Goalball in PE

Have you been checking out our posts on goalball? Pretty fun, huh? A lot of studetns in Connecticut are signing up to play goalball in their PE class. There are several benefits to playing goalball in PE. One significant benefit is that goalball is a sport that does not require vision to play. All the players are under blindfold. This is a great activity for disability awareness for vision impairment.  We play goalball at almost all of our sports & recreation programs. Many of our students have developed the basic skills are are now starting to learn more advanced game play.

How do you play goalball in your PE class?
1. Sign up with your TVI. Your TVI will sign you up with Robbin Keating at BESB to organize it. Your TVI has to discuss this with your general education PE teacher to schedule the game.
2. Learn how to play goalball. All the students receive a private lesson on the positions and rules of the game.
3. After you have had your lesson, each student and their TVI will put together their goalball presentation and practice it. The students get to teach goalball to their classmates!
4. Robbin will come to your PE class, loan your class a goalball and help facilitate the playing. You school can borrow a goalball for a two week period.

Required equipment:

1. Each class will need a minimum of six blindfolds. Knee pads and elbow pads are also very helpful.

2. Floor (gym) tape and rope. PE teachers will receive rope length and other helpful information in their  goalball in PE handout.

3. Goalball (BESB will loan goalballs for two week periods)

We have students of all grades and abilities signing up to play goalball in the PE class. Contact your TVI to play!

Pictures are from the SIBS Weekend goalball games, May 2011