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Handball in the United States is a minor sport. The U.S. is represented in international competitions, such as the Summer Olympics and the Pan American Games, by the United States men's national handball team and the United States women's national handball team. The U.S. men's and women's teams have struggled in international competitions against nations where handball is more popular.
A common popular sport in European countries, handball is a minor sport in the United States with a low profile. All competitions in the U.S. are amateur. The sport is not sanctioned by the NCAA, but is played at a club level at several colleges and universities.
In 2020, a former USA Team Handball CEO Barry Siff said that they are planning to create an American professional team handball league sponsored by Verizon. They are planning to have the owners until the end of 2020, and to launch the league in 2023 with 10 teams with each team initially worth $3 million to $5 million and want to cooperate with NBA or NHL owners in one-tenant arena situations.
The sport is governed by USA Team Handball, which is funded in part by the U.S. Olympic Committee.
Previously, the governing body was the United States Team Handball Federation (USTHF), but its status was revoked by the United States Olympic Committee in 2005.
Amateur clubs are located in most major U.S. cities and due to the great distances between clubs they mostly compete in weekend tournaments. There is one established club league, the Northeast Team Handball League in the northeastern region of the U.S. A national championship tournament is held annually with matches being played over a three-day weekend at one hosted location.
Handball is a club sport at a few notable universities, such as West Point, Ohio State University, University of North Carolina (UNC), Air Force, University of Virginia and others. Those schools play other amateur clubs and participate annually in the Collegiate National Championships, one for men and the other for women, with matches taking place over a 3-day period.