Malta Handball Association

Presentation Night 2010

Friday, 21 May 2010 20:16 MHA Author

MHA Presentation Night

The MHA would like to announce that the annual Presentation Night will be held on Friday 4th June at the Radisson SAS (St. Julian's). The Association would like to invite all the clubs and individuals who would like to join after a long season of work. The Association is aware that without the work of the clubs and of the individuals this season could not have been as successful as it has been.

From here the association would like to thank everybody for the support shown and hopes to see you there.

Regards

Phoenix H.C

Sunday, 02 May 2010 22:09 MHA Author

After 15 years of handball in Malta we had come in a situation of stalemate with only four clubs endlessly competing in local handball competition. The need for a fifth team has been strongly supported for a number of years. In the past several attempts have been done but these teams had a brief lifespan and managed only to compete for a season or two. A group of local players, led by National Female Team coach, Mr. Orlando Bonnici, decided to amichevoly break ties with their former club and start the new adventure of forming the new club. The new club's intention is to try to attract former players back to the game, hence the name Phoenix Handball Club, since the bulk of the players now forming part of this club are players of different ages who had stopped playing handball for some reason or another. Although the team has several aims and targets, the main and most important target is to outlast other new club attempts and build a solid foundation of both human and financial resources which could support its existence in the future. The Club is planning to introduce a new approach to handball, one which is influenced by many handball schools abroad and will focus on a shift towards professionalism, starting with the administration and coaching structure of the club. Players are aimed to be developed both on a physical and personal dimension and great effort will be put into injecting cohesion within the newly formed group of players.

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Projects in the Pipeline

Saturday, 24 April 2010 15:17 MHA Author

The Malta Handball Association is working hard to develop handball in Malta. One of the main developments is the set up of a new club, namely Phoenix Handball Club, under the guidance of Orlando Bonnici. There are more projects in the pipe line and when these projects come to life, we hope the handball community increases and that other sectors benefit from our work, especially Physical Education teachers and those who are in need.

One should not forget that this season saw the creation of an U/17 girls league contested by four teams. It should also be highlighted that while only one team actually represents a club, the other three represent a girls secondary school, namely St.Joseph, St. Benedict College Girls Junior Lyceum and St.Theresa Girls Junior Lyceum.

Season 2009-2010

Saturday, 24 April 2010 14:45 MHA Author

Intriguing Season comes to an end

The Handball season came to an end last Saturday with the K.O Finals. It was a season full of surprises and hard work for both clubs and association.The season opened with the Super Cup contested between Aloysians and La Salle in both men and women categories. La Salle had a great start winning in both the men and the women Super Cup. The MHA Cup followed with La Salle and Aloysians wanting to confirm their superiority. Luxol and Kavallieri had other thoughts and though the honors were shared once again between La Salle in the men category and Aloysians in the women group, Luxol and Kavallieri made them sweat to take the honors.

In October the Men Senior National Team came second in the Challenge Trophy held in Malta. It was a big achievement for Maltese handball in both the playing and the organisational aspect. Malta won plaudits from fellow European countries for the organisation.

Soon after the MHA League started with Aloysians and La Salle the main contenders. In both sections, Kavallieri and Luxol foiled one of the contender's plans. In the women section, Aloysians suffered a loss each against Kavallieri and Luxol, handing the title to La Salle and in the men section, the same surprise was bestowed to La Salle, with Aloysians winning the title. In May the girls participated in the EHF Challenge Trophy in Israel, finishing fourth after brave performances.

The season came to an end with the APS Century K.O. contended by Aloysians and Luxol in the women category and La Salle and Luxol in the men K.O. Aloysians were worthy winners of the women K.O while after a balanced game, Luxol won the K.O Men final.

20.3 MHA leagues

Thursday, 25 March 2010 11:46 MHA Author

Under 17 Boys League:- De La Salle crowned Champions after beating Aloysians Sixt 19 - 14, in the other match Luxol gave away a walk over to Kavalieri RS2. Under 17 Girls League:- St Benedict move closer to win the league after beating rivals St Joseph 6 - 4, Men Senior League:- Aloysians Von Taine lead the table after they registered a win vs Luxol Living Well.