Goalball
Introduction
Goalball is a game unique to people who are blind or vision impaired. There is no sighted sport to compare it to. It is played on an indoor court that is 18 metres long by 9 metres wide.
The object of the game is to score goals by throwing a heavy ball (1.25kg), which emits a sound, from your end into your opponent's goal. Each team is made up of three players who take turns to throw the ball from one end to the other. The ball must be thrown underarm.
Goalball is a very popular international sport and teams compete every four years at the Paralympic games. Every year Australian sides come together to contest the Australian Championships. In the ACT most games are social with players fine-tuning their game as they work towards national selection.
| When | Winter, mostly on Sundays |
| Where | Indoor centres in the ACT |
| Contact | Garvin Francis |
News
Position vacant: Assistant Coach for mens and womens goalball squads - download details (MS Word file, 88Kb)
2006 Goalball Championships — June 10-12, Belconnen Basketball Stadium. Contact: Garvin Francis, or tel. 0403 595 681.
- Download Nationals Information 2006 (Word doc, 43kb)
- Download Team nomination form (Word doc, 101kb)
- Download 2006 Nationals Draw (Excel file, 10kb)
- Download Teams 2006 (Excel file, 15kb)
- Download Nationals 2006 Results (Excel file, 111Kb)