USA Deaf Team Handball
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March: Men's/Women's team handball tryout for National/Development teams at Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Washington, DC.
April: National Tournament Reno, Nevada
- Men's National Team: Fifth place in Division I with 2 wins, lost 2 and tie 1.
- Men's Development Team: Fifth place in Division II with 2 wins and 4 lost.
- Lynn Ray Boren, head coach and Richard Jacobs, assistant coach
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June/July: Training Camp for Men's team.
USADTH/USADSF's first America Cup (Deaf International Tournament on America's soil.
2002 back to top
April: National Championship. Hempstead, New York.- Men's Team:Won 1 and lost 5 in Division I
- MSSD Team: Lost all 6 games in Division II. First Deaf Youth team ever played.
September: Gene Duve retired as President of USA Deaf Team Handball after 15 years.2001 back to top
January: Training Camp at US Olympic Training Center. (Men's team)
April: National Championship. Atlanta, Georgia.- Men's Team:First Place in Division I with 6 wins and no lost.
- Division I's MVP-Richard Jacobs
- Division I's MVP Goalie-Ty Kovacs
July: Summer Deaflympics. Rome, Italy. - Men's Team: Bronze medal with 3 wins, 2 lost and 1 tie.
- Mike Cavanaugh, head coach and Gene Duve, assistant coach
- Women's Team: Silver medal with 2 wins and one lost.
- Darin Williams, head coach and Herman Feustchmann, assistant coach
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April: National Championship. Tampa, Florida.- Men's Team: Second place in Division II with five wins and 2 lost.
- Women's Team:
October: First Women's tryout for US Team for Deaflympics at California School for the Deaf-Fremont, California. 14 women were selected.1999
April: National Championship. Fresno, California.1997 back to top
April: National Championship. Walt Disney World's Sport Complex, Orlando, Florida. - Men's Team: won 2 and lost 4.
July: Summer World Games for the Deaf. Copenhagen, Denmark.
Click for photos- Men's Team: Bronze medal - won 3 and lost 2.
- Mike Cavanaugh, head coach and Gene Duve, assistant coach
1996 back to top
April: National Championship in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.- Men's Team: won 3 and lost 4.
June: US Deaf Sports Federation at NTID/RIT, Rochester, New York. - Men's Team: Tryout for US Team for1997 Summer World Games for the Deaf in Copenhagen, Denmark.
December: Men's Training Camp at US Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado.1995 back to top
August: Richard Jacobs returned to the US National team and tried out for National/Olympic team for 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. He didn't make the team. 1993 back to top
March: Richard Jacobs traveled with the National Team to Sweden for World Championship. RJ's highlight was scored seven points in two games against Korea and Norway. The US Team was in 16th place.
April: National Championship in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Men's Team: Bronze medal in Division II.
July: Summer World Games for the Deaf. Sofia, Bulgaria.
- Men's Team: Seventh place with 3 wins and 2 lost.
- Mike Cavanaugh, head coach and Richard Jacobs, assistant coach
Richard Jacobs injured his knee just two days before leaving for Bulgaria and had to leave the US National team for physical therapy program for two years.
1992 back to top
July: US Deaf Sports Festival at Fremont School for the Deaf, Fremont, California. Tryout for 1993 World Games for the Deaf in Sofia, Bulgaria.1991 back to top
July: Richard Jacobs played at North (hearing) team for US Olympic Festival in Los Angeles, California. North team won bronze medal.
December: Richard Jacobs tried out and made on National team. First Deaf player on National (hearing) team and trained for 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.1990 back to top
April: National Championship in West Point, New York.- Men's Team: Won 2 and lost 5
1989 back to top
January: Summer World Games of the Deaf in Christchurch, New Zealand. - Men's Team: Bronze medal with 1 win, 1 lost and 1 tie.
- Mike Cavanaugh, Head Coach and Rick Suiter, Assistant Coach
1988 back to top
April: National Championship in Marquette, Michigan. - Men's Team: First Deaf team ever participated in national level of competition.
- Won 1 and lost 6.
1987 back to top
October: First tryout for men's team ever at US Olympic Training Center, Colroado Springs, Colorado. 23 Deaf players tried out and only 17 players were selected.
1985 back to top
July: Gene Duve and Ron Stern, US Team Committee met Mike Cavanaugh, USA Team Handball's Executive Director, at Summer World Games for the Deaf in Los Angeles, California and learned more about team handball sport. Donald Ammons, US Team Officer, made a proposal to US Deaf Team and they approved a new US Deaf Team Handball sport to be part of US Team for World Games for the Deaf (Deaflympics).
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Updated February 2003