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EDMONTON – Hockey

Lace up and join us on the ice for Canada’s official winter sport! Blind Hockey is played with both partially-sighted and fully-sighted athletes on the same team. This fast-paced team sport is tons of fun and suitable for players 13

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EDMONTON – Goalball

Come try out this unique quick-paced team sport that is specifically designed for people with visual impairments. No experience is necessary but participants should be prepared to play hard and work up a sweat!

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Goalball – the silent sport changing visually impaired women’s lives

From the UK. Goalball is the only team game for visually impaired female athletes in the Paralympics.

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EDMONTON – Learn to Skate

Do you or your child want to learn to improve your skating abilities? ASRAB is working with Skate Canada: AB, NWT and Nunavut Sectional to create barrier free programming for those with visual impairments who would like to learn how to

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How fast do goalball players throw the ball?

Goalball is a very physical sport. Players throw the ball with speeds up to 60 km/h. The sport was devised in 1946 in an effort to rehabilitate visually impaired veterans who returned from World War II. In 1976, it was then

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Nova Scotia Grabs Gold at Toronto Goalball Invitational

The Toronto Goalball Invitational, test event for the 2015 ParaPan Am Games, wrapped up yesterday at the Hershey Centre in Toronto Canada with Nova Scotia grabbing the gold medal.

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