Irish Collegiate Handball Association

Each year, the ICHA organises a trip to the United States Collegiate National Handball Championships.

This tournament generally takes place in the third week in February, and are organised by the USHA (United States Handball Association).

The maximum number of years a player can attend this competition is four.

On October 19–22, 2006, World Pro Handball produced a live webcast of the Simple Green U.S. Open of Handball, in which former Irish Collegiate player Paul Brady defeated Naty Alvarado Jr. in a tiebreaker to win US$20,000 in prize money.

Other former Collegiate players, such as Tony Healy and Eoin Kennedy, have been successful playing on the US Pro-Stop tour.

Paul Brady wins the 2006 Simple Green U.S. .Open of Handball. Right to left: Naty Alvarado Sr., Naty Alvarado Jr., Paul Brady, tournament director Bruce FaBrizio
Tony Healy attempts a backwall shot in the semi-finals of the 2006 Simple Green U.S. Open of Handball