Check out our latest weekly roundup, featuring British Blind Sport Have a Go Days, Goalfix Cup excitement, and #InternationalAlbinismAwarenessDay!
The Tigers are roaring ahead of a big weekend!
Awesome last training session before @GoalballUK’s Goalfix Cup next weekend. Full power on display with solid defence to boot, ending in a one hour rolling game, testing stamina and fitness. Tigers are ready to ROAR… Bring on next weekend. Can’t wait! 🐯🔵👊 pic.twitter.com/YEKWXzMQh5
— Fen Tigers Goalball (@TigersGoalball) June 12, 2022
Phoenix Blaze player Niall is ready…
Few days out till the @goalfix Cup with @GoalballUK let’s get this going now! Tournament is being streamed so if you’ve never seen Goalball before this is your chance straight to the TV to see an old boy seeing what he’s got!
— Niall Geddes PLY (@niallgraham6) June 15, 2022
Thanks to Birmingham Goalball Club who delivered goalball at the recent British Blind Sport Have a Go Day!
Big thanks to @BritBlindSport for inviting us along to their have a go day in Walsall yesterday. Great to be able to have so many young people giving goalball a go and informing them of the brilliant work we and @GoalballUK do. We even got some parents to participate 👍🔵💙 pic.twitter.com/Unn7tr5YbD
— Birmingham Goalball Club (@bhamgoalball1) June 13, 2022
2 weeks, 2 features of Conna, good luck Birmingham in their first appearance in the Goalfix Cup this weekend!
Love this club to bits @bhamgoalball1 On our way to our first Goalfiz cup this week. Please tune in to the YouTube link I will post afterwards @GoalballUK @Sport_England @VICTAUK @sight @PSFLUK @RNC_Sport @RNIB pic.twitter.com/LNyeWpkpjA
— Conna Jeffs (@jeffs_conna) June 15, 2022
#GiveGoalballAGo with South Wales Goalball Club at the upcoming Swansea Have A Go Day!
BBS is bringing a sport #HaveAGoDay to Wales! The free event will take place 2nd July at @SwanseaUni. Baseball, boccia and other activities will be available for blind & partially sighted people to try alongside their friends & family.
— British Blind Sport (@BritBlindSport) June 16, 2022
Register today!👉 https://t.co/4KFCetnt1y pic.twitter.com/XeDRAvnsgP
On Monday, it was #InternationalAlbinismAwarenessDay, here is Holly sharing her experience of living with albinism!
It's International Albinism Awareness Day!
— Holly Graham (@HollyGtheOT) June 13, 2022
My albinism causes visual impairment & reduced pigment in hair, skin and eyes. There are different types. I likely have OCA2 or OCA1b.
Reduced pigment in my eyes gives me photophobia & means my vision fluctuates w brightness #IAAD2022 pic.twitter.com/VO7xf36aYA
