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| List Name | USA Goalball (USA Goalball) |
| Purpose: | Welcome to the USA Goalball Discussion List! This list is a discussion list for Goalball players, coaches, referees, and all those interested in learning more about Goalball in the USA. What is Goalball, you may ask? GOALBALL is a highly competitive sport played three-against-three, indoors on a gym floor--primarily by blind and visually impaired athletes. Games are usually quite competitive and exciting to watch. Two teams play on either end of the 60x40 foot court. Players are blindfolded to make the game fair. The object is to throw a three-pound Goalball, which is sort of like a heavy basketball, past the opposing team. Now you may be asking yourself, "how do the players keep track of the ball if they're blind?" The ball has bells in it that allow the players to listen for it. When they hear the ball coming towards their end of the court, they dive, usually head-first, towards it hoping to block it with their body and stop it. If all three players miss the ball and it goes past the back line, it is considered a goal. The team with the most goals wins the game. There are usually several games in a typical tournament. The players use rope taped to the floor, or other similar tactile markings, to orientate themselves as to where they are on the court. To find out all the details of Goalball, you can go to http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/usa-goalball/. After reading all about Goalball, if you are interested in learning more, or possibly helping out, by learning to ref, coach, or just volunteer your time--or if you want to learn how to start playing, and find out who you'll be playing with or against around the country, in regional and national tournaments around the U.S., then come on in and join the duscussions! U.S. Goalball is growing in popularity every day, and has been around for many years. Come on in and meet some of the USA Goalball players, both on a local level and all the way up to some of our USA Paralympic Team champions! Come on in and talk with us, and learn with us. If Goalball is not already being played in your community, we can help you learn how to get it started, or point you to where Goalball may already be in existence in your commmunity. So come on in and join the discussions. |
| Website URL: | http://www.goalball.us |
| List Type: | Unmoderated discussion |
| Subscription: | Does not require owner approval |
| Archive: | Readable by anyone |
| Created: | Jul 22, 2002 |
| Owner: | Everett Gavel |
| To Join: | Subscribe here, or send an email to USA-Goalball-subscribe@topica.com |
| To Post: | Send mail to 'USA-Goalball@topica.com' |
| Stats: | 113 subscribers / 3 messages per week |
| Categories: | Recreation & Sports | |
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