National Czech Handball federation - Jiri Cedidlo

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International SETS-Conference
South-East Europe
4th – 6th of March 2015
Martfü, Hungary
26/2/2015
Svaz národní házené
Czech union of National Handball

1. „NÁRODNÍ HÁZENÁ“
What is it?
2. Basic rules
3. History of NH
4. NH today
5. Czech union of NH
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• original Czech ball game with more than a hundred
years of tradition
• primarily outdoor game, but in winter it plays in
sport halls too
• special form of handball with original rules
• today is played only in the territory of Czech
Republic, but she was at the birth and formation of
rules for international, Olympic handball
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• two teams of seven players
• player positions are called: goalkeeper (1), defender
(1), halfback (2), forward (3)
• each player position is allowed a specific range of
motion on the field
• shooting on the goal is made in front of the goal
area (6 m) – leaning out or jumping is possible,
but the fall has to be outside the goal area
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• size of the field is 45 × 30 meters
• the field is divided into three areas: defence, middle
and offense third
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• the player cannot hold the ball longer than two
second, he can throw the ball upon the head or
bounce ball back off ground
• size of the goal: height 240 cm, width 200 cm
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• National handball is first mentioned by Vaclav Karas, a
teacher a Prague, in a sports journal in Brno in 1905
• thanks to other teacher Mr. Kristof, the first Czech
handball association was established (in Prague) and
the rules were made public
• students from Russia and Yugoslavia, who had become
acquainted with Czech handball in Prague, brought this
sport back to their own countries. In Yugoslavia, the
sport expanded fast and became very popular
• Czech teachers taught Czech handball in Russian middle
schools and there was a competition with 14 teams in
Charkov in 1915
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• in 1921, the Czechoslovakian Association of Handball
and Women's Sports became a member of the
International Women´s Sports Federation
• in this federation, the rules of National handball were
made official
• the first women's National handball world cup was
organised in 1930. Czechoslovakians won this
competition, Yugoslavia came in second, and Poland
was third.
• Since 1941, a men's and women's 1st league have been
competing, there is also the 2nd league and regional
championships
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• National handball became very popular during the German
occupation of Czechoslovakia in second World War. The
sport was originally Czech, so most people understood its
play as a show of patriotism
• In 1940, there were 25,884 players in the Protectorate of
Bohemia and Moravia
• In 1947, the International Handball Federation promoted the
expansion of the related sport of team handball, but no
further foreign countries would adopt National handball
• In 1954, there were 26,125 registered players in 447 clubs,
the largest number of registered player to date
• then there was a retreat from fame especially due to
massive expansion of International Handball
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• In 2014, there were ca. 7,500 registered players in 65 clubs
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• men´s and women´s competitions are played in five age
categories:
– mini pupils – younger than 9 years
– younger pupils – 9 to 12 years
– older pupils – 13 to 15 years
– juniors – 16 to 18 years
– seniors – older than 18 years
• all youth categories play a regional long-term competition
that culminating in a national championship
• seniors play a national league – current champion of Czech
Republic in women is Sokol Dobruška, in men TJ Pilsen
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• regularly every year is top events in National Handball a
prestige match Bohemia vs. Moravia
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• Czech Union of National Handball in present form was established
in 1990
• our Union is non-political, voluntary association of individuals and
clubs
• Union headquarters is in Prag
• Union is governed by the nine-member executive committee
headed by the chairman
• territorially is Union divided into six areas with autonomous
powers on its territory
• our Union is a full member of Czech Union of Sport
• we strive for recognition by the Czech Olympic
Committee
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• Goals of our Union:
– maintenance and development of our traditional sport
– defending of the interests of our members
– organizing of regular competitions in the National Handball
– support of youth sports, organizing of annual training camps for
juniors and pupils
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National Czech Handball federation - Jiri Cedidlo

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