Are you interested in playing Goalball?
Would you like to try playing our best-loved sport, goalball or even if you want to come and watch? The first session is free for new players. No experience is needed all abilities are welcome.
New players need to contact Tracy Compton Londongoalball@outlook.com / 07885 591684 before their first visit, so we know you are joining us for that session.
Event Details
Venue: The Castle Leisure Centre, 2 St Gabriel Walk, London SE1 6FG
Date: Fortnightly on Tuesdays
Time: 6 pm – 8 pm *Booking Required* Please Call to Confirm
Cost: First session free
Meet and Greet: Please call the contact below to arrange
Closest Tube station Elephant & Castle at 5.30 pm
Contact: Tracy Compton Londongoalball@outlook.com / 07885 591684
Assistance back to the station after the session is also available.
For more information, and to register your interest,
please Email: londongoalball@outlook.com or call 07885 591684
We are also looking for volunteers to help support us. if interested, please contact Tracy above
Metro would advise to always phone or email the event contacts, to confirm that there have been no changes to the event time or date to avoid possible disappointment.
What is Goalball?
Goalball was originally developed by Hanz Lorenzen (Austria) and Sepp Reindl (Germany) in 1946, as a rehabilitation programme for visually impaired World War II veterans.
Within the next few decades, goalball evolved into a competitive sport and was featured as a demonstration sport at the 1976 Montreal Summer Paralympic Games. This success led to the first goalball world championships being held in Austria in 1978 before it was officially included within the Paralympic movement in the 1980 Summer Games in Arnhem and thereafter.
Goalball is a game played by two teams of three players with a maximum of three substitutions on each team. It is open to both male and female visually impaired athletes, and sighted players can also play domestically.
The object of the game is to score a goal by bowling the ball along the floor so that it crosses the opposing team’s goal line. The defending team has to prevent the ball from going into their goal by stopping it while remaining in their team area. They must then try to control the ball and attack by bowling it back again, thereby trying to score in the other goal.
What makes Goalball unique?
- All players wear eyeshades so that they are totally blindfolded
- Goalball is played on an indoor court that is 18m long and 9m wide.
- The court has tactile markings (string that is taped to the floor), which helps players determine where they are.
- The ball contains internal bells, which help players locate it during play
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