Last November, our club embarked on a journey with one of the world’s largest sporting goods retailers, Decathlon USA (1,400+ stores in more than 40 countries). The French Giant (re)established in the Bay Area in 2017 and aims at supporting local sports communities in their development goals. In this go-round, Decathlon is also offering […]
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Youth Coaching Clinic with international prominence
On Sunday, September 8th, San Francisco CalHeat hosted a youth clinic for the future handball stars in the Bay Area. The club broke a record with nearly 70 young players attending on Saturday morning, ready to learn and play handball, as well as kicking off the youth league. Well-equipped by Hummel USA the CalHeat volunteers guided the […]
Ready for the court with RockTape
SF CalHeat is proud to announce their second silver sponsor for the season: RockTape. The Campbell based specialist for movement will support all of the SF CalHeat teams with their world class kinesiology tape and fitness support products. RockTape knows that having the right materials at hand is only half the story. They offer expert led courses […]
A Blue Mango for some handballs
What would the sport of team handball be without the actual ball? Well, it might not be called team handball for starters. At the beginning of every season we check our equipment to make sure our players have enough handballs for practice and competition. With more and more players joining our club we were in […]
Dishdash partners with SF CalHeat for season 2017/2018
SF CalHeat is proud to announce that the Dishdash group will be its partner for the 2017/2018 season. With 6 locations in the Bay Area, the Dishdash group of restaurants serves authentic Middle Eastern food made with fresh, high-quality ingredients. Each one of our locations has something special to offer, whether it’s fine dining, fast-casual […]
Summer, Sand, Sensation
Usually handball teams in the U.S. take a break after Nationals in May. Everybody takes their well deserved vacations, visit friends and families at home and waits for the new indoor season to start in September. That was not the case in California and especially not for SF CalHeat. Summer time is Beach Handball time […]
SF CalHeat and Hummel USA change the Bay Area through Team Handball
SF CalHeat is beyond excited to announce that Hummel USA will be the official equipment and sports apparel sponsor for the SF CalHeat Youth Team Handball Program (SFYTH). Over the course of the next two years SFYTH and Hummel will be working together to spread the knowledge of the sport of team handball across the […]
Handball History: The Alley-oop – from a practice element to a main goal-scoring technique
The Alley-oop, also known as Fly, Kung-fu or Kempa trick, is one of the most spectacular shots in Team Handball and one of the most important scoring techniques in Beach Handball. In this move, the player catches the ball while jumping in-air and shoots for the goal, before touching the ground again. An amazing and […]
SF CalHeat Quest for National Medals
After a busy season defending our colors and getting the Bay Area Youth Team Handball league started, it is time for us to get ready for our next stop. 2017 USATH Open Championships, here we come! We are thrilled to be sending 2 very competitive Women’s and Men’s teams to Myrtle Beach, SC (May 18-21st). […]
Youth Team Handball Growing In The Bay
On Saturday September 17th SF CalHeat started the indoor season on a very promising note by hosting a Team Handball clinic for High Schools in the Bay Area. In what will be the inaugural season of the first Bay Area Youth Team Handball League, the clinic had the participation of Lycée Français de San Francisco, Sterne […]
How Good Really Is The U.S. At Beach Handball?
Our friends John Ryan and Ebiye Udo-Udoma meet on a new edition of Team Handball News Podcast to discuss really how good the U.S. is at Beach Handball and the future of the sport. The interview covers Ebiye’s journey from regular handball to the beach version and how the U.S. team was able to quickly […]
The New IHF Education Centre
The new initiative by the International Handball Federation provides tools for Coaches, Referees and Players to improve their skills and stay up to date with the rules. Visit the website and let us know how useful you find it! http://ihfeducation.ihf.info/
California Cup 2016 Schedule
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CalHeat Women gets Bronze Medal at Chicago Tournament
This season started early for the CalHeat Women team as they flew to Chicago to participate on the traditional Michael Lipov Memorial Tournament. Competition started with two tough losses for the Smurfs as they went 15 – 20 against Alberta and 17 – 20 against the local Chicago Inter Black. But things started to look […]
Ray Gehrke: American Handball Hero
A piece of CalHeat history as well