Loading AI tools
Sport for persons with a vision impairment From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Torball (German: goal ball) is a team sport for the blind and vision-impaired and was developed in the 1970s in central Europe.[1] With some similar structures in the rules in the 1980s, it is different to the Paralympic Games team sport of goalball.[2] The sport was recognised by International Blind Sports Federation in 2010.[citation needed]
Torball is played by two teams on opposite sides of an indoor playing field. Each team consists of three players. In the middle part of the field, there are three cords stretched across the entire width. On each end of the playing field is a goal that also stretches the entire width (7 m (23 ft)) of the field. The playing ball is similar to a soccer ball with bells inside so that it can be heard when it is rolling across the playing field.
The object of the game is to score as many goals as possible by rolling the ball under the three cords into the goal of the opposing team. The three-player teams are both attackers and defenders during the two five-minute periods. If the ball touches one of the three cords, a penalty is called, where one player leaves the field and the remaining two players must try to defend their goal for one 'throw' by the opposing team.
Competitions are held at various levels, from the world championships, world cups, European cups, and other tournaments.[3]
25th IBSA European Torball Cup in Poland in 2015.[further explanation needed]
Attempts are being made to build teams in other Eastern European countries.[citation needed]
Torball is otherwise played in:
The official rules for torball were previously determined by the International Blind Sports Federation.
Torball is conducted in Europe,[4] whereas goalball is played globally with world championships and is a Paralympic Games event after being demonstrated in 1972.
Both are indoor sports, three team players at one end of a court, and played with a belled ball. The goal post is the entire width of the court and has the same 1.3 metres (4 ft 3 in) inner goal height. Both athletes wear a blindfold, regardless of their degree of vision. Each team can have six players.
Differences include:[4]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.