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U.S. athletes run fast, jump high, throw hard — why are we so bad at handball? -- (link*)

Posted by Todd Manning - 151 days till Monster Trucks (aka Nuditarian) Aug 15 '16, 11:49

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olympics/us-athletes-run-fast-jump-high-throw-hard--why-are-we-so-bad-at-handball/2016/08/09/39236262-5e25-11e6-af8e-54aa2e849447_story.html (www.washingtonpost.com)

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We're great at handball. They just play the wrong handball. -- nm - Krusty Aug 15, 12:19 1
- This seems a lot like your excuse for football. -- nm - Roger More Aug 15, 12:28
before we work on the handball gap, we should close the curling gap -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 11:59 5
- I swear if you guys got a network to adopt Canadian curling coverage for US curling, it would do crazy good ratings throughout sweeps. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Aug 15, 12:04 4
  - I and a lot of other Americans fall in love with it every four years. We really need to keep that enthusiasm up during the interim though. - crash davis Aug 15, 12:07 3
    - It's become a legit hot property for the two major sports networks to fight over. - Name Withheld by Request Aug 15, 12:15
    - Friday is (well, was) Curling Night on NBCSN -- nm - JD Aug 15, 12:12 1
      - ah, I had no idea -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 12:13
Because we have to be reminded every four years that it's actually a sport? -- nm - znufrii, dad. Aug 15, 11:56 3
- this -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 11:56 2
  - Though I'm hoping for good things out of rugby in the future. -- (edited) - znufrii, dad. Aug 15, 12:03 1
    - At least there is a score to keep, unlike say rhythmic gymnastics or synchro swimming -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 15, 13:00
Because there are more lucrative sports to play in America, and no one* grows up saying "I want to be the world's best handball player!" - IrishStephen Aug 15, 11:53 8
- "I run fast and jump high. Hmm, WR, defensive secondary, or handball?" -- nm - crash davis Aug 15, 12:09 1
  - heh -- nm - IrishStephen Aug 15, 12:14
- To your IM..maybe that's the issue. We seem to be competitive in other niche sports that aren't financially lucrative. Archery for example - JD Aug 15, 11:57 4
  - As the owner of a local archery school said recently, archery is for the less-than-athletic kids. -- nm - GregW Aug 15, 11:59 3
    - Right. If you're a great athlete you tend to go into the big sports. Our best don't play soccer or badminton or handball. - Krusty Aug 15, 12:18 2
      - but I've been told that THIS is the year of soccer! *signed Every Year* -- nm - Beaker Aug 15, 12:21 1
        
        You know how I know soccer is hitting the big time? - znufrii, dad. Aug 15, 12:24
- this -- nm - Beaker Aug 15, 11:53
Because we have actual sports to play? -- nm - Ender Aug 15, 11:52

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