| North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation | |
| Abbr: | NACHC |
| Logosize: | 200px |
| Url: | norcahandball.com |
| Sport: | Handball |
| Othersport1: | Beach handball |
| Historytitle: | History |
| Preceding Organisations: | Pan-American Team Handball Federation (1977 – 2019) |
| Founded: | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| Demographicstitle: | Demographics |
| Membership Size: | 21 members |
| Affiliationstitle: | Affiliations |
| If: | International Handball Federation |
| If Abbr: | IHF |
| If Joined: | 2019 |
| Electedtitle: | Governance |
| President: | Mario García de la Torre |
| Sectitle: | Secretariat |
| Address1: | 1 Olympic Plaza, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Secretary General: | Miguel Rivera |
| Financetitle: | Finance |
| Regionstitle: | Regions |
| Region1: | North America |
| Region2: | Caribbean |
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. It is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF).
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).
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 level, but that was also not comparable to the other continents like Europe, Asia and Africa.[1] 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.[2]
At the Extraordinary IHF Congress 2019 the IHF statues were revised to add the new federations.[3] [4]
On 29 October 2019 the new headquarters was opened at the bureaus of USA Team Handball.[5]
The following are the members serving in the 2019–2023 term.
| Designation | Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | |||
| Vice-President | Néstor Milete Echevarria | ||
| Secretary General | Miguel Rivera | ||
| Treasurer | Felix Wilson | ||
| Chairperson of Competitions Commission | Kurt Lauritsen | ||
| Chairperson of Playing Rules and Referees Commission | François Lebeau | ||
| Chairperson of Methods Commission | Franklyn S. Guevara Balcazar | ||
| Chairperson of Beach Handball Commission | Cliff Williams | ||
| Chairperson of Women's Commission | Mrs. Carline Choute | ||
| Chairperson of Medical Commission | Dr. Armand Llewellyn Harper |
Antigua and Barbuda
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Saint Lucia
Trinidad and Tobago| Men's | Women's | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Handball | (2024) (2*) | (2023) (1) | |
| Beach Handball | (2022) (2*) | (2022) (1*) | |
| Club Handball |  California Eagles (2024) (1*) |
