Name:
Joseph McCann
Club:
Ballaghaderreen
Occupation:
Process Specialist for Abbott Diagnostics
Other sports played and to what level?
Golf at club level, football at club level, Basketball in secondary school
If you could attend any sporting event in the world what would it be?
Polo at Palermo, Argentina apparently it’s the biggest thing in Polo
If you were throwing a party and could invite anyone in the world, dead or alive, who would you ask?
Don’t know
Favourite song?
Various but Hanson MMMMbop was a big one back in the day
First concert you went to?
Snow Patrol about 7 years I don’t do concerts
If you weren’t playing handball, what would you be at?
Probably playing golf or building a house 5 years ago!
If you could be any animal what would it be and why?
A Giant tortoise, you live for a long time and you’re never in a rush to anywhere!
Name three things you would put on your “bucket” list?
I've a blank mind
Are you a morning or night person?
Morning person…..annoyingly so!
What annoys you most?
People that think they are better than others
What is the strangest thing you have ever eaten?
If it tastes, smells, looks, feels or even if I can imagine that it’s strange it won’t go into my mount or it comes out straight away! So not sure the answer to that, whatever it was it got in under the radar !
What would be the first thing you would buy if you won the Euromillions, aside from the typical answers house/car/holiday etc?
A magnum ice cream……the prices versus satisfaction is too high, can’t justify paying that much money for a glorified Choc ice!
One word to describe you?
What?
What’s the best court you ever played on?
Roscommon handball court is consistently excellent
Any odd items in your kit bag?
A mini bull travels with me in my gear bag, a present given to me by my wife
Any pre-match superstitions?
They change regularly depending on my mood and form.
What’s your preferred footwear and gloves?
I've worn Asics runners for year because they are light, I usually use Owen Gloves.
Who’s the biggest joker you've met in handball? Eoin Kennedy……
Of all the players you know, who spends the most time in front of the mirror?
Ollie Conway Galway closely followed by Brendan Fleming, they both get on really well but that’s because they are sharing beauty tips!
Who is the best dressed Handballer you know?
Darragh Daly, any man that tries to pull off skinny jeans off court and Abercrombie and Finch T-Shirts/Shorts on court deserves the title
Best memory in the game?
Killing some balls in the US OPEN Finals against Emmet Pixeoto and David Chapman
What Handballers would you want (and not want) on your team in a table quiz?
Want:
T. Healy
Dr. E. Kennedy
D. Nash
M. Mulkerrins
Leave behind:
M. Gregan
M. Finnegan
R. McCarthy
C. Shanks
P. Brady
Any combo of the 5 above would lead to too much slagging / avoidance and potentially fighting as none would like to show the other they know too much / too little
Toughest opponent you’ve faced?
Various players for different reasons:
E. Kennedy
D. Keegan
P. Brady
K. Carroll
Favourite shot?
The one that wins the game!
Best game you've ever seen?
I liked the worlds final in Croke Park Brady Vs Healy, Healy goes above and beyond to ensure the game keeps going and Brady goes above and beyond to win it.
Best ever performance?
In doubles US Open final
In Singles I was happiest with the small court Connaught final 2015
One to forget?
Various all Ireland finals……it doesn’t get easier the more you loose
What is your immediate goal?
Get back to being fit enough to compete at the top level
How can handball improve?
Clubs, county boards, provincial councils and national councils meeting regularly with a fixed agenda set out by people at ground level.
Other than that I think the senior championships need to be separated from the various other championships. Don’t know how but no one knows how many titles John McEnroe won before Open tennis or how many he has won since he went form Open tennis.