Phase 5 Set 4
Age
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5 Phonemes covered: /air/ are, ear, ere /ar/ a, al /c/ ch /ch/ tch, ture /o/ a /or/ al, oor /s/ st /ur/ ear, or /z/ ze
for Letters and Sounds Revised
Goalball
Goalball GOALBALL
Goalball is a fast-paced and exciting game for sight-impaired players. The ball has bells inside to be heard.
An information book
Samantha Montgomerie
collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
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Goalball
Contents History of goalball What is goalball? Goalball pitch Playing a match Playing safely Rules Glossary Index Goalball
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History of goalball Goalball was invented in 1946 by Hanz Lorenzen and his friend Sepp.
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Many veterans had lost their sight during the recent worldwide conflict, which ended in 1945. Hanz and Sepp wanted to help the veterans so they invented a sport for sight-impaired people.
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What is goalball? All players wear goggles so no one player can see better than any others.
Shhh! People are silent when watching a match so players can listen for the bell inside the ball. 4
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Players must reach for the ball with their hands.
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The aim of goalball is to earn the most points by throwing the ball into the other team’s goal.
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There are three players from each team on the pitch at one time.
Fact Scoring: 1 goal = 1 point
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Phase 5 Set 4
Age
7+
5 Phonemes covered: /air/ are, ear, ere /ar/ a, al /c/ ch /ch/ tch, ture /o/ a /or/ al, oor /s/ st /ur/ ear, or /z/ ze
for Letters and Sounds Revised
Goalball
Goalball GOALBALL
Goalball is a fast-paced and exciting game for sight-impaired players. The ball has bells inside to be heard.
An information book
Samantha Montgomerie
collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
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