Over the past 14 years, I have had the pleasure of working in team handball with Kurt Stone. I can say without reservation that Kurt loves the sport, as evidenced by his ongoing participation as a player, coach, and director of clubs in California and Atlanta. My most recent working association with kurt was on the USA Team Handball staff where he served as Director of Operations, September, 1996 - March, 1998. During his tenure Kurt shared tremendous vision for the establishment and growth of handball in the U.S. He understood, however, that if our ultimate goal as the National Governing Body was to "gain and sustain" international competitive excellence it was imperative that we establish a solid process by which this could be accomplished. After taking honest stock of the condition of our sport in this country, Kurt was instrumental in constructing a development pipeline, extending from grassroot to elite level participation, to serve as blueprint for carrying out our mission. Among other things, this immediately laid the groundwork for our being prepared to receive a grant for the establishment of the collegiate conference (SETHC) and a partnership for grassroots development with Americorp. Kurt Stone has the best interest of team handball at heart and, as President, will provide the principle centered leadership necessary to establish team handball as a part of the american sport culture and eventually our National Teams as viable contenders in the international arena.

Reita Clanton
Assistant Volleyball Coach University of Kentucky
1984 Olympian, 1996 Assistant Olympic coach.

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