The North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) is the governing body of the Olympic sport of handball and beach handball in North America and the Caribbean. It is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF).
| North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation NACHC | |
|---|---|
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| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | norcahandball |
| History | |
| Preceding organisations | Pan-American Team Handball Federation (1977 – 2019) |
| Year of formation | 13 April 2019 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Demographics | |
| Membership size | 21 members |
| Affiliations | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 2019 |
| Governance | |
| President | Mario García de la Torre |
| Secretariat | |
| Address |
|
| Country | United States of America |
| Secretary General | Miguel Rivera |
| Regions | |
The NACHC has 21 member countries located within North America and the Caribbean. One of the IHF's six continental confederations, the NACHC was formed officially on 13 April 2019 in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). The NACHC headquarters is located in Colorado Springs (United States).
History
editOn 14 January 2018, during the IHF Council meeting, Pan-American Team Handball Federation was suspended by International Handball Federation and was divided into two continental confederations, namely the North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation and the South and Central America Handball Confederation. The IHF Council decision was taken on the fact that there were no signs of development at the level of handball and beach handball in the North American, Central American and the Caribbean countries. There was some development at the South American level, but that was also not comparable to the other continents like Europe, Asia and Africa.[1] No team from the Americas had ever reached to the semifinal stage of the IHF World Men's Handball Championship and the IHF Men's Junior World Championship. The PATHF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and it annulled the IHF's decision.[2]
At the Extraordinary IHF Congress 2019 the IHF statues were revised to add the new federations.[3][4]
On 29 October 2019 the new headquarters was opened at the bureaus of USA Team Handball.[5]
NACHC presidents
edit| No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario García de la Torre |  Mexico |
1 June 2019 – present |
NACHC secretaries general
edit| No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Rivera |  Dominican Republic |
1 June 2019 – present |
NACHC Council
editThe following are the members serving in the 2019–2023 term.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| President | Mario García de la Torre | Mexico
|
| Vice-President | Néstor Milete Echevarria |  Puerto Rico
|
| Secretary General | Miguel Rivera | Dominican Republic
|
| Treasurer | Felix Wilson |  Dominica
|
| Chairperson of Competitions Commission | Kurt Lauritsen |  Greenland
|
| Chairperson of Playing Rules and Referees Commission | François Lebeau |  Canada
|
| Chairperson of Methods Commission | Franklyn S. Guevara Balcazar |  Cuba
|
| Chairperson of Beach Handball Commission | Cliff Williams |  Antigua and Barbuda
|
| Chairperson of Women's Commission | Mrs. Carline Choute |  Haiti
|
| Chairperson of Medical Commission | Dr. Armand Llewellyn Harper |  Barbados
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Affiliated members
edit- North America
- Caribbean
- ✝ means non-active member
Tournaments
editNational
editClub
editBeach
editCurrent champions
edit| Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Handball | Cuba (2024) (2*)
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Greenland (2023) (1)
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| Beach Handball |  United States (2022) (2*)
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Mexico (2022) (1*)
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| Club Handball | California Eagles (2024) (1*)
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(Titles) (*) Record titles
References
edit- ^ "IHF statement related to Pan-American continent". IHF. 19 January 2018.
- ^ Michael Pavitt (25 September 2018). "IHF refuse to stop plan to split Pan American body in two despite losing CAS case". Inside the Games.
- ^ Rockstroh, Jessica (30 April 2019). "Revised motions from IHF Council related to Article 11 of the IHF Statutes" (PDF; 255 KB). International Handball Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "Now six Continental Confederations: IHF splits Panamerican Handball Federation into North and South". handball world. 3 July 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ "North America & Caribbean Handball Confederation Headquarters Opens In Colorado Springs In Partnership With USA Team Handball". USA Team Handball. 29 October 2019. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.