Large group photo of GB Men, Women , support staff and coaches.

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

Athletes

GB Senior Squads

Dan Roper
Dan Roper
GB Men
Caleb Nanevie
Caleb Nanevie
GB Men
Matt Loftus
Matt Loftus
GB Men
David Scott
David Scott
GB Men
Stuart Hudson
Stuart Hudson
GB Men
Chris Colbert
Chris Colbert
GB Men
Josh Murphy
Josh Murphy
GB Men
Joe Roper
Joe Roper
GB Men
Georgie Bullen PLY
Georgie Bullen PLY
GB Women
Antonia Bunyan
Antonia Bunyan
GB Women
Meme Robertson
Meme Robertson
GB Women
Lois Turner
Lois Turner
GB Women
Chelsea Hudson
Chelsea Hudson
GB Women
Megan Smithson-Booth
Megan Smithson-Booth
GB Women

Documentation