Goalball

Goalball is the world's most popular ball sport for people with visual impairment and paralympic since 1976. The objective of the game is to throw a 1250 g heavy bell ball into the opponent's goal. In doing so, the two teams, each consisting of three players over on a 9 x 18 m large playing field. The gates are each 9 m wide and 1.30 m high.

Game History

The game, which is played blindfolded, takes 2 x 12 minutes. The ball must not be thrown if the referee's instruction " play" is issued. The team gets to keep the ball for 10 seconds in their control and shall begin on the first touch of a team. After throwing the ball must at least once in the first and touch the ground in the second 6 m wide zone of 18 m long pitch.

Criminal situations

For the following situations to be awarded punitive penalty kicks ( penalties).

Dissemination

Goalball is the most widely used ball sport for people with visual impairment worldwide. Due to the large number of gambling at Goalball Nations Europe is divided into an A -, B- and C- pool of at least ten teams. Every two years, will take place the respective European Championships, which descend the top three teams in each pool on higher - and the last three teams in the lower pool. The World Championships in Goalball are held every four years. In addition, Goalball is paralympic since 1976 and has since been represented at all Paralympics.

History

This sport was developed by the Austrian Hans Lorenzen and German Sepp Reindle for war invalids and played for the first time in 1946.

1976 Goalball was after 1972 in Heidelberg demonstration sport was previously included in the Paralympic Games in Toronto in the Paralympic program. First, only competitions were held for men, from 1984, competition for women were added. Goalball is unlike Torball paralympic because it is more widespread in the world and also is the older sport.

The first Goalball World Championships took place in 1978 in Austria. Here, too, was first played by Mr. teams. Since the second World Championships in 1982 also take part in women's teams. Goalball World Championships are held every four years.

Goalball in Germany

In Germany Goalball is organized under the umbrella of the DBS and is played mainly in blind schools and clubs for people with visual impairments. The sports center is located in Marburg. There is also currently the only base for Paralympic Goalball in Germany. In addition, the resident SSG Blista Marburg could win the 2011 and 2012 national championships. In 2013, a Goalball League is introduced in addition to the annual German Championships for the first time. In addition, Goalball trained for the first time as part of the Spring Finals of youth is represented for the Paralympics in the same year.

The German Goalball National Team Men is coached by John Gunther (Marburg) and currently plays in the A pool. The ladies are on the rise in 2012, now also back in the European top group and will be coached by Thomas Prokein ( Fulda).