Goalball
Goalball is an exciting Paralympic, indoor, 3-aside team sport, of attack and defend – with a unique twist!
The sport was originally devised in 1946 to help rehabilitate soldiers who had lost their sight during the war. It has been played throughout the world ever since, at the highest level, by people who are blind or partially sighted. The idea of the game is to score goals by bowling the ball along the floor, past the opposing team. Goalball is a truly inclusive sport in that fully sighted players can also play domestically. This is because everybody is required to wear eyeshades so that nobody can see. Players, therefore, must rely entirely on their other senses. The ball contains internal bells so players can track its movement by its sound, whilst the court is marked out with tactile lines so players can feel where they are.
The aim of the game is to throw the ball (along the floor) into the opposition’s goal while defending your own goal. The team with the most goals win.