Today, handball in Ukraine is under the intense influence of external and internal factors, which is largely due to the difficult economic situation in the country, the lack of appropriate normative and legal regulation of sports federations activities. That is particularly true of sports games, where the process of chaotic development, uncontrolled interaction between the state and subjects in the field of physical culture and sport came in place of the rigid Soviet control system of sports management. Studying the international experience of the world leading countries will help to determine the optimum ways to solve this issue in a comprehensive manner. Objective Study of handball organization and management in France. Methods Analysis of scientific literature and regulatory documents. Results France is one of the world leading handball countries, as evidenced by the results of the national teams. There is a three-level system of handball organization and management in France that is based on the principles of large-scale involvement, the interaction of public and state organizations with active participation of the state in the regulation and funding of training programs for athletes at various stages. An important component is the formation of training centers, which creates not only optimal conditions for combining education and sports engagement, but also forms the optimal atmosphere of competition, refinement of athletes, professional development and acquisition of the experience of coaching staff. Close cooperation between the Federation, the Ministry of Sports, the National Institute of Sport and Physical Education of France promotes research, development and implementation of programs for training of athletes of the highest category, taking into account the data obtained. The rapid growth of the results of the national teams during the last decade at the international level caused not only the growth of the popularity of sports event, but also the crisis situation, namely, the overload of infrastructure, issues with the financial situation of clubs, reduction of state subsidies.