Pro Players Set to Donate to Juniors- Letter from Dave Chapman

Dear Pro Handball Player:

The WPH is proud to announce another pro stop, in conjunction with the Long Island Open, NY. The event will be at the same facility as the Women's Classic Jan 23rd thru 25th, 2009.

Here's the info: http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/wphl/vpost?id=3122480

You can enter online at: http://www.r2sports.com/tourney/home.asp?TID=4587

I am writing you today to:

1. Ask you to attend singles and doubles

2. To support the WPH with this new pro-stop

3. To make a donation to the ICHA Youth Foundation.

Dave Vincent, the WPH, and myself, plan on making a small donation of $500-$750 to the ICHA in YOUR name, the pro player, as we feel it is imperative that the pros give back to the juniors. Many people do not realize just how much we (the pro player) want the juniors and collegiates to prosper. In some circles the average handball fan doesn't think we do enough. I would like to change that notion and inspire others to follow suit. We realize that many of you have already donated to the ICHA. Thank you for that. But, if you could give $5, $10, or $15 more that would be great. For those that have never given to this or any other youth foundation please consider a $25-$50 dollar donation.

To make it easy you can paypal the money to us at: extremehandball@cs.com or send the cash to DV at:

Dave Vincent c/o WPH

Po Box 208

Rough and Ready,

CA95975

You, along with me, will present this check to Paul Williams and the ICHA in Long Island. If you have any questions please contact myself or Dave Vincent (davecvincent@cs.com).

Thank you-

Dave Chapman

WPH Player Rep.

World Federation Cup (Nov. 28-30)

Gabcast! 2008 World Federation Cup of One-wall Handball. #1 - 2008 1-wall World Federation Cup

The 2008 1-wall World Federation Cup will be held in Nizza Monferrato November 28-30.

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Hello all,

Once again I try my hand at this. Just some quick updates. The handball court was finished and polished up today. They put in the sound system, projector for sponsor displays on the court, spotlights, and brought in the cheerleaders...aahhh no chearleadears, but it's a thought..I have attached an updated picture of the court being cleaned up.




So far it has been very interesting. On Thursday Oct 23 was when the initial qualifying matches began. Just an FYI - the format of the tournament is 2 10 point games with a 5 point tie-breaker. One more point on how scoring works. It is scored by rally points. As soon as you miss (whether you are serving or not) it is a point for the other person. So basically you have to play until someone messes up. The 'chapa' (red line) where you can't kill the ball below does not help our cause. Last thing - you only get 1 serve. If you hit it short or long on the first try, you are out and the person also gets a point. It speeds up the game dramatically.



Peewee Castro had to play Cesar Sala for a spot. It was tough seeing two guys from the same location go at it, but Peewee pulled out the win in the end. He won in two games. There was another match with local players as well that evening. Peewee moves on to the quarter final round. Cesar had another shot at qualifying but fell short on the second game 10-8 to a Frence pelota player. The picture on the right shows the bracket for Saturday's finale.

I'll try to post some more stuff tomorrow if possible and provide a web address for the Television station's webcast site. Thanks all.

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Hello all,

This is William Polanco providing some information on a new mode of 1-Wall Handball being played in what is considered the Basque region of Northern Spain/Souther France. Currently myself and 3 other 1-Wall players of Open caliber have been given an opportunity to come and compete in this new format. The other players are John "Rookie" Wright, Yuber "Peewee" Castro, and Cesar Sala. We left New York City on Sunday October 19 and arrived in Saint Sebastian airport in the early afternoon after a connecting flight in Barcelona, Spain. The tournament is being held in the town of Anglet in the south of France.

Our host Jean Michel Idiart and his organization the Elite Pelota Basque (EPB) are bringing forth a completely new spin on the game of 1-Wall Handball and the Basque sport of Pelota. The game is a little longer than a standard 1-Wall court, but it is played with a ball the weighs about 2.5 ounces (70 grams) and the opening service is done from what we would consider the long line.
A picture of the court is attached. I am also attaching a quick video clip of the game being played between of the their professional players Pascal De Ezcurra II and our very own Cesar Sala. I will update in a few hours a bit more information on the tournament (bracket break down, pictures, vids).