Goalball Coaching Courses

Our informative, fun and friendly goalball courses teach you how coach goalball at club level or lead goalball sessions at your school or community group.

On this page

  • Goalball School Leaders Award
  • Goalball Club Leaders Award
  • Upcoming Course Dates
  • What people say about our courses
Group photo of the 8 candidates on the Hampshire Goalball School Leaders Course. The group are in two rows of four, with the front row knelt down, smiling and holding their certificates. The group is also stood in front of two Goalball UK logo banners.
Action shot of the Goalball School Leaders, with the candidates practicing their communication and teamwork skills in a game of ‘Over and Under’ wearing eyeshades.
Group photo of the 7 candidates stood in front of two Goalball UK banners, with Stephen crouched in the middle.
A group of young leaders from Hilbre High School posing for a photo proudly with their school leaders certificates. They're in two rows, one standing and one knelt down.
Action shot of two candidates on the Goalball School Leaders Course practicing one of the activities: ten cone bowling.
All 8 newly passed candidates on the Goalball School Leaders Course held at The Hive, Birkenhead. All candidates are stood smiling, holding their certificates, in front of two Goalball UK logo banners.

Goalball School Leaders Award

The Goalball School Leaders Award has been written in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust (YST).

This course is for community sports coaches, PE staff, sports students and/or young leaders. It covers the basic coaching and officiating skills so that candidates can deliver introductory sessions and tournaments

The course also focuses on how goalball can be adapted according to numbers, ages, abilities, available time, space and equipment, etc.

The course is 4 hours long so can be delivered during the school day and is entirely practically based.

Goalball Club Leaders Award

The Goalball Club Leaders Award is a stand alone qualification accredited by Goalball UK, the National Governing Body of the Paralympic sport. It is primarily for coaches working with blind and partially sighted players in a competitive club environment.

The aims of the course are to teach candidates:-

  • How to communicate and guide a person with a visual impairment in a sporting environment

  • How to mark out a goalball court and what equipment is required

  • How to lead an introductory coaching session, including a warm up and basic attacking and defending techniques
  • The format and rules of the game, including the domestic structure and relevant contacts for further information

This highly practical one day course is delivered by an approved Goalball UK tutor. There are no pre-requisites for attending the course although any candidates under the age of 16 can only qualify as an ‘Assistant Leader’.

There is no formal examination or final assessment but candidates must be present for the full day and demonstrate satisfactory leadership skills in order to receive a certificate.

Upcoming Courses

Club Leader Courses

Wednesday 12th April – Leeds
Venue: The Edge, University of Leeds, Willow Terrace Road, Leeds, LS2 9JT
Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Cost: £50
Booking form

Saturday 1st July – Birmingham
Venue: The Factory, 5 Devon Way, Longbridge, Birmingham, B31 2TS
Time: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Cost: £50
Booking form

Date TBC – London
Venue: TBC
Time: TBC
Cost: TBC

School Leader Courses

Tuesday 25th April – Huddersfield
Venue: Newsome Academy, Castle Avenue, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6JN
Time: 10am to 3pm
Cost: £30
Booking form

Date TBC – Crawley
Venue: TBC
Time: TBC
Cost: TBC

Date TBC – Worcester
Venue: TBC
Time: TBC
Cost: TBC

To register your interest in attending a course, or if you have a group of coaches/students (8 or more) and are interested in hosting a course, please email Kathryn@goalballuk.com for more information.

A group of students from Selby College pose for a photo after completing a School Leaders course
A group of people stood behind a Goalball UK banner having just completed a course

What people say about our courses

Probably the most enjoyable, well presented and interactive sports course I’ve been on.

Rob Burton - Development Manager, DASH
The course was extremely useful not just in terms of goalball, but how to work with those who have a visual impairment. A brilliant course that I would recommend anyone to go on.
Ben Rigby - Director, Sporting Communities CIC
The pace, content and delivery style appealed to all participants and the tutor displayed a great deal of knowledge and enthusiam throughout.
Shaun Fox, Managing Director, Legacy Sport

The course was extremely useful not just in terms of goalball, but how to work with those who have a visual impairment. A brilliant course that I would recommend anyone to go on.

Russell Jones-Davies , SEN Sport Coordinator, Links School Sport Partnership

Book your course now

Email Kathryn Fielding at kathryn.fielding@goalballuk.com for enqueries or book via the forms linked next to the dates above.