Dear Handball Community, Since becoming a non-profit organization (Aug. 2011), San Francisco CalHeat has grown into a more structured and viable sports organization. In the past few years, our club has enjoyed increased exposure and has attracted passionate handball players from all corners of the world, middle and high schoolers in the Bay Area intrigued […]
On August 25th-27th the top team handball clubs from the North American and Caribbean region will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2021 Super Globe in Saudi Arabia, where the best clubs of each continent will compete for the championship trophy. Thanks to a partnership between the IHF and USATH, San Francisco CalHeat Team […]
Similarly to the previous season, our club sent four teams – two women, two men – to compete at the season’s close up in Myrtle Beach, SC (May 24-26). In a competitive and thrilling women’s division, San Francisco CalHeat I was set to match up first against Alberta. Slightly shaken up in the beginning of […]
The wait is now over! 29 years after its last gold medal, San Francisco CalHeat Men conquers the National title in one of the most epic and thrilling finals of the last decade. The ‘golden boys’ finished this season with an impressive 23-0-1 run, winning all major events (M. Lipov Memorial Cup, Texas Cup, California […]
What’s your name, age, position, city where you come from? [Franziska]: My name is Franziska and I am 29. Before we moved to California we had been living in Stuttgart, Germany. [Florian]: My Name is Florian, I’m 32 years old and from Stuttgart, Germany. My positions are center back and line player. Tell us a […]
One year ago, we’ve left our women and men’s teams with a little feel of disappointment after ending up ‘only’ third at their home tournament. This year’s competition was fiercer. The men’s division regrouped eight teams, and among them, the USA Team Handball reigning champion (NYC Team Handball Club), former winners Chicago Inter Handball (2018, […]
This year the Texas Cup organized a best of four games series between San Francisco CalHeat and Houston Firehawks women teams alongside the men’s tournament. These match-ups were held in a hope to establish a women’s tournament in the years to come. Games between CalHeat and Houston Firehawks Women have proven in the past that […]
On Dec 1-2, SF CalHeat will participate in the second edition of the Texas Cup in Dallas. The tournament will be the opportunity to bring back a title that the men’s first team missed by a few in a thrilling 2017 final against Chicago Inter. Despite the absence of Florian Schoebinger (professional reasons), the team […]
After two months of preparation, our senior team was kicking off their season at the 2018 Michael Lipov Memorial Cup in Chicago from 10/26 to 10/28. With very high ambitions this season and with several new additions to the roster, the men’s team flew to Chicago with high hopes, but no certainty on how a […]
On Sunday, September 8th, San Francisco CalHeat hosted a youth clinic for the future handball stars in the Bay Area. The club broke a record with nearly 70 young players attending on Saturday morning, ready to learn and play handball, as well as kicking off the youth league. Well-equipped by Hummel USA the CalHeat volunteers guided the […]
12 months have passed and San Francisco CalHeat closed the 2017/18 season like none in the past. A few years ago, our club envisioned a long and ambitious growing process and, with the arrival of a hardworking and talented core group, started to put it in effect. Last summer, one of our women team players, […]
The goal was clear and both the players and staff all signed off on it in August when they kicked-off the season. The objective was to nothing less than to reach the semifinals at Nationals, and who knows, maybe bring a medal on top of it. Quite a bit of sweat (but no tears) went […]
Pushing the sport of team handball is team work and your team should never be limited to members of your own club. We were very delighted when SF CalHeat was approached by a motivated teacher in January, who needed support as he wanted to present the sport of team handball at a conference. Read about […]
One month after competing at the Michael Lipov Memorial Cup in Chicago, our men’s team attended the first edition of the Texas Cup in Dallas. This tournament, co-organized by Dallas THC and Houston Handball Firehawks, was another opportunity to play competitive games against some of the top teams in the nation. The first day couldn’t […]
SF CalHeat is proud to announce their second silver sponsor for the season: RockTape. The Campbell based specialist for movement will support all of the SF CalHeat teams with their world class kinesiology tape and fitness support products. RockTape knows that having the right materials at hand is only half the story. They offer expert led courses […]
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