About us

We are a group of handball-mad people looking to establish a new handball club in the city of Bristol.

Actually handball is not new to the city, in the 1980's there was a senior club playing out of Whitchuch Sports Centre, and for many years there was a major international handball tournament in Bristol, which attracted top class club teams from across the UK and Europe.

Mini and junior handball has been played in the Bristol and Bath areas for many years, thanks to the efforts of local coach Tim Robottom, and the area boasts three players on Great Britain's World Class Handball Programme, preparing for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

New club established in 2006

The new Bristol Handball Club played its first competitive handball matches in 2006 when it entered a team in the Weymouth International Beach Handball Championship.

We even managed to make the quarter finals in our very first competition. Not bad considering non of the players had met each other before the first match!

Plans for handball in Bristol

Right now we are busy recruiting players to join the Bristol club for the new season. We have entered a men's team in the English League and want to develop a women's team during the course of the season.

Weekly training takes place at the City Academy in Bristol. The club will be entering teams in the Weymouth 2008 International Beach Handball Championship in July 2008.

Ultimately we want also to set up a junior development programme in Bristol to establish mini and junior teams within the club.

Find out more

If you are interested in playing handball, joining a new and friendly sports club, trying out a new sport or even have Olympic ambitions then get in contact or come along to a training session.

We look forward to meeting you!