North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation

North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation
NACHC
SportHandball
Other sports
Official websitenorcahandball.com
History
Preceding organisationsPan-American Team Handball Federation (1977 – 2019)
Year of formation13 April 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-13)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Demographics
Membership size21 members
Affiliations
International federationInternational Handball Federation (IHF)
IHF member since2019
Governance
PresidentMario García de la Torre
Secretariat
Address
CountryUnited States of America
Secretary GeneralMiguel Rivera
Regions

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).

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

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On 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 countries, but that was also not comparable to the other continents like Europe and Asia.[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

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No. Name Country Tenure
1 Mario García de la Torre  Mexico 1 June 2019 – present

NACHC secretaries general

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No. Name Country Tenure
1 Miguel Rivera  Dominican Republic 1 June 2019 – present

NACHC Council

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The 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

Affiliated members

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North America
Caribbean
  • ✝ means non-active member

Tournaments

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National

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Club

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Beach

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Current champions

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Men's Women's
Senior Handball  Cuba (2024) (2*)  Greenland (2023) (1)
Beach Handball  United States (2022) (2*)  Mexico (2022) (1*)
Club Handball United States California Eagles (2024) (1*)

(Titles) (*) Record titles

References

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  1. ^ "IHF statement related to Pan-American continent". IHF. 19 January 2018.
  2. ^ Michael Pavitt (25 September 2018). "IHF refuse to stop plan to split Pan American body in two despite losing CAS case". Inside the Games.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
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