USOPC Selects USABA to Oversee New Team USA Sport: Paralympic Blind Soccer
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Wednesday, January 5, 2022
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The USOPC also certified USABA as the national governing body for goalball, giving the organization charge over two Paralympic team sports.
Key Points:
- The USOPC also certified USABA as the national governing body for goalball, giving the organization charge over two Paralympic team sports.
- "We are building blind soccer from the ground up, having already initiated grassroots opportunities across the U.S. over the past several years by hosting blind soccer clinics and camps to educate physical education teachers, coaches and players.
- Blind soccer has been part of the Paralympic Games since 2004 but the U.S. has never fielded a team in an international competition.
- Our spectacular leadership team at USABA will be working diligently in the years ahead to assure that we field the best possible goalball and blind soccer teams in the Paralympic Games."