Teaching Handball
Teach Handball with USHA & Become a USHA-Certified Instructor
Empower students with the perfect lifetime sport. The United States Handball Association (USHA) offers comprehensive resources, training, and support to help educators introduce handball in schools, clubs, and community programs.
Why certify?
- Equip yourself to teach handball confidently and effectively.
- Join a nationwide network of instructors.
- Access exclusive teaching materials and support.
Requirements:
- Be 18 years or older.
- Hold a current USHA membership.
- Pass the Teaching Handball Exam with at least a 94% score (73 out of 78 questions).
- Complete a background screening.
The Five Levels:
Level 1: Pass Exam (link below) or attend a teaching handball clinic. Pass a background check.
Level 2: Pass Exam AND attend a teaching Handball Clinic.
Level 3: Begin or Mentor a Handball Program
Level 4: Attain positive feedback from a Level 5 instructor while teaching handball.
Level 5: Provide a teaching handball clinic to future instructors with positive feeback.
See information to get started below or reach out to [email protected] for more information.
Get Started:
Taking the Teaching Handball Exam
The Teaching Handball Exam is is an open book test you can take on your own time and at your own pace. Simply read and review the following three instructional books (we recommend keeping them handy while you take the exam). If you achieve a passing score, congratulations! If you come up short, we ask that you only correct the questions you missed-you do not need to retake the whole exam. We’re always happy to review the test with you after completion, so if you have any questions, please send us an email.
Teaching Handball Materials:
- Teaching Handball in Elementary Schools, By Pete Tyson & LeaAnn Martin
- Teaching Handball in Secondary Schools, By Pete Tyson & LeaAnn Martin
- Four-Wall Handball for the Teacher and Student, By Pete Tyson & LeaAnn Martin
- Take the Exam Online
- Download the Printable Exam
Readings also recommended:
- Handball Rules (Abridged for Curriculum)
- USHA Code of Conduct and Spirit of Handball
- John Wooden Pyramid of Success
- The CHARACTER COUNTS! Six Pillars
Workshops & Clinics
Teach the Teacher Clinics
- Designed for educators, youth service employees, and handball players aiming to become instructors.
- Includes a one-hour skill session and a one-hour game session to show teachers how they can introduce their kids the game of handball!
Teach the Student Workshops
- USHA Certified Instructors visit your school to teach students the basics of handball.
- Suitable for large classes; instructors can manage up to 12 students per 20 feet of wall space.
- No handball courts? No problem! We utilize available wall spaces in gyms or outdoors.
Schedule a Workshop:
Contact Sam Esser at [email protected] to arrange a session.
Find more information on our Educators Page.
Equipment & Grants
First ACE Equipment Grant
- Receive a free starter kit, including handballs and eye protection.
- Available to schools committed to teaching handball under a USHA-certified instructor.
- Order Equipment
Development Grants
Apply for funding to support new or ongoing junior and collegiate handball projects.
Grants are awarded annually in January.
Learn More
For a limited time, the USHA is offering Junior Recruitment Grants designed to kick start (or restart) new junior handball programs around the country!
Contact Us
Phone: 1-520-795-0434
Email: [email protected]
Special Thanks…
To all volunteers for stepping forward and offering to teach a lifetime sport to young people!
List of USHA Certified Handball Instructors
| Level 1 – Pass Exam or Attend Teaching Handball Clinic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaclyn Abbey (Texas) | Mark Doyle (Minnesota) | Madeleine Kennedy (Minnesota) | Valeria Reyes (Texas) |
| Noel Aguilar (Texas) | Evan Downing (Oregon) | Steve Kehoe (Ohio) | Jasmine Richardson (Texas) |
| Russell Akerhielm (Washington) | Beau Driver (Colorado) | Izzy Klicker (Illinois) | Taigan Rivers (Texas) |
| Adrian Anderson (Minnesota) | Shane Dunne (Minnesota) | Joseph Lallier (Minnesota) | Mack Roberts (Colorado) |
| Eric Anderson (California) | Joe De Groote (Arizona) | Max Langmack (Arizona) | John Robles (California) |
| Joelle Anderson (Minnesota) | Frank Dukes (New York) | Eoin Lehane (California) | Christie Romo (Texas) |
| Lee Anderson (California) | Steve Dykes (Ohio) | Han-Ching Lin (New York) | Julian Rowe-Cohen (Texas) |
| Vincent Anderson (New Jersey) | Brooke Edwards (Texas) | Fred Lewis (Arizona) | Michael Rusinak (Massachusetts) |
| Jim Arlington (Alaska) | Michael Fabian (Washington) | Brayden Llewellyn (Utah) | William Russell (Minnesota) |
| Matt Avendano (Texas) | Jennifer Ferragatta (New York) | Israel Lopez (Texas) | Kouichi Saito (Oregon) |
| Oscar Aviles (California) | Greg Fite (Ohio) | Tyler Lorbeski (Minnesota) | Patrick Saito (California) |
| Elisa Barnes (Texas) | David Fink (Arizona) | Anthony Macias (Minnesota) | David Scheinbaum (New Mexico) |
| Steve Bauer (Colorado) | Larry Fisher (California) | Christian Madsen (Missouri) | Elaina Schoene (Missouri) |
| Caitlin Behne (Texas) | John Flores (Arizona) | Joel Martin (Washington) | Avery Shepherd (Texas) |
| Dennis Berger (California) | Jim Forest (Canada) | Geena May (Texas) | Stewart Shevin (Michigan) |
| Erin Bland (Missouri) | Alan Frank (Maryland) | Karen McConney (New York) | Adam Shumaker (Texas) |
| John Bike III (Minnesota) | Ralph Fregoso (California) | Coleman McGrath (California) | Courtney Sill (Minnesota) |
| Cole Bicksler (Texas) | Hannah Fogle (Illinois) | Vance McInnis (Illinois) | Bella Smith (Texas) |
| Robert Braine (California) | Larry Ford (North Carolina) | Aaron McKee (Oregon) | Thomas Sove (California) |
| Ron Bronner (Colorado) | Ashley Fuselier (Texas) | Ted McManus (Utah) | Nick Staviski (Texas) |
| Elissa Borromeo (Texas) | Michael Gaulton (Canada) | Steven Meyer (Colorado) | Don Stewart (Colorado) |
| Terry Bowman (Texas) | Alan Gerber (Germany) | Katie Mills (Texas) | Ed Sterling (Ohio) |
| Patrick Boyd (Georgia) | Lee Glenn (Tennessee) | Nick Morang (Michigan) | Mike Steele (Oregon) |
| Anthony Bryson (Texas) | Hannah Grace (Minnesota) | Michael Morgan (Florida) | Ross Schifo (Wisconsin) |
| Deavin Brownson (Oregon) | Ken Greco (Connecticut) | Donna Mosely (Colorado) | Randy Stender (Oregon) |
| Ivan Burgos (Arizona) | Richard Gregg (Ohio) | Diarmuid Mulkerrins (Texas) | Lindsey Sterrett (Illinois) |
| David Ceaglske (Minnesota) | Bruce Greene (Colorado) | Clodagh Munroe (Minnesota) | Robin Sterrett (Illinois) |
| Steve Cerami (California) | Fred Hain (North Carolina) | Jose Neri (California) | Tim Sterrett (Illinois) |
| Shiva Chandrashekar (Arizona) | Claire Hagstrom (Minnesota) | Paul Newman (Colorado) | Abigail Strong (Minnesota) |
| Maddie Charbonneau (Minnesota) | Jim Hall (California) | Ciana Ní Churraoin (Ireland) | Alexander Tangen (Texas) |
| Tony Clarke (Illinois) | Sam Hall (Missouri) | John Nottingham (California) | Nikki Theobald (Minnesota) |
| Marco Coromac (California) | Stephanie Hathaway (California) | Herm Olsen (Utah) | Keith Thode (Michigan) |
| James Coronado (California) | Michael J. Held (California) | Nancy Ortiz (Massachusetts) | Andrew Unick (Iowa) |
| James Cooke (Illinois) | Kaitlyn Heller (Minnesota) | Herb Paaren (Wisconsin) | Ray Ure (Minnesota) |
| Tag Coolidge (Texas) | Erin Hickman (Colorado) | Kurt Padgett (Connecticut) | Sam Ure (Illinois) |
| Luis Cordova Sr. (Texas) | Laurie Hiebert (Minnesota) | Peter Papathemetrios (California) | Ben Van Arsdale (Illinois) |
| Zane Coyle (Minnesota) | Aoife Holden (Texas) | Scott Parker (Missouri) | Doug Van Arsdale (Ohio) |
| Joe Cruz (Oregon) | Chris Hogan (Arizona) | Greg Peters (Indiana) | Natasha Wang (Texas) |
| Danielle Daskalakis (New York) | Frank Holguin (New Mexico) | Terry Petersen (Iowa) | Andrew Ward (Utah) |
| Amesley Davis (Texas) | Kara Hornsby (Texas) | Thomas Perkins (Connecticut) | Bill Weber (Illinois) |
| Marilyn Delgado (Texas) | Khoi Huynh (Texas) | Victor Perez (California) | Greg Welburn (California) |
| Mariko DeLoach (Texas) | Bob Jackiw (Canada) | Luis Quinones (New York) | Zack Wells (Minnesota) |
| Xuyen Doan (Kansas) | Jarod Jensen (Utah) | Wil Quintero (New Mexico) | Paul Williams (New York) |
| Matt Job (Cincinnati) | Lilibeth Ramirez (Texas) | Nick Wilson (Missouri) | Bob Johnston (Colorado) |
| William Rangel-Alfaro (Texas) | Dylan Wimer (Texas) | Luke Jordan (Missouri) | Julie Jordan (Alaska) |
| Gary Reece (Florida) | Jim Wohl (Illinois) | Korynne Reininger (Texas) | Mike Kearney (Colorado) |
| Level 2 – Pass Exam AND Attend Teaching Handball Clinic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Barry (New Hampshire) | Jack Feingold (Colorado) | Tommy Mogavero (Illinois) | Michael Bock (Arizona) |
| Marcus Hough (California) | Ryan Sutherland (Kansas) | Patrick Cooke (Illinois) | Marion Kollstedt (Ohio) |
| Erik VanSwol (Illinois) | |||
| Level 3 – Begin/Mentor a Handball Program | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bancalari (California) | Richard Goosmann (Ohio) | Jason Leone (Arizona) | Jim Reitmyer (Arizona) |
| Rob Barr (Michigan) | Anthony Grimm (New York) | Mike Linnik (California) | Dylan Schmitt (Texas) |
| Esteban Camacho (Arizona) | Andrew Gutierrez (California) | Bob Lively (California) | Marc Seigle (Massachusetts) |
| William Cantwell (Michigan) | Glenn Hall (Maryland) | Jeff Lyon (Washington) | Phil Shults (California) |
| Craig Chittim (California) | Sean Haley (California) | Guy Martin (Alberta) | Chad Simonson (Arizona) |
| Alexandra Cummins (Minnesota) | Don Helander (Idaho) | Ed McComb (Washington) | John Stoffel (Minnesota) |
| Tom Fitzwater (California) | Daniel Ho (Maryland) | Bill McGrath (Alberta) | W.G. Straw (Ohio) |
| Nate Frank (Texas) | Steve Hoffmann (Michigan) | Elizabeth Mitchell (Washington) | Dave Uggetti (Montana) |
| John Friedrich (Ohio) | Julie Huestis (Oregon) | Scottie Moler (Minnesota) | Carl Valentino (Michigan) |
| Michael Gerbasi (Arizona) | Chris Kilday (Alaska) | Shiva Narayan (Arizona) | Joe Van Thomme (Minnesota) |
| Phil Kirk (Ohio) | Dave Parsons (Texas) | Michael Wells (Minnesota) | Emmett Peixoto (California) |
| Carl White (New Mexico) | |||
| Level 4 –Attain positive observation and feedback from a Level 5 Instructor teaching handball or providing a handball clinic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Lallier (Minnesota) | Lupe Marquez (Texas) | Abraham Montijo (Arizona) | Chris Roberts (Illinois) |
| Mike Spier (Colorado) | Anastasiya Spiridonov (Israel) | Ralph Weil (Ohio) | Charlie Wicker (Arizona) |
| Daniel Zimet (Maryland) | |||
| Level 5 – Attain positive observation from a Level 5 or 6 instructor conducting a Teaching Handball Clinic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Cruz (California) | Shelley Damon (Texas) | Robert Hickman (Colorado) | Joel Levy (Florida) |
| Matt Krueger (Arizona) | Vern Roberts (Arizona) | Jennifer Schmitt (Texas) | Ken Starcher (Washington) |
| Dan Willeford (Arizona) | |||
| Level 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LeaAnn Martin (Washington) | Pete Tyson (Texas) | ||