Learning About Goalball from a Paralympian
January 22, 2024
Played competitively in 112 countries, goalball is a team sport for athletes who are blind and low vision. We recently spoke to three-time Paralympian Amanda Dennis about goalball, her journey as an athlete, and how to get involved in the sport.
What is Goalball?
According to the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes (USABA), Austrian Hanz Lorrenze and German Sett Reindle invented goalball in 1946 to keep blinded World War II veterans physically active. Today, athletes of all ages play goalball on club and Paralympic teams across the world.
Goalball is a three-on-three sport with six players on a team. According to Amanda, “There are three players on the court at once, and your coaches have four timeouts and four substitutions.” [...]