The 3rd annual Vancouver Goalball Grand Slam presented by YVR returns to Fortius Sport & Health in Burnaby. We are very excited to be welcoming teams from BC, Alberta, USA, and Japan for this year's competition
Date/Time: Mar 9 2018, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
Burnaby, Fortius Sport & HealthCost: Free
Teams are competing for prize money in the amounts of $5,000, $2,000 and $1,000 for first, second, and third place respectively. The competition will be fierce!
Full schedule and team rosters will be posted closer to the tournament.
Admission into the venue is free. **Spectators are required to remain quiet while the ball is in play to allow the athletes to hear the ball.
Thank you to this year's sponsors:
YVR (Title Sponsor)
Accessible Media Inc. (Silver Sponsor)
Hosting BC
Sport Burnaby
BC Blind Sports & Recreation Association
About Goalball:
Goalball is a team sport designed specifically for blind and visually impaired athletes. It was created by an Austrian and a German as a means of assisting the rehabilitation of visually impaired WWII veterans. Now, goalball is played internationally, and has been an official Paralympic sport since 1980.
Goalball athletes compete in teams and try to throw a ball that has bells inside it into the opponents goal. Teams alternate throwing the ball from one end of the court to the other, using their bodies to block the ball from going in their net. Players use the sound of the bell to track its position and movement. Games consist of two 12-minute halves. Eyeshades are worn by all athletes to allow partially sighted players to compete on an equal playing field with blind players.
MAR9: Fri 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM
MAR10: Sat 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
MAR11: Sun 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
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