Goalball
Goalball unit activity cards
Download and print the complete set of Goalball unit activity cards to support teaching before and during the sport session.
What is Goalball?
Goalball is a a 3-a-side court game played indoors by athletes with vision impairment. The object of the game is to roll the ball into the opponent’s goal while the opposing players try to block the ball with their bodies. Bells inside the ball help orientate the players by indicating the direction of the oncoming ball.
The Goalball unit has been adapted from the Australian Sports Commision's Sports Ability Playing Cards.
Read the Sportsability Goalball activity card before commencing the 5-week Goalball unit.
The activity cards covers information on:
An introduction to the game of Goalball.
Teaching tips
Golden rules of safety
Goalball rules and guidelines
Teaching tips
Setting up the playing area
Scoring
Modifying Goalball games
In the Sport education teaching resource, games are modified using the TREE model.
The TREE model is a practical tool designed to support teachers to adapt and modify an activity to be more inclusive of students with a range of abilities.
The TREE acronym stands for:
Teaching Style - Communication and delivery strategies/ideas to assist students achieve success.
Rules - Simplifying or changing rules, then re-introduce as skill levels increase.
Equipment - Using different sizes, shapes, colours, textures and/or weights of equipment.
Environment - Varying the length, height, zones, floor, and seating/standing conditions of a playing area.
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