North America and Caribbean Handball Confederation
Handball federation
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The North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) is the governing body of the Olympic sport of handball and beach handball in North America and the Caribbean.[1] It is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF).
| North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation NACHC | |
|---|---|
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| Sport | Handball |
| Other sports | |
| Official website | norcahandball |
| History | |
| Preceding organisations | Pan-American Team Handball Federation (1977 – 2019) |
| Year of formation | 13 April 2019 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Demographics | |
| Membership size | 21 members |
| Affiliations | |
| International federation | International Handball Federation (IHF) |
| IHF member since | 2019 |
| Governance | |
| President | Mario García de la Torre |
| Secretariat | |
| Address |
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| Country | United States of America |
| Secretary General | Miguel Rivera |
| Regions | |
The NACHC has 21 member countries located within North America and the Caribbean. One of the IHF's six continental confederations, the NACHC was formed officially on 13 April 2019 in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic). The NACHC headquarters is located in Colorado Springs (United States).
History
On 14 January 2018, during the IHF Council meeting, Pan-American Team Handball Federation was suspended by International Handball Federation and was divided into two continental confederations, namely the North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation and the South and Central America Handball Confederation. The IHF Council decision was taken on the fact that there were no signs of development at the level of handball and beach handball in the North American, Central American and the Caribbean countries. There was some development at the South American countries, but that was also not comparable to the other continents like Europe and Asia.[2] No team from the Americas had ever reached to the semifinal stage of the IHF World Men's Handball Championship and the IHF Men's Junior World Championship. The PATHF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and it annulled the IHF's decision.[3]
At the Extraordinary IHF Congress 2019 the IHF statues were revised to add the new federations.[4][5]
On 29 October 2019 the new headquarters was opened at the bureaus of USA Team Handball.[6]
NACHC presidents
| No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario García de la Torre |  Mexico | 1 June 2019 – present |
NACHC secretaries general
| No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel Rivera |  Dominican Republic | 1 June 2019 – 2025 |
| 2 | Fitzroy Clarke |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2025 – present |
NACHC Council
The following are the members serving in the 2019–2023 term.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| President | Mario García de la Torre | Mexico |
| Vice-President | Néstor Milete Echevarria |  Puerto Rico |
| Secretary General | Miguel Rivera | Dominican Republic |
| Treasurer | Felix Wilson |  Dominica |
| Chairperson of Competitions Commission | Kurt Lauritsen |  Greenland |
| Chairperson of Playing Rules and Referees Commission | François Lebeau |  Canada |
| Chairperson of Methods Commission | Franklyn S. Guevara Balcazar |  Cuba |
| Chairperson of Beach Handball Commission | Cliff Williams |  Antigua and Barbuda |
| Chairperson of Women's Commission | Mrs. Carline Choute |  Haiti |
| Chairperson of Medical Commission | Dr. Armand Llewellyn Harper |  Barbados |
Affiliated members
- North America
- Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands ✝
Cayman Islands ✝
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada ✝
Haiti
Jamaica
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago
- ✝ means non-active member
Tournaments
National
Club
Beach
- Nor.Ca. Beach Handball Championship
Current champions
| Men's | Women's | |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Handball |  United States (2026) (2*) |
Cuba (2025) (3*) |
| Beach Handball | United States (2026) (4*) |
United States (2026) (3*) |
| Club Handball | Los Angeles THC (2026) (1) |
(Titles) (*) Record titles