The Rickshaw Challenge has launched with a new route, a new team, and a newly modified Rickshaw, as announced live during The One Show. The annual challenge, which is now in its ninth year, will see a team of six young people and The One Show’s Matt Baker take on the eight-day challenge. It will [...]
Goalball UK are looking to appoint members onto the Club and Competition Committee. The role will involve seeking the views of players to help inform the committees decision making. As part of the role you will discuss information that must remain confidential or is embargoed. We are looking to appoint for the following roles; [...]
The Great Britain women’s goalball team that will compete for a place at the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo has been announced. Head coach Aaron Ford has selected Sarah Leiter, Antonia Bunyan, Georgie Bullen, Meme Robertson, Kali Holder and Megan Smithson-Booth to travel to the IBSA Goalball European Championships in Rostock next month. The competition [...]
Derbyshire Ducks coach & player, and Goalball UK Official, Michael Payne is running the Sheffield 10k entirely under eyeshades to raise money for Derbyshire Ducks Goalball Club and Goalball UK. Michael has chosen to race only his second ever 10k under eyehsades as a unique way to raise money for a sport he has [...]
The GB Men's Goalball squad have launched their first conditioning programme in partnership with York St John University this week. The para-athletes arrived at the Sports Campus on Haxby Road on Monday to do some testing as they embark on a rigorous training regime. “We are hoping to take our strength and conditioning provision [...]
Intro from Chair: Goalball UK are looking to appoint a Non-Executive director to support our new strategy, Transforming More Lives. The role of the Non-Executive Director is, with the rest of the board, to constructively challenge and contribute to the development of the strategy for Goalball U.K.; to review the performance of management in [...]
Monday 5th August - Wednesday 7th August saw Goalball UK run the annual Summer Camp, hosted this year at RNC Hereford. The camp saw young and aspiring goalball players from across The UK come together to hone their skills and spend 3 fun packed days designed to help them improve their skills both on [...]
Great Britain’s women under 19’s team have won the bronze medal at the IBSA Goalball World Youth Championships. Getting underway against the hosts and reigning champions, Great Britain delivered a professional and composed performance to win 3-1. Antonia Bunyan starred with an impressive hattrick. Great Britain’s perfect start continued against South Korea. Braces for [...]
Croysutt Warriors player Tommy Britton is trekking across Morocco to raise funds for SeeAbility, the charity that supports people with sight loss and multiple disabilities. The challenge will see Tommy start his journey in the capital Marrakesh, before venturing over 50km to, and then ascending, Mount Toubkal, which is over 4000m above sea level. [...]
Emma Evans has been presented with Goalball UK’s Keith Lound Memorial Award, recognising her commitment and outstanding service to the sport for blind and partially sighted athletes. The annual award is given to someone who goes above and beyond the call of duty to assist in the development, facilitation and improved participation of the [...]
