SPORTS INSTRUCTION for PERSONS with VISUAL DISABILITY II - with Goalball As an Example
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REHABILITATION MANUAL 33 SPORTS INSTRUCTION FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL DISABILITY II - With Goalball as an Example - Editor SETSU IIJIMA NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES JAPAN (WHO COLLABORATING CENTRE) November, 2017 The National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities was designated as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation in 1995. The terms of reference are. 1 To collaborate with WHO in the development of knowledge and resources for increasing access to quality health, rehabilitation services and sports for persons with disabilities in the Western Pacific Region. 2 To support and cooperate with WHO to conduct capacity development activities and share good practice and experiences regarding disability and rehabilitation across the region. 3 To work with WHO to increase the awareness and understanding of the needs and rights of persons with disabilities. National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities WHO Collaborating Centre for Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Note : This manual is published by National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities which is a WHO Collaborating Centre, and it is not a publication of WHO. The publisher is responsible for the views expressed in this manual, and it doesn’t necessarily represent the decisions or policies of the World Health Orga- nization. Rehabilitation Manual 33 Sports Instruction for Persons With Visual Disability II - With Gallball as an Example - November 28, 2017 Editor: Setsu IIJIMA ⓒNational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities Yoshiko Tobimatsu, M.D., Ph.D., President 4-1 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture 359-8555, Japan Tel. +81-4-2995-3100 Fax. +81-4-2995-3661 E-mail [email protected] PREFACE When a person’s sight is impaired, it is difficult for them to run at full speed or throw a ball with all their might. Another issue for them is that it is very difficult, in a team game, to be aware of the court and the position of teammates and opponents and to cooperate and avoid collisions. Goalball is one of the few team sports in which people with visual disability, beset by these difficulties, can use their whole body to play decisively. As is well-known, Goalball is also an official Paralympic sport. The ball used in Goalball is fairly heavy—1.25kg—and feels very hard although its surface is rubber; players can be injured if they don’t catch the ball skillfully. Goalball thus carries a sense of rigor and danger not found in other sports for persons with visual disability, such as sound table tennis. In addition, to win a game it is very important to have strategy based on elaborate calculations, making Goalball an interesting game in which players must use their intellect. This manual is designed to encourage people to have a safe experience of Goalball as a sport that persons with visual disability can enjoy while making full use of their mind and body. I hope that this manual will play a role in the diffusion of Goalball as a familiar game and contribute to the expansion of the world of sports for persons with visual disability. S. IIJIMA EDITOR Setsu IIJIMA National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities AUTHOR Naoki EGURO National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities CONTENTS Preface Author Introduction ....................................................................................................................1 Chapter 1. Origins of Goalball ........................................................................................................2 Chapter 2. What is Goalball? ...........................................................................................................3 1. Equipment ...............................................................................................................3 2. Court (Zones and Size) ..........................................................................................4 3. Rules of the Game(key points) ............................................................................5 Chapter 3. Enjoyable Goalball Coaching Methods ..........................................................................9 1. Becoming Familiar with the Court ........................................................................9 2. How to Catch the Ball ..........................................................................................12 3. For Players who Find it Hard to Visualize a Throw ...........................................21 4. Offensive Strategies .............................................................................................27 5. Defensive Strategies .............................................................................................33 Chapter 4. Setting up the Court .....................................................................................................35 1. Equipment Needed to Set up the Court ................................................................35 2. Procedure for Setting up ......................................................................................35 3. Procedure for Dismantling ...................................................................................37 Chapter 5. Spectate a Goalball Game ............................................................................................38 Chapter 6. Alternative Equipment .................................................................................................44 1. Alternative Ball .....................................................................................................44 2. Alternative Goal ....................................................................................................45 3. Alternative Line ....................................................................................................46 References ..................................................................................................................47 Introduction In the Rehabilitation Manual 25, we described the example of “sound table tennis.” Now, in Sports Instruction for Persons with Visual Disability II, we describe goalball. Sound table tennis is widely played in Japan as a sport that supports the rehabilitation of persons with visual disability. On the one hand, it is both safe and enjoyable, but on the other, its field of play is small and it does not often involve big movements. We will introduce goalball, which is not yet widely diffused within Japan. The field of play in goalball is bigger than that of sound table tennis, and it requires a great deal of dynamic movement, but some complain of its being “painful and risky.” Sports Instruction for Persons with Visual Disability II is a coaching manual intended to reassure potential coaches and organizers, and enable them to coach goalball in a safe and enjoyable manner. We hope you find it useful. -1- Chapter 1. Origins of Goalball Goalball was devised in 1946 by the Austrian Hans Lorenzen and the German Sepp Reindle as a program to promote the rehabilitation of disabled soldiers (ex-servicemen) who had suffered visual disability during the World War II. Goalball was derived from rollball, a rehabilitation sport used to train and entertain schoolchildren with visual disability. Also, a similar rehabilitation sport called Torball remains popular in countries centering around Europe and is played at schools for the blind. Reference: 1. Shinji Mizuno, 2004, Practical Research relating to improvement in goalball competitiveness (Education Research Master’s Thesis, Gifu University Graduate School) -2- Chapter 2. What is Goalball? Goalball is a game in which two teams of three players wearing eyeshades (blindfolds) compete to score goals by rolling a 1.25kg ball with embedded bells. The teams repeatedly attack by throwing the ball at the opposing team’s goal (9m wide and 1.3m high) and defend their own goal against the opponents’ attack. The result is determined by the total score after two halves of 12 minutes each. 1. Equipment (1) Ball [Weight: 1.25 kg, Circumference: 78 cm] (Photo 1) Left) Volley ball Right) Goalball ball (2) Eyeshades, protectors, supports, etc. Examples of auxiliary equipment (Photo 2) (Photo 3) Eyeshade (Photo 4) (Photo 5) Supports and protectors (Left: from baseball; Right: from karate) -3- (Photo 6) (Photo 7) Supports and shin guards (Left: from lacrosse; Right: from soccer) (3) Goal (Photo 8) (width 9m, height 1.3m) 2. Court (Zones and Size) When a sighted person engages in sport safely, an important point is how to confirm their own position, direction of movement and throwing direction that they usually confirm by instinctively using their eyes. Goalball is designed to allow players to safely enjoy sport without using their sight thanks to kite twine (maximum diameter of 3mm) running under the line tape to create a textured surface and thus make it possible for players to confirm their position and orientation with their hands or feet. (1) Size of court ① Court size(9m×18m) ② Team area (9m×6m)×2 Line out line Goal ③ Neutral area (9m×3m)×2 Goal line ④ Line out line (12m×21m) Side line Team area Neutral area Landing Orientation Landing area area area Orientation area Orientation line Side line High ball area Line out line -4- (2) Orientation lines The orientation lines are within the team area. They are required for the players to confirm their own position and orientation. The lengths of the lines are as below. ② ① ③ ③ ① ② 1. 1.5m lines, 1.5m from the goal,