General Tips

• Warm up before the game and warm down afterwards. Goalball is strenuous and uses many muscles that are not exercised in daily activity so warming up and down really helps in reducing that stiffness the day after, as well as helping with preventing injuries.
• A groin protector (cricket box) for men and chest protection for women is not only essential but is compulsory at most tournaments.
• Before the start of a game put on your eye shades and spend some time getting orientated on the court. Listen to the sounds from the other end of the court and try and work out where the edges of the court are. Using one of your team to bang the ball on the ground at the centre and the wing corners is a good idea to help get used to the sound on a particular court. Spend some time finding your position from various places on the court, so that you are comfortable with moving around.
• Talk to your players when not throwing the ball, help them get back into position by letting them know where you are, where the ball is and what the status is on a team members throwing.
• Goalball is a game when from time to time, one can get a little hurt. This is part of the game so try not to let it affect your confidence. Everyone has those times when things are not going right. Grit your teeth and keep playing as well as you can.
• A ten minute half is a long time so conserve your energy. Use substitutes and time outs to rest and give your strong throwers a break.

Offensive Tips

• Keep your head pointed where you wish to throw the ball
• Use as much of the space before the high ball line as possible to get a good fast run up for your throw.
• Be standing ready to receive the ball and throw it when it is being passed to you by a teammate. This will give you more time to set up your throw and make a quicker return.
• Throw the ball either to the corners or between the center and the winger. These are the weakest place on the court.
• You may not throw the ball three times in a row, so keep a count of your throws. Help out your fellow team members by telling them if you know they have thrown twice in a row.
• The three throw rule applies across timeouts and even half time, so watch out!
• You can throw the ball from any part of your teams area so make use of angles to shorten the travel distance of the ball or fool the other team.
• Putting spin on the ball can make it curve on the right sort of surface. Spin can also stop the bells from ringing and making it hard to hear. Finally it can make the ball jump up when it hits a defensive player.
• When you score, try throwing to the same place again, it may be a weak point in the defensive wall. If it is exploit it.
• Vary where you throw the ball from.
• You have ten seconds to throw the ball. This is quite a long time, use it if you are ahead.
• A very quick throw back to the place the ball came from can catch a player off guard and out of position.
• The center should not throw too many balls. They are a defensive player and by them throwing they may take too long to get back into a defensive stance.