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Goalball World Championships to be Broadcast on the Web
// U.S. Association of Blind Athletes
// June 22, 2006
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| Photo by Adam Pretty (Getty Images) |
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The 2006 World Goalball Championships kick off next week in Spartanburg, S.C, June 26 – July 2 and thanks to the support of Audio Network, Helping Hands for the Blind and talkingcommunicaitons.com, Audio Network will broadcast the championships live on the web. Coverage is free of charge by logging onto http://www.sports.pressakey.net/.
Team USA, sponsored by the National Industries for the Blind is ready to take on the world with five members of the 2004 U.S. Paralympic Men’s Goalball Team, while four players from the 2004 women’s Athens team will be a part of the host country’s women’s squad. The rosters for the 2006 USABA National Goalball Teams are:
Men:
Chris Dodds – Logan, Utah
Tyler Merren – Kalamazoo, Mich.
Donte Mickens – Tallahassee, Fla.
John Mulhern – Lebanan, Pa.
Edward Munro – St. Augustine, Fla.
Daryl Walker – Jacksonville, Fla.
Women
Jennifer Armbruster – Colorado Springs, Colo
Lisa Banta – Tucson, Ariz.
Jaclyn Barnes – Wadsworth, Ill.
Stacie Jenkins – St. Augustine, Fla.
Asya Miller – Battle Creek, Mich.
Robin Theryoung – Colorado Springs, Colo.
Goalball is a Paralympic sport played by athletes who are blind and visually impaired. Developed after WWII as a way to keep blinded veterans physically active, it has become the premier team sport for athletes who are blind and visually impaired. Played competitively by men and women, it is a very fast paced, physically challenging, strategic and exciting game.
About USABA: The mission of the United States Association of Blind Athletes is to increase the number and quality of grassroots-through-competitive, world-class athletic opportunities for Americans who are blind or visually impaired. For more information, visit our website http://www.usaba.org/.
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