This edition of the Women’s Handball Conference will start with a deep dive into attracting young players to the sport, as one of the first core topics of the event, “She plays handball” — approaching the new generation, will be tackled in the morning session on 10 December. Among the specialists delivering insights on the subject is Dries Boulet, Secretary General of the Belgian Handball Federation, who will bring to attention an innovative way to encourage young girls to start playing handball.
“Inspiring HERstory”, centred around social sustainability in women’s handball, will be the main focus in the afternoon, as keynote speaker Dr Jacqueline Mueller, PhD, will be presenting “Spotlight on social sustainability in women’s handball in Europe”. EHF Expert Dr Zrinka Greblo Jurakic, Associate Professor in the University of Zagreb’s Department of Psychology, will join the speakers to enrich the session with examples from her professional experience. Creating a safe environment for girls, overcoming gender stereotypes, tackling the problem of teenage girls’ dropout and ensuring proper media coverage of women's handball are just a few of the presentations that will also be featured in this part of the conference.
On 11 December, the participants will attend discussions on the third core topic of the conference, “encourage, empower and inspire” — tools and techniques. Elite handball referees Maike Merz and Tanja Kuttler, representative of the Swedish Handball Federation Jennie Linnéll and EHF Methods Commission Chairman Pedro Sequeira will start the day with a panel discussion on the subject of training techniques for female handball players and will be followed by three unmissable presentations.
