Handball Programme for Beginners at the Westway Sports Centre

All of the sessions are designed for people who have never played Fives / Handball before. Fives is the British version of Handball - a truly Global and ancient sport which is played in over 50 countries. Fives is similar to Squash, or Tennis, but the small ball is struck with gloved hands, requiring equal use of both sides of the body - there is no racquet to do any of the work for you!. There are many different varieties of Handball across the world, including one-wall, three-wall and four-wall courts. The four new courts at Westway are Three-wall courts which have various hazards and ledges - the resulting unpredictable bounce of the ball makes this a fast game of reaction and skill.

This is an exhilarating and fast reaction sport - the US Government has rated Handball as the top sport in the USA for all-round cardiovascular fitness, narrowly squeezing Basketball into second place!

Come and try this new sport either by attending any of the relevant sessions listed, or if you have other ideas, such as bringing your football team along for us to organise a Gladiatorial contest between you all one evening, before (or after!) a drink, then let me know - it shall be arranged!

All equipment is provided for all the above sessions.

There are several thousand Fives players in London, battling away in three Adult League Divisions, County Championships, numerous Tournaments, National Championships and friendly matches both at school and adult level. The doors will be wide open for all new Westway Fives players to take part in this new world if they so wish.