HANDBALL TRAILBLAZERS JOIN FORCES FOR UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP

LOCSP Press Release: Monday 7 September 2009

HANDBALL TRAILBLAZERS JOIN FORCES FOR UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP
Olympia Handball Club and Leyton Orient come together for youth handball in east London

Leyton, London - Olympia Handball Club and Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme (LOCSP) today announced they are joining forces to launch the first partnership in the UK between a handball club and community sports organisation.

Aimed at promoting the game and capitalising on its profile ahead of London 2012, the partnership will look to unearth players whilst developing the skills and passion of those who are already playing.

Starting on Friday 25 September and then every following Friday Olympia and LOCSP are running coaching sessions aimed at players aged 14-17 years old of all levels.

The session is split into boys and girls with 6pm – 7pm for girls aged 14-17 and 7pm – 8pm for boys aged 14-17 and will take place at SCORE, Leyton – the current home to the England Handball National League in London.

Coaches from Olympia Handball Club who have both national and international experience will run the training sessions which will feature a variety of skills, fun games and matches.

Neil Taylor, Chief Executive of Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme said:
“We are always developing sporting opportunities for young people in our local area and Handball has been close to our heart for some time now.

“One of our key philosophies is to link in with clubs and with Olympia and Handball in general going from strength to strength over the last year, they are the natural choice to help build on our work over recent years.”

Tobias Julen, Chairman of Olympia Handball Club said:
“This is another step in the development of Olympia as a handball club for the future, and one which we have wanted to take for some time now.

“With several of our players having expressed an interest in coaching junior players and with a growing interest in the sport not just in London, but in the country as a whole, we are of course very pleased to have the opportunity to work with Leyton Orient Community Sports Programme.”

What London Olympia Handball Club Coaching
Day Friday 25th September and every following Friday
Times 6pm – 7pm (Girls 14-17), 7pm – 8pm (Boys 14-17)
Where SCORE, 100 Oliver Road, Leyton, London. E10 5JY
Who Boys and Girls aged 14-17 years old
Cost £3 per session
Contact Olympia (Tobias): info@olympiahc.co.uk, 07503 173 885, http://www.olympiahc.co.uk/.
LOCSP enquiries@locsp.org, 020 8556 5973, http://www.locsp.org/