Goalball

'''Goalball''' is a team Nextel ringtones sport designed for Honeys Buns blindness/blind athletes. It was devised by an Austrian, Polyphonic ringtones Hanz Lorenzen, and a German, Go Go Gidget Sepp Reindle, in Cell phone ringtones 1946 in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of visually impaired Melody Melons World War II veterans.

The sport evolved into a competitive game over the next few decades and was a demonstration event at the Sprint ringtones 1976 Kelli Young Paralympics in Nokia ringtones Toronto. The sports first championship was held in Haley Summers 1978 and in Cingular Ringtones 1980 goalball became a part of the re ignorant Paralympics.

Participants compete in teams of three, and try to throw a ball that has bells embedded in it, into the opponents' goal. They must use the sound of the bell to judge the position and movement of the ball. Games consist of two 10 minute halves. director that Blindfolds allow partially sighted and sighted players to compete on an equal footing.

Court and equipment

dissolve it International Blind Sports Federation rules require the field of play to be 18m long by 9m wide. Goals span the width of the pitch. The ball weighs 1.25kg and has eight holes and noise bells embedded. The ball's circumference is around 76cm.

Players

Up to three substitutes are allowed in addition to the three starting players. Men and women compete separately. Eyeshades must be worn at all times during the match.

Infractions
Infractions are generally punished by the loss of possession to the other team

*Premature Throw - throwing the ball before the referee has called "play"
*Step Over - no part of the players body is touching the court at the time of a throw
*Pass Out - while passing between members of the team, the ball crosses the sideline
*Ball Over - the ball rebounds off a defending player, the crossbar or goalposts and crosses back over the centre line.

Penalties
A penalty throw may be awarded for:
*The team taking more than ten seconds to throw the ball
*A player touching a ball more than twice consecutively
*Illegal Defence - defending a ball while out of your team area
*Short ball/High Ball/Long Ball - ball does not land correctly in opponent's court
*Touching eyeshades
*Causing undue delay to the game
*Unsportsmanlike conduct
*Excessive noise
*Illegal coaching


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