USA Team Handball is the governing body for handball in the United States. USA Team Handball is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee."Team Handball: Why the U.S. Stinks", Wall Street Journal, Barry Newman, August 22, 2008. Previously, the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation.
USA Team Handball is led by an 9-person Board of Directors. The interim president is Patrick Jalabert.
USA Team Handball organizes the participation of U.S. national teams in international competitions, such as the Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games. The United States men's national handball team and the United States women's national handball team have struggled in international competitions against nations where handball is more popular."Why isn't handball popular in the US?", Boston Globe, Shira Springer, August 16, 2016.
USA Team Handball organizes and sanctions the USA Team Handball Nationals and USA Team Handball College Nationals.
On February 3, 2023, CEO Ryan Johnson announced he was stepping down on February 28. President Michael Wall announced Martin Branick was elevated to interim CEO starting March 1.
List of presidents The first president was elected in 1959. Nr.NameFromTo1Dieter Esch 200820122Jeff Utz 201220133Harvey Schiller2014February 5, 2018 Bob Djokovich (Interim President)February 5, 2018 20184Bob Djokovich 2018August 13, 20195Michael J. WallAugust 13, 2019June 19, 2024Patrick Jalabert (Interim President)June 19, 2024Present
List of CEOs
NameFromToMatt Van HoutenOctober 19, 20122014Michael Cavanaugh 2014April 17th, 2019Barry SiffApril 17th, 2019July 18th, 2020Ryan Johnson December 9th, 2020February 28th, 2023Martin Branick March 1st, 2023Present
See also Handball in the United States
References
External links USA Team Handball — Official site