Performance Programme
Goalball UK is reviewing the high-performance programme as we aim to improve what is being delivered to support player progression. Utilising our resources, we want to provide a programme that is aligned to our strategic ambitions in the short, medium, and long term. We are entering into a period of transition which is exciting for the sport.
Goalball made its Paralympic debut in Toronto, Canada, in 1976, with the women’s event being added at the 1984 Paralympic Games in New York, USA.
The first World Championships for goalball were held in Vocklamarck, Austria, in 1978.
The International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) governs goalball and holds World Championships every four years, in between the Paralympic Games.
Goalball is played exclusively by athletes who are blind or partially sighted. It was invented in 1946 to help rehabilitate veterans who had lost their sight during the Second World War.
Performance Pathway
Stage |
Level |
Purpose |
---|---|---|
High Performance | European or above | Preparing players to compete at European Championships or above |
Performance Potential | Super League to European | Preparing players to progress to high performance |
Talent | Intermediate to Super League | Preparing players to progress to performance potential |
Academy | Regional to Intermediate | Preparing players to progress to talent |