Registration Open for Selection to Junior Men's National Team for 2025 IHF U21 World Championship and 2025 Junior Pan American Games

USA Team Handball Junior Men's National Team is opening up its selection process for the IHF U21 Men's World Championship (June 18-29 in Poland) and the Junior Pan American Games (August 9-23 in Paraguay).

All athletes born in 2004 (or later) and who are interested in possible participation must submit their candidature for selection at usateamhandball.sport80.com under "Upcoming Events" or in the "Camps" tab on the user's profile. The registration closes on March 17 at 11:59 MST. Athletes MUST register on Sport:80 for each event they are interested in participating in. Any athlete that does not register for the corresponding listing on Sport80 will be ineligible for selection for that event.

All submissions will be evaluated based on our selection criteria and both preliminary and final selections will be decided by the Selection Committee no later than May 18, 2025 for the IHF U21 Men's World Championship and no later than July 9, 2025 for the Junior Pan American Games. 

All athletes’ selections will be done in accordance with selection procedures published on the USA Team Handball website (www.usateamhandball.org/team-usa/selection-procedures)

Registration: Pre-registration required through USATH’s membership system, usateamhandball.sport80.com.

If you are new to the talent pool and have not been evaluated by our US Men's National Team staff in the past six (6) months, please send videos and complete all required information through USATH designated email address to Julio Sainz (julio.sainz@usateamhandball.org) and Danilo Rojevic (danilo.rojevic@gmail.com).  

All athletes must have a valid and unexpired US passport (expiration date must be six (6) months after the conclusion of the tournament).

Junior National Team Age Requirements: According to competition selection rules, all athletes must be at least 16-years-old to be selected for the qualification events. However, there are no age requirements to be added to the National Team Pool.

Athletes’ Intake Form (for new athletes only): Required. Form must be completed at the time of the registration. Form can be found on this page: www.usateamhandball.org/athlete-intake-form

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Per our current information, athletes will be expected to self-fund their trip to the IHF U21 Men's World Championship. USA Team Handball will work diligently with our delegation to alleviate the cost of the trip.

For further inquiries, please contact: Julio Sainz, MNT Head Technical Coach at julio.sainz@usateamhandball.org

For any questions regarding Sport80 and/or membership, please contact Matthew Collins at matthew.collins@usateamhandball.org