If you follow the developments on the internet, you’ve surely heard about the phenomenal growth of YouTube.com: www.youtube.com This website allows anyone to post videos up to 10 minutes long on the web. A quick search of handball or balonmano (Spanish for Handball) in the YouTube search engine pulls us several items. Here’s a sampling:
– Norwegian club team showboats with multiple lobs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReLxWknKByM
– Anja Andersen Highlight Reel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG2Q5vB2Knk
– Highlights from 2004 European Championships in Slovenia: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFgGIuWKHug
– Handball mix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kOjgYncaS4
– Lucky goal vs slow reacting goalie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4RZFLHFrUg
– What Matt Van Houten wished had happened at the 2004 US Nationals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yOoy9M2qIw
While these highlight reels are fun, this free service certainly could have other uses. Here are a couple of ideas for you entrepreneurs out there:
– Short tutorials on different aspects of the game: goalie techniques, drills, set plays, etc
– Highlights of games for targeted audiences: 5 minutes of video from the USA Cup, Club matches at National tournaments, award ceremonies, etc