EHF Scientific Conference 2023
The 7th EHF Scientific Conference took place in Porto on 23/24 November 2023. The conference was held in cooperation with the Union of University Handball Teachers (UUHT) and the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto.
Lifelong activity the main focus
The main subject was “Sustainability in Handball – Circle of a Handball Life”. The programme provides age-appropriate tools to use for the development of young players; another aim of the programme is to demonstrate that people can enjoy playing handball at all ages, not just in their youth and young adulthood.
Pedro Sequeira, Chairman of the EHF Methods Commission, explains the guidelines of the project: “It is for all different types of handball, from kindergarten to walking handball for the elder players, for professionals and non-professionals, for regional, national or international competitions, for school teachers, universities which educate physical education teachers, for referee lecturers and coach education, for beach handball, simply for everybody involved in handball."
With +30 keynote speakers, the following topics were also discussed at the conference:
- Grassroots handball
- Coaching-related topics
- Prevention, rehabilitation, nutrition, mental treatment
- Socio-economical aspects of sports, especially handball
