U.S. Goalball Teams Named to Compete in Rio 2016 Paralympic Games

National Goalball Team Head Coaches Ken Armbruster and Mike Legé have named the Women’s and Men’s teams that will represent Team USA at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro September 7-18. Both teams will play in a round-robin tournament format beginning Thursday, September 8. Games continue into the weekend and the following week. Medal games are scheduled for Friday, September 16. Click here for the full Rio 2016 Paralympic Games schedule. The Women’s Paralympic team is comprised of six players, four of whom have competed in at least one Paralympic Games. Collectively, the women have appeared in 15 Paralympic Games.…  Read More

All-Star Games Add Spark to Midwest Regional Goalball Tournament

By: Jessica Kusku, Tournament Director Sixteen men's teams and nine women's teams traveled to Warren, Mich. to compete in the 32nd annual USABA Midwest Regional Goalball Tournament, Feb. 20-21. The tournament, hosted by the Michigan Blind Athletic Association, is one of the largest goalball tournaments in the country. The tournament kicked off Saturday morning with round robin play. Teams were split into four men's pools and two women's pools. Only the top eight men’s teams would make it to the quarter-finals. South Florida Crossfire, Nova Scotia, Crown, and Quebec outplayed the competition and made it to the men’s medal games.…  Read More

Teams Shine at 6th Annual Cascade Classic

By: Jen Armbruster, Tournament Director The 2016 Cascade Classic Goalball tournament finished on Valentine’s day with some sweet medal matches.  The ladies from Portland State faced off against N.J. for BRONZE.  Both teams had national players representing their clubs.  Portland State University jumped out to an early lead and never looked back securing the 3rd place finish.  The Utah guys faced another local team of the Northwest Association of Blind Athletes (NWABA) Avalanche which was a close contest but the Men from Utah proved to be too much of a match for the local team. The GOLD medal matches were…  Read More

Coca-Cola Provides Professional Opportunity for Paralympic Athletes

By: Amanda Weldon The Coca-Cola Company is making great strides in supporting Team USA’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes. Paralympian and Women’s National Goalball Team member, Amanda Dennis (Peachtree, Ga.) fulfilled an internship with Coca-Cola this year. Dennis graduated from the University of Georgia last May with a degree in Sports Management. She competed in the 2012 Paralympic Games and is currently training for a spot on the Women’s National Team that will compete at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in September. “This internship is a great opportunity to see what a professional job is really like,” said Dennis. “It gives you experience…  Read More