Directory of Goalball Resources

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Goalball was invented in 1946 by an Austrian Hanz Lorenzen and a German, Sett Reindle. It is a unique team sport for the visually impaired, played by 2 teams of 3 players.

All players are blind-folded to enable blind, visually impaired and sighted athletes to compete together.

The game is of 14 minutes duration (playing time) divided into 2 x 7 minute halves.

The ball used (which is called a goalball), weighs 1.25 kg and contains noise bells.

The object of the game is to roll the ball over the opponent's goal line using a bowling action.

Subcategories

• Torball

Resources in This Category

• Goalball

  http://www.dhamilton.net/goalball/
  Includes history, rules, how to play, results, organizations, links, and news.

• GoalBall International Fanclub

  http://www.goalball.biz/
  Information about the rules, history and background for this sport, a guide on how to start playing, and discussion forum.

• Goalball UK

  http://www.goalballuk.com/
  Governing body for the sport within the United Kingdom. Includes development plan, events calendar, mailing lists, and contacts. Features text only and graphic versions of site.

• USA Goalball

  http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/usa-goalball/
  Features history and background for this Paralympic sport, including resources to start playing, start a team, or funding Goalball efforts. Discussion forum, links and contacts are provided.

• Wikipedia: GoalBall

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalball
  Brief history of the sport, information about rules, and penalties.

Related Categories

• Home > Sports > Disabled > Blind

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• German
• Japanese
• French
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