Each Friday we are selecting our favourite social media activity from the Goalball Family and beyond.
We hope that this round-up can help to keep you entertained and provide inspiration to stay active!!
For those with VI children aged 3 to 11, we recommend checking out this brilliant free resource from British Blind Sport…
BBS is encouraging children with sight loss to get active with a FREE fitness pack delivered directly to their door! Our First Steps pack helps kids aged 3-11 build confidence, develop skills, and most importantly, have fun! 🏌️♀️🎾⚽️
— British Blind Sport (@BritBlindSport) February 11, 2021
Register at: https://t.co/q7KQfi1PbJ pic.twitter.com/p5SLzwPovP
Staying with the theme of keeping active in lockdown, the brilliant team over at Goalfix have assembled a comprehensive list of home exercise resources for the VI community to use during this period…
We've put together a handy list of home exercise resources for the blind and VI community to use during lockdown.
— Goalfix Sports (@goalfix) February 12, 2021
Stay safe, stay fit, stay well 💪https://t.co/bI9XvYrxGU
features @MetroVISports @BritBlindSport @GoalballUK @sensecharity @AntoniaB_GB and more...
This week Sport England launched their new Uniting the Movement campaign to create social trust and a greater sense of community spirit…
Sport and physical activity creates social trust and a greater sense of belonging and community spirit. Get involved in #UnitingTheMovement
— Sport England (@Sport_England) February 12, 2021
A quick hop over the North Sea now to The Netherlands, where it was brilliant to learn about the fantastic work the Johan Cruyff Foundation is doing to introduce young people to goalball…
Ook dit jaar werken we met @SportbondGSN samen om kinderen en jongeren kennis te laten maken met goalball en boccia.🤩 Twee sporten waar jongeren met een motorische of visuele beperking de kans krijgen zich verder te ontwikkelen. Lees meer➡️https://t.co/BYoGxWVCvf#CreatingSpace pic.twitter.com/jAg4HIq3OS
— Johan Cruyff Foundation (@JCFoundation) February 15, 2021
We were loving this braille Valentines Day card from M&S – brilliant work!
First time I’ve ever known a mainstream shop to do a large print, #braille card! Well done to @marksandspencer #sightloss #visualimpairment #blindness #sightimpairment @RNIB @guidedogs @GuideDogsNW pic.twitter.com/sv1SEH5vRc
— Kate Holden (@KateHolden_ASC) February 12, 2021
And finally, in case you missed it, we launched our latest weekly series! This one is putting the spotlight on a brilliant organisation supporting the VI community. First up was RNC…
Welcome to the first edition of our 'Spotlight Series' where we will be chatting to organisations within the UK who support blind and visually impaired people!
— Goalball UK (@GoalballUK) February 17, 2021
First up is @RNC_Hereford as we talk about the amazing college and what makes them so special!https://t.co/3HP5R9kloD pic.twitter.com/HDhFP8xhIC
