Goalball UK 2025 and beyond…. Empowering Our People

The YouTube video above is an introduction from Mark Winder (CEO) and John Grosvenor (Chair) to our new strategy ‘Goalball UK 2025 and beyond… Empowering Our People’.

Goalball UK is committed to empowering people who are blind or partially sighted to live and play an active, successful part in an inclusive society. We will achieve this by engaging, growing, and leading the development of the goalball community in the UK through inclusive, high-quality opportunities. 

Our strategic obsessions are fully focused on people. We will achieve our vision by:  

  • Growing and developing our players. 
  • Growing and developing our workforce. 
  • Providing high quality experiences. 
  • Creating and developing partnerships for our people. 
  • Ensuring we continue to improve our organisational health. 
  • Continuing to raise awareness of our sport and our people. 

We are committed to our values of being ambitious, caring, inclusive, and connected. These values will guide us as we work to achieve our vision. 

We believe that by working together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of people who are blind or partially sighted. We are excited to embark on this journey and we invite you to join us. 

Our Vision 

For goalball to empower people who are blind or partially sighted to live and play an active, successful part in an inclusive society. 

Our Mission 

Engage, grow, and lead the development of the goalball community in the UK through inclusive, high-quality opportunities. 

Our Values 

  • Ambitious: Striving to improve outcomes for all. 
  • Caring: Caring for our people and providing safe experiences. 
  • Inclusive: Promoting inclusion, championing equality and celebrating diversity.
  • Connected: Working together to make positive change. 

Our Strategic Obsessions 

For Our People:

  • Grow and Develop our Players 
  • Grow and Develop our Workforce 
  • Provide high quality Experiences 

Supporting Our People:

  • Create and Develop Partnerships for our people 
  • Ensure we continue to improve our Organisational Health 
  • Continue to raise awareness of our sport and our people 

We are confident that this strategy will provide a roadmap for Goalball UK to achieve our vision and make a positive impact on the lives of people who are blind or partially sighted. 

Downloads 

We have created a ‘Read Aloud’ of our new strategy, featuring members of the Goalball Community, to allow everyone to access our strategy without using a screen reader. You can download the ‘PDF’, ‘Plain Text’, or ‘Read Aloud audio only’ versions, or watch the ‘Read Aloud video’ of our strategy, via the links below –

Download the ‘PDF version’ via the following link – PDF Version

Download the ‘plain text version’ via the following link – Word Version

Watch the ‘Read Aloud video’ via the following link – YouTube video

Download the ‘Read Aloud audio only’ version via the following link – Audio File