#GetToKnowGoalball
The ball contains several bells so that players can locate its position. At the Paralympic Games, the ball has been measured hurtling across the court at 60km per hour.

As part of our year-long 45th-anniversary celebration, USABA presents the “45-for-45” series highlighting members of the USABA Hall of Fame, among others. This weekly series pays tribute to the pioneers and outstanding athletes, coaches, and teams that have helped build and shape USABA into the thriving organization it is today.

Episode #24...Dr. Genie (Kriebel) Scott

As one of USABA’s founding members, Dr. Genie Scott was also USABA’s historian. Scott dedicated more than 40 years of her life to USABA and the sport of goalball. Scott was an international goalball coach and the organizer of the 1986 IBSA World Goalball Championships. Among Scott’s many additional contributions, she was an international and national goalball official and always served as a leader advocating for the betterment of the sport. . Dr. Genie Scott passed away in 2016 and was posthumously inducted into the USABA Hall of Fame in 2017.

Team USA

Video description: A montage of still photos of Dr. Genie Scott show her in a more recent headshot along with older photos with USABA Board members, with members of the USA Men's Goalball Team and with fellow committee members. ... See more

#Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games Fact of the Day:

An iconic Paralympic moment occurred at the Opening Ceremony of Beijing 2008 when Chinese athletics Paralympic champion Hou Bin left the world in awe. With the Paralympic torch fixed to his wheelchair, Bin used his bare hands – and every ounce of energy in his body – to haul himself and his wheelchair 39 meters into the air and light the cauldron on the stadium’s roof in front of astonished 90,000 spectators.

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games begin Aug. 24. ... See more

#TimelineThursday

2001: The South Carolina Association of Blind Athletes (SCABA) plays host to the Pan American Games for the Blind in Spartanburg, South Carolina.