HSG Verden-Aller
The handball community Verden-Aller is the amalgamation of the handball departments of the parent clubs from the district town of Verden (Aller) . The handball community Verden-Aller consists of the three parent clubs TSV Borstel, HV Dauelsen and Eitzer SV.
The HSG Aller was founded on May 18, 1994 with the aim of promoting handball in the city of Verden. The gaming community is chaired by Holger Badenhoop.
construction
The HSG Verden-Aller will take part in the 2017/18 season with 13 teams, including four teams in the regional league.
Historical background
The city is known for the handball of TSV Verden, whose first men's handball team rose in 1977 to the then second-class Regionalliga Nord. In addition, TSV Verden was one of the founding members of the 2nd Bundesliga North in 1981. The team was able to achieve the greatest success in the 1982/83 season , when TSV finished fifth. Otherwise, the Verden played against relegation, which had to be accepted in 1987 . Three years later, the team was also relegated from the Regionalliga Nord. The team returned once more to the regional league before the club withdrew the team from the league in 1996.
Venue
The home games of the HSG Verden-Aller take place in the sports halls of the city of Verden. Including the Aller-Weser-Halle (approx. 1128 spectators), the secondary school (approx. 200 spectators) and the sports hall at Sachsenhain (approx. 200 spectators).
logo
The HSG Verden-Aller logo includes names as lettering and type of sport. The three stars stand for each parent club of the HSG.
Project performance handball
In the years 2003 to 2007 the HSG Verden-Aller provided some youth teams in the top league. The greatest success was the 3rd place in the Oberliga Nordsee (season 2004/2005).
The HSG Verden-Aller is the host of several handball tournaments, such as B. the Aller-Weser-Cup, one of the largest grass handball tournaments in the Verden district.
A large part of the activities occurring in the association is taken over by voluntary youth trainers in self-organization.
The membership fees alone are not enough to finance the association, which is why sponsoring , a support association and other sources of funding are used.
Friends' association / sponsors / club of 100 friends
On May 29, 2013, the Friends of the HSG Verden-Aller e. V. founded. The chairman of the association is Yuri Volkov.
The HSG Verden-Aller receives support in many ways through large and small donations. The city's companies participate in the procurement of jerseys and training equipment or various services. The youth department is mainly supported by the members of the development association and their sponsors.
The association's task is to provide ideal and financial support for youth handball in Verden. In recent years, the youth work has been supported by funds from the friends' association. In addition, the sponsoring association participated in the design of the HSG youth Christmas tournament. In order to accelerate the activities mentioned and to create new activities, the development association is always looking for members whose active time as handball players does not have to end.
The development association is primarily intended to benefit youth work in the association. The donations are used as grants for sportswear / tournament trips, joint Christmas parties, to purchase training equipment, but also to train junior referees / trainers, as well as expense allowances for trainers.
Aller-Weser-Cup
The Aller-Weser-Cup is an annual grass handball tournament for youth teams. Here teams from the Maxis to the A-youth, both in the female and in the male area, are represented.
The tournament was held for the first time in 2004 with 16 teams. In 2017, 105 teams took part in the tournament. This makes it one of the largest youth tournaments in the handball district of Verden. In addition to teams from the district, teams from all over Germany also take part in the tournament.
The venue for the tournament is the TSV Borstel sports field.
Well-known former players
Joel Wunsch learned to play handball under the coat of arms of the HSG Verden-Aller. He went through all youth teams up to the B-youth of the HSG Verden-Aller, until he moved to HC Bremen in 2015 to pursue competitive handball. There he made the leap into the youth national team and played several times for the DHB selection of the year 2000.
Club anthem
The HSG Verden-Aller has had its own club anthem since 2017. The main aim of the hymn is to symbolize solidarity within the association. The anthem is played regularly before the HSG games. This can be heard on YouTube (“HSG Verden-Aller club's anthem”) or on the club's website.