Seattle Speed Team Handball Club

Seattle Speed's TJ Ogden featured in USA Team Handball article!

Catch the Excitement of Team Handball!

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Seattle, WA (09/05/08)

On Wednesday the Seattle Speed Team Handball Club announced their open team
handball practice sessions at the Hiawatha Community Center in Seattle, WA.
These team handball practices are open to anyone who wants to drop in and
play the game of team handball. They will take place on every remaining
Tuesday in September from 7pm - 9pm. The first of these will take place on
Tuesday September 9th at 7pm. This gives the communty and opportunity to
come out and get involved in the emerging excitement with Team Handball.
All ages and genders are encouraged to attend.

Several big announcements regarding the club and the future direction of
the team will be made during the first meeting. The interest level in the
Seattle-Tacoma area regading Team Handball has been higher than the Seattle
Speed could have ever predicted. "We are expecting at least 40 people to
turn out for the first meeting and as many as 60, says Speed owner TJ
Ogden." The first session will be more of a "meet and greet and
familiarization with Team Handball" than a full blown practice. However,
everyone should still expect to work-out and toss around the ball! The
Seattle Speed Team Handball Club looks forward to seeing everyone there!

Keep checking seattleteamhandball.com for more updates!
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PRESS RELEASE

Seattle, WA

Courtesy: Seattleteamhandball.com

Organized Team Handball returns to the Seattle area! The Seattle Speed Team Handball Club has spent the past few weeks re-organizing handballers in the Puget Sound and Cascade region to form the Seattle Speed. The Olympics were the �spring board� that has accelerated the formation of the club says team owner, coach and player TJ Ogden.

�We are finally able to get the word out to everyone about this exciting sport. The prospects that we have for the Seattle Speed are endless. Now that Team Handball has been re-certified by the US Olympic Committee, we once again have attainable goals that extend beyond borders,� says Ogden .

However, for the Seattle Speed it all begins with the first practice which will begin on Tuesday September 9th at 7:00 PM at a location that will be announced this week on seattleteamhandball.com. Finding a location that will allow a non-affiliated organization to use its� facilities has proved difficult for the Speed.

Ogden continued by saying, �the huge amount of enthusiasm and interest in our team has exceeded our expectations. We are currently forming a men�s and women�s team. The amount of people who have pledged support and interest has exceeded 30 in the last 2 weeks. If the interest continues to grow from outside of Seattle, we may work to form a second men�s team which will accommodate those from outside of the greater Seattle-Tacoma area, such as Portland , Vancouver and Olympia .�

The Speed already have plans to play in several tournaments in the United States and Canada . However, their attention has shifted to the formation of a North American Team Handball League that is being pioneered by TJ Ogden. The proposed league would organize the currently existing teams around the country into regional groups of play. The league would not be a profit making league, but simply a national league of play. This proposed league could help in forming the US National Team and would help in crowning a true national champion.

�Our true goal is to spread the knowledge and excitement of team handball and provide more playing opportunity to players in North America in conjunction with the new and exciting prospects of the US Team Handball Federation.�

An open team handball game will take place on September 6th on Vashon Island. It is open to all who want to participate. For more information about this event or the Seattle Speed visit seattleteamhandball.com or email info@seattleteamhandball.com.

Come back and check Seattleteamhandball.com as we continue to grow!

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Seattle Speed Team Handball Club