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The game relies heavily on the sense of hearing instead of sight, so all outside noise, including cheering, clapping, chanting or ringtones from cellphones, is prohibited. The crowd is therefore repeatedly reminded to remain silent, and referees preface their call "Play!" with "Quiet, please!". Coaches cannot speak whilst the ball is in play, and so cannot influence the game. Illegal coaching – Coaching from the bench during play or after an official has said 'Quiet please' with intentions of continuing or starting play. From 2006, rules allowed coaching from the bench during an official time-out. Each region has its own league that feeds through a points scoring system into a National League of 22 clubs.

Goalball is a sport played at the Paralympic Games. During the Games, male and female teams are eligible to compete following various selection requirements. [7] The number of participating teams has changed over the decades, but for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, this was reduced from ten to eight teams per division by the International Paralympic Committee. [8] Competition is open to sighted persons to national level, but for international IBSA-sanctioned tournaments, athletes must have a visual impairment classification of B1, B2, or B3. [3] We believe all loyalty bonuses are tax-free and we are challenging HMRC's interpretation. However, while we make this challenge we are paying loyalty bonuses within the Vantage Fund & Share Account net of an amount equivalent to the basic rate tax. If we are successful in our challenge we will return this money to clients. If we are unsuccessful we will use the money to pay over any amounts due to HMRC.Goalball is unique, as the only Paralympic sport that is not an adapted version of another sport. It was created in 1946 when Austrian Hanz Lorrenzen and German Sett Reindle developed the game as a way to help rehabilitate former WWII soldiers. It has been played throughout the world ever since, and is now played competitively by men and women in over 100 countries.

In defence the objective is simply to keep the ball from getting past with whatever part of the body the player can get in front of it. Players stay on their hands and knees to defend their net.The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA), founded in 1981 and responsible for a range of sports for blind and partially-sighted people, is the official governing body for the sport. The left and right wingers generally line up at the end of the orientation marks from the respective sidelines, at the 1.5 metres (4ft 11in) orientation mark. Their main defensive responsibilities are keeping the ball out of either corner of the goal, though they also defend towards the centre. Typically, the wingers are the main offence because there are some advantages to the angles of shots possible from their positions. This also allows the centre player to reserve their energy for defence, though the centre player may also have an offensive role. In a penalty situation, a single player is required to defend the entire goal for one throw. The player chosen is determined by the penalty. For instance, a high ball or illegal defence penalty is defended by the player who committed the penalty. On the other hand, an illegal coaching penalty is defended by a player chosen by the coach of the throwing team (previously the last recorded thrower of that team). The RNC in Hereford hosts the UK’s first visually impaired sports academy, and Goalball is one of its main disciplines. Learners can join the RNC Sports Academy on a number of levels playing alongside their main area of study, students can receive as much as eight hours of Goalball coaching a week. As of 2017 [update], there were 81 competing nations, and 270 international referees. [3] Essentials [ edit ] Court and ball [ edit ] A game of goalball in progress (2012).