After a busy couple ofweeks with the LimburgseTournament in Holland andthe Yellow Cup in Switzerlandlast weekend, there is no let-up in the gruelling schedule asHead Coach Dragan Djukicplans for the WorldChampionship qualifyingtournament in Finland laterthis month. Great Britain had applied toenter the Marranne eventearlier this year, and whenArgentina pulled out lastweek, the organisers askedfor GB to fill their spot. Group matches againstQatar and Tunisia await theGreat Britain team, and withthe possibility of a final matchagainst Algeria, Djukic is

relishing the chance of somemore match experience. “It’s great for us to beplaying in the MarranneTournament – it was aninvitation we could not turndown,” he said. “It is such a big tournament,and it’s great for us to bethere as a team, but also forpublicity, to let people knowthat Britain has a good hand-ball team. “It’s important that we’replaying African teams whoplay an open style of handballthat is different to theEuropean style which we aremore used to. “We have a young team andwe must be patient, but atthe same time it’s important

to give them experience ofplaying as wide and variedteams as we can.” After the MarranneTournament later this week,Djukic and his team will selectthe squad for the WorldChampionship qualifying

tournament in Finland fromJan 15-17, where Great Britainwill play Romania, BosniaHerzegovina and Finland.

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NEXT STOP PARIS FORGREAT BRITAIN MENMARRANNE CUP SPOT FOR GB AS WORLDS PREPARATION CONTINUES

GREAT Britain Men head to Paris on Thursday tocompete in the prestigious Marranne Cup aftera late invitation from the event organisers.

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Gawain Vincent in defensive action for GB during the Yellow Cup.

Chris Mohr and Robin Garnham in defence for Great Britainduring the Yellow Cup in Switzerland last week. His Way: Dragan Djukic offers some advice to Chris Mohr.

WE’VE got a new look fora New Year! The Handball News hasbeen given a makeoverfor 2010 as we continueto chart the remarkablegrowth of handball inGreat Britain. We hope you enjoy it!

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The new positions covermarketing, finance,inclusion and diversity aswell as another non-executive director, andwill help EnglandHandball build aninfrastructure ready totake full advantage of theLondon Olympics and thebenefits it could offerpost 2012. The initial period of ap-pointment is two years,and will mean attendingup to six meetings a year.As well as the domesticevents, there may bechance to represent Eng-land Handball at interna-tional meetings andevents. While being honorarypositions, travel and sub-sistence expenses will bepaid. For more details contactSteph Jones, the EnglandHandball Association’sgeneral secretary, c/o TheImage Group, Unit G3, Bar-ton Hall Estate, Hardy

Street, Eccles, Manches-ter, M30 7NB or call himfor an informal chat on07545 852741.

* England Handball arealso looking for aHandball DevelopmentOfficer to cover theLondon region as thegrowth of the sportcontinues.

While handball is popularin the capital, a largeproportion of the playersin London-based clubs are

from overseas and areworking in London, andEngland Handball want theCity to generate morehome-grown playersthrough schools andcolleges – just as they do inother areas.

The successfulcandidate will work inpartnership with theLondon Borough ofNewham, Leyton SCORECentre to develop andimplement an ambitionsdevelopment programmewhich particularly focuseson creating opportunitiesfor players of all ages. The scheme paysparticular attention tobuilding more capacity forhandball and forstrengthening the linksbetween schools and boththe further and highereducation sectors as wellas under-representedgroups. Developing leadershipand a volunteer workforcewill also be a key responsi-bility in sustaining handballin London and beyond forthe future. For more details oneither the new boardmember positions or theHandball DevelopmentOfficer role, please go toEnglandHandball.com

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New Board Members Wanted to Make Handball London’s Biggest Success Story

ENGLAND Handball are on the lookout forfour new honorary board members to helpmake handball the number one Olympiclegacy sport following the London Olympicsgames in 2012.