, 16-21 in the second round in last weeks Aviva Singapore Open, an upset that surprised many fans.
In Fridays match against Xing, Pi led on the scoreboard in the first round, taking it home 21-18. In the second game, the atmosphere became more intense as the two shuttlers went back and forth to struggle for the lead. Finally, Xing scored three points after a tie at 18-18 to win the second game.
In the decisive third game, Xing seemed to completely lose her winning momentum, giving her rival 11 consecutive points shortly after the game started. When the scoreboard read 11-1, Pi had a very good chance to win. Xing did not give up, despite the large point margin, fighting fiercely to win one point after another. However, a miracle did not happen; Pi finally took the third game 21-8 while Xing won much applause because of her never-say-die spirit.
Pi Hongyan will take on Chinese shuttler No. 1 seed Zhu Lin in the semifinals on Saturday.
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The 21-year-old Huang, who finished second to Karavaeva at the 2007 World Championships, scored a total of 68.10 points out of two routines.
Huangs teammates He Wenna and Zhong Xingping took the second and third places in 67.10 and 66.90 as China dominated the qualifying round.
In the second routine, I did well in the first half because the height of jump was enough. But because of the lack of speed, the second half was not quite good, said Huang, the winner of Doha Asian Games.
The difficulty is the same as that at the world championships, but it is lower than in the Shanghai World Cup. I want to perform more steadily.
The venue is higher than usual and I feel better because it seemed that I was flying. Thats interesting, she added.
He Wenna, 18, the fourth placer at this years world championships, is a fast-rising trampoline performer and also the second-youngest female competitor here.
Zhong does well in consistency and the quality is good, but the difficulty part is not so good. He (He Wenna) is good too, commented Huang.
China is getting better and better overall. My teammates did excellently today. However they didnt do as well as I did in the difficulty and consistency.
For me next, I need to improve the difficulty and get more competitive towards the Olympic Games.
The 32-year-old Irina Karavaeva of Russia, the Olympic and world champion, comes to Beijing as the most decorated female competitor, but she suffered a breakdown in her volunteer routine with a poor 7.40.
Karavaeva ended up with the last place and was ruled out of the finals.
Karavaeva has won five world individual titles, and becomes the first female trampoline champion in Olympic history when she placed first at she 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.
Talking about Karavaevas mistakes, Huang said: In order to protect herself, she wasnt intent to compete quite seriously. She just wanted to try the venue and prepare for next years Olympics.
In Athens, Karavaeva faltered in the qualifications round and did not make the final, but her winning performance at the world championships a few weeks ago shows that she is again a top Olympic contender.
The best non-Chinese scorer is Rosannagh Maclennan from Canada. Maclennan earned 66.50 points to place fifth. After winning the silver medal at the recent world championships that her country hosted, 19-year-old Maclennan entered the tournament with newfound clout and confidence.
2004 Olympic champion Anna Dogonadze from Germany was tenth with 62.50. The 34-year-old Dogonadze won the bronze medal at the 2005 world championships, and placed fifth at the 2007 World Championships. Like Karavaeva, she is a veteran of two Olympic Games.
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Basically, handball is a cross between netball, basketball and football. The game is played with a very bouncy ball (about half the size of a basketball) and can be dribbled (with one hand) by the player as in basketball. The player can also run without bouncing, but only for 3 steps, after which they must pass the ball by throwing or bouncing it to a team-mate, as in netball. The guards the goal much like a traditional football keeper - using any part of their body to defend the goalmouth - which resembles a football net, only much smaller.
And that is about the sum total of my knowledge of the rules. There are lots of official ones, but thats pretty much all weve managed to pick up on so far! handball is actually an Olympic event, so we will get to see it in Beijing in a few weeks time, which will be good.
Molly plays with the under 12s while Rosie is with the under 18s. They both really enjoy it, I think partly because it is something totally different, and also because its a great opportunity to get to know some more friends from the village. Both teams have made the girls really welcome and its so lovely to see them a part of something like this so soon after arriving here.
Anyway, on Sunday Molly had her first tournament. Shes not officially able to play in proper matches yet as we havent got round to getting a license organised yet (all sport teams require a doctors certificate before they will accept you into the team properly - a good system I think). But no matter, as this was a tournament, meaning that anyone could play. So Molly got to take part, which was great news.
The tournament was held at Les Magnils-Reigniers, about 40 minutes from us in another of the great sports halls that they have in most villages round here. it was a combination of 4 under-12 girls teams and 4 under-18 boys teams, with the matches alternating between boys and girls. This was a great arrangement as it made for a really exciting day. Although the girls do very well, watching the boys play is a totally different experience. Its a surprisingly fast and physical game and the chaps really do take it seriously. At times it was more like watching rugby than handball! But something that impressed us all was the spirit with which all the games were played. Although there were fouls, penalties and lots of very hard tackles, no-one got angry, no-one retaliated and there were always pats onthe back and hands shaken at the end of the match. The whole atmosphere was one of friendly excitement, with us visitors able to be neutral in the boys competition and enjoy the spectacle.
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And that is about the sum total of my knowledge of the rules. There are lots of official ones, but thats pretty much all weve managed to pick up on so far! handball is actually an Olympic event, so we will get to see it in Beijing in a few weeks time, which will be good.
Molly plays with the under 12s while Rosie is with the under 18s. They both really enjoy it, I think partly because it is something totally different, and also because its a great opportunity to get to know some more friends from the village. Both teams have made the girls really welcome and its so lovely to see them a part of something like this so soon after arriving here.
Anyway, on Sunday Molly had her first tournament. Shes not officially able to play in proper matches yet as we havent got round to getting a license organised yet (all sport teams require a doctors certificate before they will accept you into the team properly - a good system I think). But no matter, as this was a tournament, meaning that anyone could play. So Molly got to take part, which was great news.
The tournament was held at Les Magnils-Reigniers, about 40 minutes from us in another of the great sports halls that they have in most villages round here. it was a combination of 4 under-12 girls teams and 4 under-18 boys teams, with the matches alternating between boys and girls. This was a great arrangement as it made for a really exciting day. Although the girls do very well, watching the boys play is a totally different experience. Its a surprisingly fast and physical game and the chaps really do take it seriously. At times it was more like watching rugby than handball! But something that impressed us all was the spirit with which all the games were played. Although there were fouls, penalties and lots of very hard tackles, no-one got angry, no-one retaliated and there were always pats onthe back and hands shaken at the end of the match. The whole atmosphere was one of friendly excitement, with us visitors able to be neutral in the boys competition and enjoy the spectacle.
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