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London 2012 Announcement

Goalball UK are delighted to announce today (14/3/12) that both the Great Britain Men’s and Women’s squads have had their home nation slots accepted for the London 2012 Paralympic games. This is great news for the sport and the excitement builds as we move closer to London 2012.

“Let’s go GB, let’s go!”

Note to media: for further information please contact Mike Reilly CEO at: Reillymarketing@aol.com

Women's and Men's GB Squads Perform Brilliantly in Venice

Last weekend our GB squads achieved great success in the International Goalball Tournament held in Venice. The women were Silver medalists...beating amongst others Sweden (4th in Beijing, bronze in 2010 Worlds) 4-3. The men got to the semi-final beating Holland 10-4 and Slovenia 5-2 along the way. Congratulations to both squads...augurs well for the future.

Goalball Ranked Number One!

Satisfaction with the Quality of Sporting Experience (SQSE) - 2011

A recent survey carried out on behalf of Sport England reveals Goalball as top for the quality of sporting experience. The survey is based on 38,559 interviews conducted across 46 sports in England from March to May 2011.

Participants at different engagement levels (general participants, affiliated club members and talent pool athletes) within each sport were asked questions about 10 different sporting satisfaction "domains"(eg people and staff, social aspects, exertion and fitness...). They were asked to rate their satisfaction with each of the domains.

Goalball had an overall baseline score of 86.4. The average for all sports was 79.7. We have made major strides from last year's score of 72.0.

A great result...top of the tree. Spread the word about our great sport!

Latest News

London 2012 Draw Announced

May 4, 2012, 11:40 am

With just four months to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games, the draw for the Men’s and Women’s Goalball competition was made today (27/4/12) in London. Both GB team have tough draws with the Men facing Lithuania and Sweden in the group stages and the Women facing China and Finland. For full information about the draw CLICK HERE

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Oxford Goalball Open Day

Apr 26, 2012, 11:52 am

Goalball UK and Oxford Sports Partnership would like to invite you to an open day to try Goalball.

Date: 12^th May 2012

Time: 11am – 4pm

Venue:

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Celebrating Paralympic Sport - Easter Activity Camp

Mar 14, 2012, 9:38 pm

Goalball is one of the sports on offer at the Easter Activity Camp being held at the Royal National College (RNC) for the Blind in Hereford from Monday 2^nd to Thursday 5^th April. The camp is for visually impaired 8 to 18 year olds (plus sighted siblings) and costs £77 per person. This includes bed and breakfast, buffet lunch and evening meal. For more information visit

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Next Domestic Tournament

Mens Goalball Cup Elite Tournament, 19th May 2012.

Venue:Brigshaw High School and Language College, Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10 2HR

Start time: 10.00am (first game)

All spectators are welcome! Don’t miss out on this opportunity to see the best male Goalballers in the country!

London 2012 Interview

Click Here to listen to the BBC Radio Norfolk interview with Mike Reilly CEO about the London 2012 qualification decision for the Great Britian squads.

Jessica Luke talks London 2012

To listen to Jessica Luke, a member of the GB Women’s Squad, speaking about the Great Britain squad getting a place at London 2012 and her desire to be part of the team click here.

Olympic Flame

Congratulations to Niall Graham a member of the GB Men’s Squad for being selected as an Olympic Flame torchbearer. Niall says “it will be a great honour to carry the Olympic flame especially through my home town, I can’t wait”

To find out more information about the torchbearers and the Olympic Flame route visit www.london2012.com

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