Goalball: What is Goalball?

Who is goalball exclusively for?

• Athletes with hearing impairments

• Athletes with visual impairments

• Athletes with physical impairments

• Able-bodied athletes

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What does visual impairment mean?

• It describe any kind of vision loss, from a percentage of vision to blindness.

• It describe any kind of hearing loss, from a percentage of hearing to deafness.

• It describes the ability to see objects.

• It describes the abilty to touch objects.

What percentage of vision should athletes have?

• Athletes should have 20/20 vision (full sight) and wear a blackout eye mask.

• Athletes should have less than 10% of vision remaining or a restricted vision field of 20 degrees.

• Athletes should have less than 30% of vision remaining or a restricted vision field of 30 degrees.

• Athletes should have less than 1% of vision remaining or a restricted vision field of 2 degrees.

Why must Goalball Athletes wear blackout masks?

How has the ball been adapted to meet the needs of the players?

Why must there be complete silence in the arena when Goalball is being played?

• It is respectful to be quiet while you are watching a game.

• The audience must be quiet so that the players can concentrate.

• The audience must be quiet so that the players may use their sense of hearing to guide their reactions in the game.

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What is the object of the Goalball?

• Players must try to throw the ball that has bells inside it, into the opponent's goal.

• Players must try to shoot the ball that has bells inside it, into the opponent's hoop.

• Players must try to score goals using ball that has bells inside it, by kicking it into the opponent's goal.

What is another word to describe the "object of the game"? Choose more than one:

What year was introduced to the paralympic games?

• 2021

• 1990

• 1978

• 1976