USHA Mission: 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
Pass Exam
or Attend Teaching
Handball Clinic
Jaclyn Abbey (Texas)
Noel Aguilar (Texas)
Russell Akerhielm (Washington)
Adrian Anderson (Minnesota)
Joelle Anderson (Minnesota)
Eric Anderson (California)
Vincent Anderson (New Jersey)
Jim Arlington (Alaska)
Matt Avendano (Texas)
Oscar Aviles (California)
Elisa Barnes (Texas)
Steve Bauer (Colorado)
Caitlin Behne (Texas)
Dennis Berger (California)
John Bike III (Minnesota)
Cole Bicksler (Texas)
Robert Braine (California)
Ron Bronner (Colorado)
Elissa Borromeo (Texas)
Terry Bowman (Texas)
Patrick Boyd (Georgia)
Anthony Bryson (Texas)
Deavin Brownson (Oregon)
Ivan Burgos (Arizona)
Steve Cerami (California)
Shiva Chandrashekar (Arizona)
Maddie Charbonneau (Minnesota)
Tony Clarke (Illinois)
Marco Coromac (California)
James Coronado (California)
James Cooke (Illinois)
Tag Coolidge (Texas)
Luis Cordova Sr. (Texas)
Zane Coyle (Minnesota)
Joe Cruz (Oregon)		 Danielle Daskalakis (New York)
Amesley Davis (Texas)
Marilyn Delgado (Texas)
Mariko DeLoach (Texas)
Mark Doyle (Minnesota)
Evan Downing (Oregon)
Beau Driver (Colorado)
Shane Dunne (Minnesota)
Joe De Groote (Arizona)
Frank Dukes (New York)
Steve Dykes (Ohio)
Brooke Edwards (Texas)
Michael Fabian (Washington)
Jennifer Ferragatta (New York)
Greg Fite (Ohio)
David Fink (Arizona)
Larry Fisher (California)
John Flores (Arizona)
Jim Forest (Canada)
Ralph Fregoso (California)
Hannah Fogle (Illinois)
Larry Ford (North Carolina)
Michael Gaulton (CANADA)
Alan Gerber (GERMANY)
Lee Glenn (Tennessee)
Ken Greco (Connecticut)
Richard Gregg (Ohio)
Bruce Greene (Colorado)
Fred Hain (North Carolina)
Claire Hagstrom (Minnesota)
Jim Hall (California)
Sam Hall (Missouri)
Stephanie Hathaway (California)
Michael J. Held (California)
Erin Hickman (Colorado)
Laurie Hiebert (Minnesota)
Aoife Holden (Texas)
Chris Hogan (Arizona)
Frank Holguin (New Mexico)
Khoi Huynh (Texas)
Bob Jackiw (Canada)
Jarod Jensen (Utah)
Bob Johnston (Colorado)		 Julie Jordan (Alaska)
Luke Jordan (Missouri)
Kendra Kaupa (Minnesota)
Mike Kearney (Colorado)
Madeleine Kennedy (Minnesota)
Steve Kehoe (Ohio)
Izzy Klicker (Illinois)
Joseph Lallier (Minnesota)
Eoin Lehane (California)
Han-Ching Lin (New York)
Fred Lewis (Arizona)
Brayden Llewellyn (Utah)
Tyler Lorbeski (Minnesota)
Anthony Macias (Minnesota)
Christian Madsen (Missouri)
Joel Martin (Washington)
Geena May (Texas)
Karen McConney (New York)
Vance McInnis (Illinois)
Aaron McKee (Oregon)
Ted McManus (Utah)
Steven Meyer (Colorado)
Nick Morang (Michigan)
Michael Morgan (Florida)
Donna Mosely (Colorado)
Diarmuid Mulkerrins (Texas)
Clodagh Munroe (Minnesota)
Jose Neri (California)
Paul Newman (Colorado)
Ciana Ní Churraoin (IRELAND)
John Nottingham (California)
Herm Olsen (Utah)
Nancy Ortiz (Massachusetts)
Herb Paaren (Wisconsin)
Kurt Padgett (Connecticut)
Peter Papathemetrios (California)
Scott Parker (Missouri)
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)
Korynne Reininger (Texas)		 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)
David Scheinbaum (New Mexico)
Avery Shepherd (Texas)
Stewart Shevin (Michigan)
Courtney Sill (Minnesota)
Bella Smith (Texas)
Thomas Sove (California)
Nick Staviski (Texas)
Don Stewart (Colorado)
Ed Sterling (Ohio)
Mike Steele (Oregon)
Ross Schifo (Wisconsin)
Anastasiya Spiridonov (Israel)
Randy Stender (Oregon)
Lindsey Sterrett (Illinois)
Robin Sterrett (Illinois)
Tim Sterrett (Illinois)
Alexander Tangen (Texas)
Nikki Theobald (Minnesota)
Keith Thode (Michigan)
Andrew Unick (Iowa)
Ray Ure (Minnesota)
Sam Ure (Illinois)
Ben Van Arsdale (Illinois)
Doug Van Arsdale (Ohio)
Natasha Wang (Texas)
Andrew Ward (Utah)
Bill Weber (Illinois)
Paul Williams (New York)
Jim Wohl (Schaumburg, Illinois)

 

Level 2
Pass Exam AND
Attend Teaching
Handball Clinic		 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
Begin/Mentor
a Handball
Program
John Bancalari (California)
Rob Barr (Michigan)
Esteban Camacho (Arizona)
William Cantwell (Michigan)
Craig Chittim (California)
Alexandra Cummins (Minnesota)
Tom Fitzwater (California)
Nate Frank (Texas)
John Friedrich (Ohio)
Michael Gerbasi (Arizona)		 Richard Goosmann (Ohio)
Anthony Grimm (New York)
Andrew Gutierrez (California)
Glenn Hall (Maryland)
Sean Haley (California)
Don Helander (Idaho)
Daniel Ho (Maryland)
Steve Hoffmann (Michigan)
Julie Huestis (Oregon)
Chris Kilday (Alaska)
Phil Kirk (Ohio)		 Jason Leone (Arizona)
Mike Linnik (California)
Bob Lively (California)
Jeff Lyon (Washington)
Guy Martin (Alberta)
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)
Abraham Montijo (Arizona)
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)
Shelley Damon (Texas)
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 (Texas)