Athletes gather in N.S. to play goalball, a sport for the visually impaired
“When I played my first tournament, that’s when I was hooked,” he said.
“There’s a number of sports that are adapted for visually impaired and blind people, but goalball is its own sport. It’s not a sport that has a mainstream counterpart.”When he’s not playing himself, Parsons coaches younger players.“We have a 13-year-old and a couple of 17-year-olds here this weekend playing that have big potential in the sport,” said Parsons.At just 13 years old, Harry Nickerson is the youngest player ever to take part in the tournament.
Nickerson says goalball is an active sport and he’s enjoying the chance to play with athletes who’ve been playing much longer than he has.“Being recognized by all these guys who are so amazing … it’s really awesome to be able to play against these guys and improve my game,” he said.In the meantime, Parsons hopes that the sport can continue to grow across the country.
“We have a really strong goalball program going here in Nova Scotia, on a national level, especially on a junior level, we need more juniors playing across the country.”Parsons says right now it’s largely just Ontario and Nova Scotia that have large junior programs.
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