Teaching Handball
To Organize, Promote and Spread the Joy of Handball: The Perfect Game
Learn to Teach Handball! Become a USHA Certified Instructor. Any USHA Certified Instructor must be an adult (18+), be a current member and maintain their membership with the United States Handball Association. Certified Educators, YMCA and Boy’s & Girls Club employees may also become USHA Certified Instructors. All USHA Certified Instructors are required to pass a background screening after passing the test or attending a Teaching Handball Clinic.
(X – Test Passed or Clinic Attended. Background Pending).
Get started by taking the Teaching Handball Exam Print or Teaching Exam Online and score at least a 94% (73 of the 78 questions correct).
Directions: Read “Teaching Handball in Elementary Schools, Teaching Handball in Secondary Schools and Four Wall Handball for the Teacher and Student.
Readings also recommended: Handball Rules (Abridged for Curriculum), USHA Code of Conduct and Spirit of Handball, John Wooden Pyramid of Success and the CHARACTER COUNTS! Six Pillars
Special Thanks…
To all volunteers for stepping forward and offering to teach a lifetime sport to young people!
List of USHA Certified Handball Instructors
Level 1 Jaclyn Abbey (Texas) |
Danielle Daskalakis (New York) Marilyn Delgado (Texas) Beau Driver (Colorado) Joe De Groote (Arizona) Frank Dukes (New York) Steve Dykes (Ohio) Brooke Edwards (Texas) Jennifer Ferragatta (New York) Greg Fite (Ohio) David Fink (Arizona) Larry Fisher (California) Ralph Fregoso (California) Hannah Fogle (Illinois) Larry Ford (North Carolina) Michael Gaulton (CANADA) Alan Gerber (GERMANY) Lee Glenn (Tennessee) Richard Gregg (Ohio) Bruce Greene (Colorado) Perla Guzman (Texas) Sarai Guzman (Texas) Fred Hain (North Carolina) Jim Hall (California) Stephanie Hathaway (California) Michael J. Held (California) Erin Hickman (Colorado) Laurie Hiebert (Minnesota) Chris Hogan (Arizona) Khoi Huynh (Texas) Jarod Jensen (Utah) Bob Johnston (Colorado) |
Julie Jordan (Alaska) Kendra Kaupa (Minnesota) Mike Kearney (Colorado) Madeleine Kennedy (Minnesota) Steve Kehoe (Ohio) Han-Ching Lin (New York) Fred Lewis (Arizona) Brayden Llewellyn (Utah) Joel Martin (Washington) Geena May (Texas) Karen McConney (New York) Vance McInnis (Illinois) Aaron McKee (Oregon) Ted McManus (Utah) Abraham Montijo (Arizona) Nick Morang (Michigan) Michael Morgan (Florida) Paul Newman (Colorado) Ciana Ní Churraoin (IRELAND) John Nottingham (California) Herm Olsen (Utah) Nancy Ortiz (Massachusetts) Herb Paaren (Wisconsin) Peter Papathemetrios (California) Greg Peters (Indiana) Terry Petersen (Iowa) Thomas Perkins (Connecticut) Victor Perez (California) Luis Quinones (New York) Lilibeth Ramirez (Texas) William Rangel-Alfaro (Texas) Gary Reece (Florida) |
Valeria Reyes (Texas) Jasmine Richardson (Texas) Mack Roberts (Colorado) John Robles (California) Christie Romo (Texas) Julian Rowe-Cohen (Texas) Michael Rusinak (Massachusetts) William Russell (Minnesota) Kouichi Saito (Oregon) Patrick Saito (California) Avery Shepherd (Texas) Stewart Shevin (Michigan) Courtney Sill (Minnesota) Bella Smith (Texas) Thomas Sove (California) Nick Staviski (Texas) Don Stewart (Colorado) David Scheinbaum (New Mexico) Ed Sterling (Ohio) Mike Steele (Oregon) Ross Schifo (Wisconsin) Randy Stender (Oregon) Alexander Tangen (Texas) Nikki Theobald (Minnesota) Keith Thode (Michigan) Andrew Unick (Iowa) Sam Ure (Illinois) Ben Van Arsdale (Illinois) Doug Van Arsdale (Ohio) Natasha Wang (Texas) Bill Weber (Illinois) Paul Williams (New York) |
Level 2 |
Rob Barr (Michigan) Richard Barry (New Hampshire) Michael Bock (Arizona) Patrick Cooke (Illinois) |
Jack Feingold (Colorado) Marcus Hough (California) Marion Kollstedt (Ohio) |
Tommy Mogavero (Illinois) Ryan Sutherland (Kansas) Erik VanSwol (Illinois) |
Level 3 John Bancalari (California) |
Richard Goosmann (Ohio) |
Jason Leone (Arizona) Mike Linnik (California) Bob Lively (California) Jeff Lyon (Washington) Ed McComb (Washington) Bill McGrath (Alberta) Elizabeth Mitchell (Washington) Scottie Moler (Minnesota) Shiva Narayan (Arizona) Dave Parsons (Texas) Emmett Peixoto (California) |
Jim Reitmyer (Arizona) Marc Seigle (Massachusetts) Phil Shults (California) Chad Simonson (Arizona) John Stoffel (Minnesota) W.G. Straw (Ohio) Dave Uggetti (Montana) Carl Valentino (Michigan) Joe Van Thomme (Minnesota) Michael Wells (Minnesota) Carl White (New Mexico) |
Level 4
Attain positive observation and feedback from a Level 5 Instructor teaching handball or providing a handball clinic
Mitchell Lallier (Minnesota)
Lupe Marquez (Texas)
Chris Roberts (Illinois)
Mike Spier (Colorado)
Ralph Weil (Ohio)
Charlie Wicker (Arizona)
Daniel Zimet (Maryland)
Level 5
Attain positive observation from a Level 5 or 6 instructor conducting a Teaching Handball Clinic
Gary Cruz (California)
Robert Hickman (Colorado)
Joel Levy (Florida)
Matt Krueger (Arizona)
Vern Roberts (Arizona)
Jennifer Schmitt (Texas)
Ken Starcher (Washington)
Dan Willeford (Arizona)
Level 6
LeaAnn Martin (Washington)
Pete Tyson (Colorado)