Challenge the Speedgoal, meet the stars with JACK & JONES

Exactly as last year an interesting attraction awaits handball fans coming to the VELUX EHF FINAL4: The JACK & JONES Speedgoal, which will be located outside the arena in the fan village (F2 stand), poses a challenge to everyone who deems himself a truly unerring shooter.

The game is played 1-on-1 with one player on each side of the goal. The aim is to get as many balls as possible on the opponents side – but that’s only possible by hitting small holes in the speedgoal. Hence only the fastest, best coordinated and most versatile players will prevail.

For the competition’s winners there are many attractive prizes at stake such as vouchers, t-shirts and many more.

Meet and greet stars at the autograph session

The autograph session at one of the local JACK & JONES stores in Cologne has become a traditional fan feature at the VELUX EHF FINAL4 and this year is not going to be different.

Eight players - two for each participating team will be available for fans in the store at the Schildergasse 98-102 for one hour on Friday (13:00 - 14:00 hrs).

Gasper Marguc, Iman Jamali (both MKB-MVM Veszprem), Danijel Saric, Kiril Lazarov (both FC Barcelona), Piotr Grabarczyk, Zeljko Musa (both Vive Tauron Kielce), Dominik Klein and Rune Dahmke (both THW Kiel) will meet with the fans, who will also have an opportunity to see and touch the new winners' trophy in the store.

Hand the ball

The charity project “Hand the Ball” is supported by JACK & JONES subsidiary brand JACK & JONES TECH and will be present at the JACK & JONES stand inside the LANXESS arena.

It was in 2008 when Danish two-time Olympian Lasse Boesen met with fellow Dane Ole Bruun Andersen to develop a simplified version of handball which could be played by everyone and everywhere.

The aim was to shift focus from competition and results to the social and activating element of the game, and make it an inclusive activity unlimited by participants’ age, gender, experience and skill levels. Lasse Boesen soon realised they had developed a concept that could benefit children and teenagers worldwide.

The result is “Hand the Ball”, a non-profit foundation that aims to improve the quality of life of children and teenagers in developing countries and disaster areas, through physical, non-competitive group activities with the unique “Hand The Ball” puncture-free handball.

The ball has several functions within the concept – literal as well as symbolic. On the group level, the ball is the engager and the connector, but on the individual level playing with the ball also trains movement skills and discipline which can enhance learning abilities.

For more information also visit www.handtheball.com.