Olympic Handball Preview (2 Aug: Women’s Group Play; Match Day 5)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Monday, 2 August
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal
NBC Live Streams Replays

Group A

S Korea (-2.5) vs Angola (Sunday, 2000 US ET; Monday, 0200 CET; Monday, 0900 Local)
Netherlands (-3) vs Montenegro vs S Korea (Monday, 0630 US ET; Monday, 1230 CET; Monday, 1930 Local)
Norway (-6.5) vs Japan (Monday, 0830 US ET; Monday, 1430 CET; Monday, 2130 Local)

Group B

France (-3.5) vs Brazil (Sunday, 2200 US ET; Monday, 0400 CET; Monday, 1100 Local)
Spain vs Russia (-2.5) (Monday, 0115 US ET; Monday, 0715 CET; Monday, 1415 Local)
Hungary (-1) vs Sweden (Monday, 0315 US ET; Monday, 0915 CET; Monday, 1615 Local)

Olympic Handball Preview (1 Aug: Men’s Group Play; Match Day 5)

Posted on July 31, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Sunday, 1 August
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal

Group A

Spain (-6) vs Argentina (Sunday, 0115 US ET; Sunday, 0715 CET; Sunday, 1415 Local)
Norway vs France (-0.5) (Sunday, 0315 US ET; Sunday, 0915 CET; Sunday 1615 Local)
Germany (-6) vs Brazil (Sunday, 0630 US ET; Sunday, 1230 CET; Sunday, 1930 Local)

Group B

Portugal (-4.5) vs Japan (Saturday, 2000 US ET; Sunday, 0200 CET; Sunday, 0900 Local)
Egypt (-4.5) vs Bahrain (Saturday, 2200 US ET; Sunday, 0400 CET; Sunday, 1100 Local)
Denmark (-3.5) vs Sweden (Sunday, 0830 US ET; Sunday, 1430 CET; Sunday, 2130 Local)

Olympic Handball Preview (31 Jul: Women’s Group Play; Match Day 4)

Posted on July 31, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Saturday, 31 July
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal
NBC Live Streams Replays

Group A

Angola vs Japan (-1) (Friday, 2000 US ET; Saturday, 0200 CET; Saturday, 0900 Local)
Montenegro (-1) vs S Korea (Friday, 2200 US ET; Saturday, 0400 CET; Saturday, 1100 Local)
Norway (-4) vs Netherlands (Saturday, 0830 US ET; Saturday, 1430 CET; Saturday, 2130 Local)
- Rebroadcast in the U.S at 9:45 AM US ET on the NBC Sports Network

Group B

Russia vs France (Pick’em) (Saturday, 0115 US ET; Saturday, 0715 CET; Saturday, 1415 Local)
Brazil vs Sweden (-3.5) (Saturday, 0315 US ET; Saturday, 0915 CET; Saturday, 1615 Local)
Hungary vs Spain (-2.5) (Saturday, 0630 US ET; Saturday, 1230 CET; Saturday, 1930 Local)

Olympic Handball Preview (30 Jul: Men’s Group Play; Match Day 4)

Posted on July 29, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Friday, 30 July
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal

Group A

Argentina vs Brazil (-.5) (Thursday, 2000 US ET; Friday, 0200 CET; Friday, 0900 Local)
France vs Spain (Pick’em) (Friday, 0115 US ET; Friday, 0715 CET; Friday, 1415 Local)
Germany vs Norway (-1) (Friday, 0830 US ET; Friday, 1430 CET; Friday, 2130 Local)

Group B

Bahrain vs Japan (-1) (Thursday, 2200 US ET; Friday, 0400 CET; Friday, 1100 Local)
Sweden (-1) vs Egypt (Friday, 0315 US ET; Friday, 0915 CET; Friday, 1615 Local)
Portugal vs Denmark (-5.5) (Friday, 0630 US ET; Friday, 1230 CET; Friday, 1930 Local)

Olympic Handball Preview (29 Jul: Women’s Group Play; Match Day 3) —

Posted on July 28, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Tuesday, 27 July
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal
NBC Live Streams Replays

Group A

Netherlands (-7.5) vs Angola (Wednesday, 2000 US ET; Thursday, 0200 CET; Thursday, 0900 Local)
Japan vs S Korea (-3) (Thursday, 0115 US ET; Thursday, 0715 CET; Thursday, 1415 Local)
Montenegro vs Norway (-5.5) (Thursday, 0315 US ET; Thursday, 0915 CET; Thursday, 1615 Local)
- Rebroadcast in the U.S at 11:15 AM US ET on the NBC Sports Network

Group B

Spain (-1) vs Brazil (-2.5) (Wednesday, 2200 US ET; Thursday, 0400 CET; Thursday, 1100 Local)
Hungary vs Russia (-3) (Thursday, 0630 US ET; Thursday, 1230 CET; Thursday, 1930 Local)
Sweden vs France (-1) (Thursday, 0830 US ET; Thursday, 1430 CET; Thursday, 2130 Local)
- Rebroadcast in the U.S at 2:00 PM US ET on the NBC Sports Network

Olympic Handball Preview (28 Jul: Men’s Group Play; Match Day 3)

Posted on July 27, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Wednesday, 28 July
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal

Group A

Norway (-7.5) vs Argentina (Wednesday, 0315 US ET; Wednesday, 0915 CET; Wednesday, 1615 Local)
Brazil vs Spain (-5.5) (Wednesday, 0630 US ET; Wednesday, 1230 CET; Wednesday, 1930 Local)
France (-1.5) vs Germany (Wednesday, 0830 US ET; Wednesday, 1430 CET; Wednesday, 2130 Local)
- Rebroadcast in the U.S. on the NBC Sports Network at 1:30 PM US ET

Group B

Denmark (-9.5) vs Bahrain (Tuesday, 2000 US ET; Wednesday, 0200 CET; Wednesday, 0900 Local)
Sweden (-1.5) vs Portugal (Tuesday, 2200 US ET; Wednesday, 0400 CET; Wednesday, 1100 Local)
Japan vs Egypt (-6) (Wednesday, 0115 US ET; Wednesday, 0715 CET; Wednesday, 1415 Local)

Olympic Handball Preview (27 Jul: Women’s Group Play; Match Day 2)

Posted on July 26, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Tuesday, 27 July
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal
NBC Live Streams Replays

Group A

Japan vs Montenegro (-7) (Monday, 2000 US ET; Tuesday, 0200 CET; Tuesday, 0900 Local)
S Korea vs Netherlands (-5.5) (Tuesday, 0315 US ET; Tuesday, 0915 CET; Tuesday, 1615 Local)
Angola vs Norway (-12.5) (Tuesday, 0630 US ET; Tuesday, 1230 CET; Tuesday, 1930 Local)

Group B

Brazil vs Hungary (-2.5) (Monday, 2200 US ET; Tuesday, 0400 CET; Tuesday, 1100 Local)
Sweden vs Russia (-2.5) (Tuesday, 0115 US ET; Tuesday, 0715 CET; Tuesday, 1415 Local)
France (-4.5) vs Spain (Tuesday, 0830 US ET; Tuesday, 1430 CET; Tuesday, 2130 Local)
- Rebroadcast in the U.S at 10:00 AM US ET on the NBC Sports Network

Olympic Handball Preview (26 Jul: Men’s Group Play; Match Day 2)

Posted on July 25, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Monday, 26 July
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal

Group A

Brazil vs France (-6.5) (Sunday, 2000 US ET; Monday, 0200 CET; Monday, 0900 Local)
Argentina vs Germany (-6.5) (Sunday, 2200 US ET; Monday, 0400 CET; Monday, 1100 Local)
Spain vs Norway (Pick’em) (Monday, 0315 US ET; Monday, 0915 CET; Monday, 1615 Local)
- Rebroadcast in the U.S. at 1:45 PM on the NBC Sports Network

Group B

Egypt vs Denmark (-4.5) (Monday, 0115 US ET; Monday, 0715 CET; Monday, 1415 Local)
- Rebroadcast in the U.S. at 10:00 AM on the NBC Sports Network
Bahrain vs Portugal (-4.5) (Monday, 0630 US ET; Monday, 1230 CET; Monday, 1930 Local)
Japan vs Sweden (-10.5) (Monday, 0830 US ET; Monday, 1430 CET; Monday, 2130 Local)

Olympic Handball Preview (25 Jul: Women’s Group Play; Match Day 1)

Posted on July 24, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Sunday, 25 July
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal
NBC Live Streams Replays

Group A

Netherlands (-4.5) vs Japan (Saturday, 2000 US ET; Sunday, 0200 CET; Sunday, 0900 Local)
Montenegro (-5) vs Angola (Sunday, 0115 US ET; Sunday, 0715 CET; Sunday, 1415 Local)
Norway (-6.5) vs S Korea (Sunday, 0315 US ET; Sunday, 0915 CET; Sunday, 1615 Local)
- Rebroadcast in U.S. at 10:00 AM ET on the NBC Sports Network

Group B

Russia (-5.5) vs Brazil (Saturday, 2200 US ET; Sunday, 0400 CET; Sunday, 1100 Local)
Spain (-0.5) vs Sweden (Sunday, 0630 US ET; Sunday, 1230 CET; Sunday, 1930 Local)
- Rebroadcast in the U.S at 12:30 PM US ET on the USA Network
Hungary vs France (-2.5) (Sunday, 0830 US ET; Sunday, 1430 CET; Sunday, 2130 Local)

Olympic Handball Preview (24 Jul: Men’s Group Play; Match Day 1)

Posted on July 22, 2021 by John Ryan

These 6 Group Play matches will be played in Japan on Saturday, 24 July
Japan is 7 hours ahead of CET; 13 hours ahead of US ET
- Japan (Local) Match start times: 0900, 1100, 1415, 1615, 1930 and 2130
- CET Match start times: 0200, 0400, 0715, 0915, 1230, 1430
- US ET Match start times: 2000, 2200 (day before); 0115, 0315, 0630, 0830
Odds courtesy of Bet MGM and/or OddsPortal
NBC Live Streams Replays

Group A

Norway (-7) vs Brazil (Friday, 2000 US ET; Saturday, 0200 CET; Saturday, 0900 Local)
France (-6.5) vs Argentina (Friday, 2200 US ET; Saturday, 0400 CET; Saturday, 1100 Local)
Germany vs Spain (-1.5) (Saturday, 0315 US ET; Saturday, 0915 CET; Saturday, 1615 Local)

Group B

Sweden (-9) vs Bahrain (Saturday, 0115 US ET; Saturday, 0715 CET; Saturday, 1415 Local)
Portugal (Pick’em) vs Egypt (Saturday, 0630 US ET; Saturday, 1230 CET; Saturday, 1930 Local)
Denmark (-7.5) vs Japan (Saturday, 0830 US ET; Saturday, 1430 CET; Saturday, 2130 Local)

Podcast (Episode 80): Colton Strickler of Colorado XO Rugby (Part 2): A Rugby Guy with a lot of Handball Questions and What Handball Might Learn from the New U.S. Pro Rugby League?

Posted on July 18, 2021 by John Ryan

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Colton Strickler is a media representative for DNVR Rugby. In the first part of our discussion we focused on the Colorado XO Rugby Club that is focused on rugby training for crossover or “talent transfer” athletes from other sports. In the 2nd part I let Colton ask some handball newbie questions he has as a rugby guy. Then we discuss Major League Rugby (MLR), the relatively new pro rugby competition in the U.S. and the inherent challenges with starting a new professional league.

Some of the topics discussed during our Handball Q&A session
- Did Jake Plummer play handball? Yes, but the wrong handball: Link
- The semantic problems of handball/team handball: Link
- How should a newcomer watch a handball match?
- The success/failure rate for handball keepers
- Where handball can be seen during the Olympics: Link
- How handball is organized in Europe
- Who is the Handball GOAT and who are the top players today?
- Handball in Denver: Denver Direwolves: Website Facebook Instagram
- Rugby/Handball Parallels in terms of crossover development
  - Can athletes be convinced to transfer to new sports at younger ages?
  - Will those athletes eventually get overtaken by higher caliber athletes?
- NFL Players playing handball vs a Pro Club in Hungary
  - Earlier podcast with former NFL TE Gary Barnidge: Link
- Why did the Handball community get mad when Jay Cutler said he could lead U.S. to Olympic Gold?
  - Some background on Cutlergate: Link
- Why some positions in both sports are harder to crossover to
- What aspects of game play are easier to transition to in both sports
- Why not going out of bounds in rugby is like learning to use 3 steps in handball

Major League Rugby (MLR) Discussion (MLR Website)
- How the MLR is financed?
  - Similar to the MLS structure
  - Several multi-millionaires including, Adam Gilcrest, who owns the F45 Fitness Centers
    - Bob Rich, the billionaire handball player: Link
- Challenges new leagues have with attendance and the optics of empty seats
- Bottom Line: New leagues usually lose money… until they finally sign a good TV deal that pays
- Player salaries: Low end to high end; Salary cap of ~$500K; and creative ways around the cap
  - Matt Giteau, a sort of David Beckham for the MLR
- The importance of making match video readily available. Handball: ehfTV Rugby: The Rugby Network

Colorado XO Website: Link
Colorado XO Rugby on Social Media
- Facebook: Link
- Twitter: Link
- Instagram: Link
- YouTube: Link
DNVR Rugby Website: Link
DNVR Twitter: Link
Colton Strickler on Twitter: Link

Don’t miss an episode:

Subscribe on YouTube: Link (Earliest Availability)
Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: Link
Follow the Team Handball News podcast on Spotify: Link
Or use this RSS Feed to sign up for the podcast in your favorite podcast aggregator: Link

And, be sure to check out the podcast archive with interviews and great handball discussion going all the way back to 2006: Link

European Beach Handball Championships on beIN Sports XTRA

Posted on July 13, 2021 by John Ryan

The European Beach Handball Championship currently taking place in Bulgaria can be seen in the U.S., as usual, on ehfTV, but this this year there’s another option: beIN Sports XTRA. beIN Sports XTRA is a free web streaming channel that can be seen on PlutoTV, Samsung TV, Roku TV and others and this should provide an excellent discovery opportunity for new beach handball fans.

Schedule for Wednesday and Thursday (All Times are US ET)

Wednesday, July 14
- 3:00 PM: Spain vs Denmark – Women
- 3:30 PM: Spain vs Norway – Men
- 4:00 PM: Ukraine vs Bulgaria – Women
- 4:30 PM: Germany vs Portugal – Men
- 5:00 PM: Norway vs Denmark – Men

Thursday, July 15:
- 3:00 PM: Bulgaria vs Spain – Women
- 3:30 PM: Russia vs Germany – Men
- 4:00 PM: Bulgaria vs Denmark – Women
- 4:30 PM: Greece vs France – Men

Matches will also be shown on Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the schedule can be accessed here: Link

How to Watch beIN Sports XTRA on Roku: To watch on your Roku, go to your home screen and look for the “Roku Channel” icon. It’s a streaming channel just like Netflix or Hulu and should be readily available. (If not, you can add it just like you would any other channel.) Click on the Roku Channel icon and then scroll down until you see “beIN Sports XTRA” icon. Click on it and the channel should start playing. It’s live so, there are commercials just like what you would see on a TV channel.

How to Watch Over The Air: The Roku channel is also available “Over the Air” on digital channels in several U.S. cities: List of Channels and Cities: Link

Podcast (Episode 79): Colton Strickler of Colorado XO Rugby (Part 1): Has this Rugby Club Cracked the Code for Successful Talent Transfer?

Posted on July 12, 2021 by John Ryan

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:30 — 46.2MB)

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Colton Strickler is a media representative for DNVR Rugby. The Colorado XO Rugby Club is a rugby club located in Glendale, Colorado that is focused on rugby training for crossover or “talent transfer” athletes from other sports. In just 2 years time this program has had 6 athletes sign pro rugby contracts with Major League Rugby, the relatively new pro rugby competition started in the U.S.

On the podcast we discuss:

Why Rugby’s experience is applicable to handball
- The XO athlete that triggered this whole podcast: Link
Colton’s rugby background
Rugby talent transfer: Rugby 7s vs Rugby 15s
How the Colorado XOs got started
Colorado XO Recruiting Strategies
Sports the XOs target
The limited post collegiate options for American athletes
Colorado XO finances (generalities, not specifics)
How the Colorado XO schedule is a bit like Notre Dame football
The program’s connection with USA Rugby
Coaching and training regimen

Colorado XO Website: Link
Colorado XO Rugby on Social Media
- Facebook: Link
- Twitter: Link
- Instagram: Link
- YouTube: Link
DNVR Rugby Website: Link
DNVR Twitter: Link
Colton Strickler on Twitter: Link

Don’t miss an episode:

Subscribe on YouTube: Link (Earliest Availability)
Subscribe to the podcast in iTunes: Link
Follow the Team Handball News podcast on Spotify: Link
Or use this RSS Feed to sign up for the podcast in your favorite podcast aggregator: Link

And, be sure to check out the podcast archive with interviews and great handball discussion going all the way back to 2006: Link