Founded by U.S. Olympians & National Team players
Igniting the future of team handball
Handball Futures introduces women athletes to team handball, grows the next generation of players and creates a pathway to the highest levels of competition — including the Handball Futures Festival — referring standout talent to USA Team Handball for consideration and a possible Olympic future.
Inaugural 2026 Handball Futures Festival
Four regions. One gold.
Modeled after the original Olympic Sport Festival, 48 invited athletes competed July 22–25 at Fountain Valley School in Colorado Springs — evaluated by the Women’s National Team coach.
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Referred approximately 80 athletes to tryout for the WNT program.
203%
Increase in women’s participation in team handball.
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Development & Skills Camps serving 250+ athletes.
48
Athletes selected for the Festival. 23 of the athletes in the WNT Development Pool.
The athlete pathway
From first touch to Futures Festival & Beyond
Tryouts
Regional tryouts introduce athletes to the game and identify emerging talent nationwide.
Development camps
Elite coaching builds fundamentals, confidence and game sense.
Mentorship
Olympians & National Team players help current athletes grow as competitors and as leaders.
Futures Festival
An Olympic-style showcase and key talent-identification moment.
“Every athlete who picks up a handball today is helping build something bigger — a pathway that can carry the next generation of American women all the way to the Olympic stage.”
Karen Rosolowski, Executive Director, Handball Futures
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Your support funds camps, travel and competition for the next generation of U.S. women athletes.