Harpstedter TB cheered and honored coach Meyer to say goodbye!

Harpstedter TB cheered and honored coach Meyer to say goodbye!

In the last game of the regional league, Harpstedter TB said goodbye to his coach Holger Meyer on April 29, 2025. The game against HSG Phoenix ended with an exciting 30:28 for the hosts. At halftime the game was still draw, with a stand of 16:16. With this victory, the Harpstedter TB achieved a final placement of 30:10 points and secured third place in the table.

Maik Bitter, player coach of the HTB, looked back on the season positively, even if some points were unhappily lost to the teams from Vilsen and Achim. It was particularly noteworthy that the Harpstedter TB had to do without several back room players and a circle runner, but still showed a strong performance. In the second half, the team led after a 4-0 run with 20:16 before the HSG Phoenix in the 58th minute equalized to 28:28.

key player and farewell to the trainer

KLEICHT GORE STORE LEON Neumann, while Philipp Hennken also contributed significantly to victory with eight goals. After the game, the emotional farewell of Holger Meyer followed, who was active as a goalkeeper, youth and men's coach for many years. He received gifts, including a basket with delicacies, a handball book and a photo collage.

The team of the Harpstedter TB will continue in their current line -up in the coming season. This gives hope for a solid cohesion and the continuation of the good work under a new trainer.

The context of handball in Germany

Handball has a long tradition in Germany that goes back to the late 19th century. The modern form of this popular sport was significantly shaped by Max Heiser and Carl Schelenz. Germany can look back on a respectable balance sheet in international competitions, including three world championship titles: 1938, 1978 and 2007 as well as two EM titles that were won in 2004 and 2016. The handball Bundesliga is one of the strongest leagues worldwide and recorded over 1.6 million viewers in the 20222/2023 season.

The German Handball Association (DHB), with its 765,368 members, aims to combine a total of 800,000 handball players by 2020. In the 20222/2023 season, many clubs enjoyed large number of spectators, with the THW Kiel outstanding and achieving the highest viewing cut.

Germany was also recently hosting the 2024 Handball Championship, which set up a world record for the number of spectators at opening games. These developments show how popular handball is in Germany and how much sport is enthusiastic about. Kreiszeitung.de reports that ... and handball100.de illuminates the statistics and background of sport.