MHA Coaching License Season

The MHA is happy to report a good number of applicants for the MHA Coaching License. The applications have been received and vetted by the MHA Technical Team. Through this process the applicants will be granted a license to be able to coach in season 2026/2027 in line with the Rinck Convention.

As from season 2026/2027 the following coaching license classes will be mandatory for coaches to be able to be listed as the licensed coach on the bench during the MHA Competitions.

The table below depicts the minimum license category for each competition.

Competition	Minimum License Category Required
Senior Highest Division Men & Women	Class C or better
Senior Second Division	Class D or better
Youth Categories	Class D or better
Mini & Kindergarten Handball	Class E or better

Coaching License Categories

The MHA has created a coaching license structure in line with the Rinck Convention as stipulated by the European Handball Federation. In view of this, five classes of licenses have been created with each class based on minimum entry requirements, and each class will be allowed to coach certain categories.

License Category	Minimum entry requirements	Coaching Categories Allowed
Class A	Master Coach	Highest Senior division to Kindergarten Handball
Class B	Level 3 Coaching Course	Highest Senior Division to Kindergarten Handball
Class C	Level 2 Coaching Course	Highest Senior Division to Kindergarten Handball
Class D	Level 1 Coaching Course	Second Division to Kindergarten Handball
Class E	Mini Handball/Kindergarten Coaching Course	Mini Handball/Kindergarten Handball

The list of individuals that have been provided a temporary coaching category can be found as per Annex A. This list is updated as at 10th February 2026.

Continuous Personal Development

The development of a coach is a continuous journey thus as part of the process of attaining a coaching license for season 2026/2027 a coach will need to carry out a number of hours of technical training through MHA approved seminars in Season 2025/2026.

The following hours of technical training and development required per category:

License Categories A and B a total of six (6) hours of CPDs
License Categories C to E a total of ten (10) hours of CPDs

The following events are eligible for CPDs fulfilment:

Event	Delivery	Date	Number of Hours
Level 2 Coaching Course	Mr. Allen Heine	16th to 18th January 2026	Half Day equates to 3 hours
Technical Seminar	Mr. David Ruch	February 2026	3 hours
Kindergarten Handball Coaching Course	Mr. Carlos Prieto	27th to 29th March 2026	Half Day equates to 3 hours
Level 2 Coaching Course	Mr. Carlos Alberto Garcia	April 2026	Half Day equates to 3 hours

The MHA Coaching License process has been introduced in order to continue increasing the quality of our communities coaching and helping to further develop our coaches from a technical perspective.

It is imperative to note that only licensed coaches who have fulfilled the license requirements will be allowed to coach during season 2026/2027.

Annex A – List of Temporary Licensed Coaches as at December 2025

License Category	Temporary Licensed Coaches
Class A	Joseph Tanti
Class B	Mladen Ivanovic
Class C	Bryan Pace, Orlando Bonnici, Christian Mc Clean, Rebecca Bonello, Daniel Tanti Farrugia, Liam Harrision
Class D	Pero Arsoski, , Jake Bonello, John Bonello, Jacob Ciantar, Raquel Ciantar, Szabina Toth
Class E	Erica Grima

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