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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.
| RESULTS |  | | Goalball at Florida School of the Deaf and Blind (FSDB) Organizer of the 1999 Youth Goalball National Championships. Information about the activities at FSDB.http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/sports/goalball/index.html |
| 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.http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/usa-goalball |
| The Power of Goalball : Other Visions From the series TravelVision commentaries. Article written by Sue Wiygul Martin.http://kathyz.home.mindspring.com/ov/ov11.htm |
| Goalball.co.uk 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.http://www.goalball.co.uk/ |
| USA Goalball Includes news, player and coach profiles, general summary of the game, photos, past players list, and related links.http://www.usagoalball.net |
| PABA Goalball Coverage of news, fixtures, statistics and photos of the PABA goalball teams including Tornado Alley and Vultures Nest.http://www.pabagoalball.homestead.com/index.html |
| Goalball Includes history, rules, how to play, results, organizations, links, and news.http://www.dhamilton.net/goalball/ |
| Goalball A unique team sports for the visually impaired played by 2 teams of 3 players each. Technical subcommittee. Rules of goalball. Part of IBSA (International Blind Sports Federation) site. Links.http://www.ibsa.es/eng/deportes/goalball/presentacion.htm |
| Utah Goalball Teams, players, tournaments.http://home.utah-inter.net/tonyj/goalball1.htm |
| GoalBall International Fanclub Information about the rules, history and background for this sport, a guide on how to start playing, and discussion forum.http://www.goalball.biz/ |
| Goalball New Zealand Rules and playing tips, notes for parents, instructors and sports administrators, local news and events.http://goalball-nz.org/ |
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