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In a recent article in VG, author and journalist Patrik Brenning warned Norway against following Sweden's footsteps when it comes to children's and young people's participation in sports. A new book warns of the risks of early specialization, in which young athletes are pressured to focus on one sport early on, leading to burnout, reduced participation and eventually dropouts from sports.

PRICE is a good protocol used in the early treatment of soft tissue injuries. The acronym has been used by health professionals and coaches for many years to help remember the steps in the initial management of injuries.

Injuries in handball are unfortunately a fact for far too many. Injuries occur both during training and in combat. In fact, the risk is 20 - 30 times higher in combat situations.

Heavy overexertion can be very painful and treatment should start immediately.

In the world of handball, where skill, strategy and effort meet, Learn Handball wants to offer coaches the tools they need to nurture young handball players. Today we want to focus on an important part of our platform — the invaluable techniques and insights of handball's stars. This round; Nora Mørk.

Runar Sandefjord this week presented Bjarte Myrhol as the new head coach of the men's handball team for the next 3 seasons.

In a recent survey conducted for the Danish Sports Federation (DIF) and DGI*, changes in volunteerism in sport were revealed. Danes' overall view of volunteering remains positive, but there is a growing need for sport to adapt. These changes will affect how handball clubs are run and how volunteers can contribute.

We at Learn Handball are committed to keeping up to date with developments within the sports world. Recently we came across an interesting article looking at volunteering in Danish sports clubs that we would like to share with you.

Become as skilled as one of the most complete handball players in history. Now you can learn from the master even on his own playground.

When we founded Learn Handball in 2016, we had one big dream: to make it easy to be a kids' handball coach!

It is easy to believe that the earlier you get started with targeted and intensive training in one specific sport, the sooner you will get better.

We are losing sports children aged 7-12. At the same time, we have young world stars in almost every major sport. Should we challenge the Norwegian sports model that everyone should participate? The trend is clear.

Mattias Andersson has a past playing for Barcelona, Kiel and Flensburg. After his goalkeeping shoes were shelved, he has continued his career as a goalkeeping coach for several of the world's best national teams, club teams and federations.

Learn Handball recommends spending a little time each training session, earmarked for goalkeepers, from ages 10 and up. It's less complicated than you think! We have over 30 goaltending drills in our library.

Andy Schmid is one of the biggest stars in the German Bundesliga, having been named the league's most valuable player five seasons in a row. The 37-year-old is undoubtedly one of the best centre backs of his time - even if he grew up in a family with no sporting background. His mother is today his biggest fan, but “mom and dad were completely unathletic,” the father of two says of his childhood, adding: “I got a six in sports” - which, however, means the best school grade in Switzerland.

Studies and research show that there is a greater likelihood of reaching the top in sports by exercising versatile and varied during childhood and adolescence. Therefore, it is remarkable to see how few clubs dare to cooperate across sports. Even when we know it would have been a joy for both athletes and Norwegian sport.

For several years I have marveled at the lack of handball books for children and adolescents. I myself grew up with both Boing, autobiographies, and other football books. Something I have a lot of fond memories of.

In August and September, the vast majority of people lace up their handball shoes and start their joint training again. I get a lot of questions about what's important to think about as a coach before a new season. That's why I've chosen to create a little tutor.

Many of you have asked for ready-made trainings for the very youngest children, and those groups with the lowest skill levels. To meet that need, we have created the Mini U6 focus area in the Learn Handball app.

The West Jutland handball club has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Learn Handball, which the former Skjern captain, Bjarte Myrhol, is behind. The agreement means that Skjern Håndbold has been granted the license to sell the Learn Handball product in Denmark.

“Do you guys have goaltending drills?” This is the question we have been asked the most times in Learn Handball. Now we can finally answer yes!

Danske KLG Håndbold is the club that has chosen a non-traditional model: Here, all teams from 11 years old and above have only two organized trainings a week.

The Nederlands Handbal Verbond is the same with international top players Estavana Polman in a collaborative effort with Learn Handball. Hiermee geven was NHV and Polman a strong signal of. Dat de jeugdhandbalcoaches en -spelers de toekomst van het handbal zijn, en daarom de beste handbaltool moeten krijgen die er is.

The world's best players show drills in Learn Handball, now players can log in and watch the stars perform their special tricks directly in the app.

Learn Handball is always evolving. Now we have created new exercises, differentiated by the level of the players. How to learn to throw correctly? How does one proceed to learn feints? The new category “Basic to advanced”, is a methodical construction of all basic handball movements.

Mobiliar stays true to its slogan and supports not only today's top scorers but tomorrow's talents as well. The long-time partner of the Swiss Handball Federation (SHV) collaborates with Learn Handball and thus extends its support to handball's future generations even more.

We are launching a brand new category in Learn Handball: Penalty Throw

This week he was with Trainer Othmar Buholzer vom TV Dagmersellen on Learn Handball Gesprochen. Lies hier seine Antworten auf drei schnellen Fragen zu den Themen “erster Eindruck der App”, “Unterstützung im Trainingsalltag” und “Eigenschaften einer:s guten Kinder- Jugendtrainerin:s”.

The bread was launched in REMA 1000 stores in January 2020, and just over a year later, more than NOK 2 million has been donated to the project. Idrett for alle is a collaboration between Learn Handball, REMA 1000 and Norges Håndballforbund. The sale of the bread will help to ensure that more children, young people and adults with disabilities get a local activity offer in their everyday lives.

The new European champion and world star Nora Mørk now shows even more exercises as well as a long interview in Learn Handball. We want to make children believe in themselves, both on and off the field. In the videos, Nora gives us a unique insight into how she thinks and trains, on her way back to the top of the world.

In the very first episode of the podcast Pappatrenerne, they interviewed, among others, Bjarte about the fact that versatility and play lose to sharpness and adult seriousness. We have fully The Podcast ever since the start of Season 1.

In all interviews with Sander there is one thing he always mentions: “The most important thing is to have fun!”

The ones who were the most extreme, and who played no matter how hurt they were, got the best reputation. It made you quickly sit with the feeling of falling outside and being unimportant when you were injured.

One of the most challenging things as a kids' handball coach is dealing with a group consisting of everything from super good, to completely fresh handball kids. I've talked to coaches who find it downright unmotivating to train the weakest, while others believe the baddest actually ruins the development of the “best” kids. I have delved into the challenge to find possible solutions.

The handball coach app of the future is soon a reality! We know that! We, along with you, are making it.

We are so lucky that the successful coach Carlos Ortega, (Spain, Veszprém, Hannover etc.) has shown how they learn handball in Spain. Spanish handball players are known for their good rating game, and their abilities to make the right choice under maximum pressure.

Here Sander Sagosen reads the reasons and the winner of the award as MODEL OF THE YEAR. The winner was none other than our Bjarte Myrhol. Congratulations so much! Well deserved!

I've played handball in the toughest leagues in the world. I'm captain of the club team Skjern in Denmark and the Norway national team. Still, I feel far from finished school as a child trainer.

Denmark are the reigning world champions in men's handball. The women came in fourth place at the 2016 European Championships. How is differentiation used in children's handball in Denmark? I have had a long and good conversation with Claus Hansen — formerly one of Denmark's foremost talent developers.

There can no longer be any doubt that there is a link between increased specialization and dropout.

We all have a desire to be good children's sports coaches. If possible, the best... That is why I have asked for great tips and advice from people with great involvement as children's sports coaches.

Kathrin Steffen, a researcher at the Center for Sports Injury Research, believes about half of sports injuries are preventable - read how here!

A recent NOVA report by Anders Bakken, has put the spotlight on a major problem experienced in children's and youth sports.

What a championship! Congratulations to the handball guys, who took home an amazing bronze medal. We look back on three exciting and partly nerve-wracking weeks. Magical atmosphere and a Norwegian team that played big.

I recently shared some great tips and advice from people with great involvement as children's sports coaches. Since then, my mailbox hasn't stood still, and all the tips I've received have one thing in common.

In the first episode of the podcast Pappatrenerne, early specialization as a trend in Norwegian children's sports is discussed. Bjarte says clearly from what he thinks about that versatility and play lose to pointiness and adult seriousness.

The handball guys took the step from the stands and onto the big stage during the sports gala, with the award for Team of the Year and Team of the Year by Bjarte Myrhol for Model of the Year.

Danish handball star Anders Eggert has a merit listof the rare.

In the first episode of the podcast Pappatrenerne, early specialization as a trend in Norwegian children's sports is discussed. Bjarte says clearly from what he thinks about that versatility and play lose to pointiness and adult seriousness.

One of Learn Handball's most important values is that training should always be playful, and preferably always with a ball between your hands.

Easier login, offline content, faster loading and new exciting things ahead... To manage this, we are now taking the plunge into the world of apps.

Well-being and togetherness is one of the most important factors for children to enjoy handball. Our national teams are fortunately very good role models for exactly this, but they have also worked very purposefully for long periods of time. In recent years we have seen the results...

Midway between the Easter skiing, the slalom slope and the après-ski, it might have been lovely to sit down by the cabin wall with some interesting reading material. We at Learn Handball have made another “club visit”, and this time we are at Askøy Håndballklubb.

showcases some of the world's best players the exercises that have brought them to the top. Along with a lovely bunch of engaged kids, the stars share simple exercises, tips and tricks that will make everyone a better handball player.

Good planning is the key to making a profit on every single workout throughout the season. With Learn Handball, the tool you need to impose good plans for the implementation of the next season is literally a click away.

Throughout the 2018-2019 season, we will publish many new videos. You'll find the Learn from the stars inspirational videos in all your weekly training plans. Recorded with some of the best handball players in the world — both on the men's side and the women's side. And so clearly adapted to the training goals of the week.

After the last update of the system, our users can now easily enter all the players and/or coaches on the team and share drills directly with them -- via email.

Christian Berge has been the coach of the Norway men's national team for the past five years. Won silver at the 2017 World Championships and at the 2019 World Championships. There is no doubt that Berge selects only the best, when it comes to real matters. This is the topping!

We have long wanted to improve the way you create/modify or duplicate your own training plans. We have been working on this for a while and it is therefore very nice to be able to present an easier way to set up your own training plans. Didn't you know you could create your own training plans? Read more about how here.

Injury Free is a project under the auspices of the Center for Sports Injury Research. Injury free is designed to make the knowledge of sports injuries and their prevention easily accessible.

We've had world stars share valuable tips, tricks and secrets on video, which you as a coach can share directly with your players.

I, and everyone at Learn Handball, are proud to have partnered with the “world's best” communication tool for coaches and guardians, namely Spond.

We've long wanted to give kids an alternative to standing outside and tinkering with a football. Children's play with ball provides increased ball sensation and control resulting in mastery and enjoyment. That's why we're now launching Learn Handball Skills.

My hairy dream is to manage and find the key to how to recruit more children to the sport (for this applies not only to handball), and at the same time reduce the dropout rate in adolescence. The dropout rate is greatest between the ages of 12 and 16. In my search for success factors, I weekly contact coaches around the country of Norway.

The first season of Learn Handball is coming to an end, which is why I am writing a few words to summarize our debut season.

Now we have adapted the training plans. Conduct fun and inspiring workouts at home in the living room, in the bedroom or out in the garden.

The statistics on serious injuries in handball show that there are many. Especially seen in the context of other sports. The game offers many sudden twists and tough duels that carry the risk of strain injuries and acute injuries. We see that the injuries not only come at a later age, but also in the youngest players.

Since its children's sport, Ullern's J03 vintage has grown. A natural reason is the growth of already active handball players, but in recent years 10 new players have started on the team. As recently as the age of 13, five new players were added from football.

Sports for all — Summer Camp 2020 is the highlight of the year for both participants and organizers. A fantastic collaboration between REMA 1000, Norges Håndballforbund and Learn Handball.

The winners of a seminar with Bjarte Myrhol for all coaches in your club!

On December 1st, we will draw three lucky winners from among those who have created a Learn Handball subscription in November. They can invite all the coaches of their club to a seminar on children's handball with Bjarte Myrhol (on the big screen via Skype).