The aim of this study was to determinate basic characteristics of psychological coping skills on a sample of handball female players playing in Croatian national first-league clubs. Each female player completed two questionnaires: a general data and handball related data questionnaire, and an ACSI-28 psychological coping skills questionnaire. Possible differences in the age of the subjects, in the playing position and in the playing experience of the subjects were explored. According to the chronological age of the respondents, the players were divided into three age categories: from 14 to 16 years, from 17 to 21 and from 22 years and older. The group of the oldest players differs from the two groups of younger ones in the variables accessibility to coachability and coping with adversity. No statistically significant difference in psychological coping characteristics was found with regard to the playing positions of the examined handball female players. Each player position in the game ‘carries’ approximately similar responsibilities for the players. The variable playing experience distinguishes younger players from older ones. Players with many years of playing experience are easier to withstand the playing under pressure of the game, easier to cope with adversity and complex situations in playing handball than younger players. The obtained results indicate the fact that in women's handball clubs it is necessary to work more on the psychological aspect of player preparation.