Ontario Blind Sports Association‘s 2nd Pronvincial/Eastern Goalball Tournament got underway this past weekend. Huge congratulations are in order to the Nova Scotia Ship Recs, for capturing gold a second year in a row in the mixed rec division, overcoming Kitchener 5 to 4 in a close final game. Nova Scotia youth team, the Blizzards, brough home Bronze and the young Bluenosers gained valuable experienceon the court.
Best of luck to everyone at this weekend’s 18th Montreal Open Goalball Tournament hosted by Association sportive des aveugles du Québec!
The excitement gets underway tonight, January 26th through to Sunday, January, 28th.
The tournament kicks off with East versus West, with the Nova Scotia men’s team taking on Alberta at 6 pm Eastern (7 Atlantic). We’ll keep you up to speed, with updates & scores, this weekend!
Athletes, coaches, referees, volunteers, event organizing committee, our sponsors & supporters, the spectators. THANK YOU!
Here’s how the standings shook out:
1 Turnstone 1st Place
2 California Crown 2nd Place
3 Nova Scotia 3rd Place
4 Quebec 4th Place
5 Ontario All Black 5th Place
6 Atlantic Ship Recs 5th Place
Teams from Nova Scotia, Quebec (defending champions), the United States, and Ontario will compete for gold in the only parasprot event of its kind in atlantic Canada!
Stay up-to-date on the scores & standings by connecting with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Goalball Scoreboard.
Friday, November 17th
6:00 – Nova Scotia vs. Ontario
6:55 – Quebec vs. Atlantic
7:50 – Crown vs. Turnstone
Saturday, November 18th
8:00 – Ontario vs. Quebec
8:55 – Turnstone vs. Nova Scotia
9:50 – Atlantic vs. Crown
10:45 – Nova Scotia vs. Quebec
11:40 – Turnstone vs. Atlantic
12:35 – Ontario vs. Crown
1:30 – Exhibition – Nova Scotia Youth
2:25 – Atlantic vs. Nova Scotia
3:20 – Crown vs. Quebec
4:15 – Ontario vs. Turnstone
5:10 – Crown vs. Nova Scotia
6:05 – Atlantic vs. Ontario
7:00 – Turnstone vs. Quebec
Sunday, November 19th
8:00 – Semi-finals – 1 vs. 4
9:00 – Semi-finals – 2 vs. 3
10:00 – 5 vs. 6
11:00 – Exhibition – NS Jr. & Sr. Women
12:00 – Bronze Medal Game
1:00 – Gold Medal Game
2:00 – Medal Ceremony
Check out this video below and get even more pumped for action this weekend! A story from last year’s NS Open Goalball Tournament, about young goalball player Nick Gentlemen. He’ll be one of many local, national, and international athletes competing this weekend.
We need goal judges, shot recorders, time keepers etc. No previous experience is required as we will provide training.
If you are able to sign up for more than one shift, it would be greatly appreciated. See shift schedule below.
Shift 1 – Fri, Nov 17 – 5:30 PM to 8:40 PM
Shift 2 – Sat, Nov 18 – 7:30 AM to 11:35 AM
Shift 3 – Sat, Nov 18 – 11:10 AM to 3:15 PM
Shift 4 – Sat, Nov 18 – 2:50 PM to 7:50 PM
Shift 6 – Sun, Nov 19 – 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Shift 7 – Sun, Nov 19 – 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM
If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information, please email Peter at info@blindsportsnovascotia.ca.
We are also looking for people who could help with driving athletes to and from the tournament venue to the tournament hotel (Atlantica) at the beginning and the end of each day.
We are also looking for people to help serve food to athletes, coaches, officials and volunteers.
Thank you for your consideration,
Peter Parsons, Chairperson
CCB Blind Sports NS
There’s still time to support this event, message us on Facebook or email us at info@blindsportsnovascotia.ca!
We’re thrilled to have Accel Physiotherapy & Sport Performance Centre back again this year! Visit them at www.accelphysio.ca
Thank you to our returning Silver sponsors, CNIB and Accessible Media inc.! Visit them at www.cnib.ca and www.ami.ca
Thank you, to this year’s returning Bronze sponsors, Atlantica Hotel, Canadian Council of the Blind, and Ocean Contractors! Visit them at www.atlanticahotelhalifax.com, www.ccbnational.net, and www.oceancontractors.ca
Thank you to our Goalball Supporters, Halifax Harbourside Rotary Club, Pizza Pizza, Lion’s Club Dartmouth, Lion’s Club Armdale, and Stuart and Davidson Orthodontics Inc.
This event is also a great way to get your holiday shopping started early!
Funds raised support of Children and Youth Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Deafblind, Blind or Visually Impaired and takes place Saturday, November 4th, from 1 to 3 pm at APSEA 5940 South St, Halifax
Donations can be dropped off at the school. The second, taller, building. Security will greet you. Can’t get your donation the school? Questions? Email: auxiliary@apsea.ca.
Donations can include:
Gently used household items, such as dishes, No Electronics
Plants
Crafts/Antiques
Baked Goods/preserves
Quality linens, drapes, bedding etc.
Toys, no stuffed toys
Gently used clothes, shoes, handbags etc
Holiday and Christmas Items, this is one of our biggest sellers!!
Books
Jewellery
Silent Auction prizes, such as gift baskets
Gift Cards
Cash Donations
Download the PDF: Fall Fair 2017 poster
The 2017-18 competitive & recreational goalball season gets underway Saturday, September 16th at the George Dixon Centre in Halifax!
Rec goalball, for teens & adults of all levels, will be Saturdays from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Junior goalball will be Saturdays from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Competitive men’s goalball will be Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m.
Everyone is welcome, including new volunteers! Drop in and give goalball a go. We’ll provide the gear, experienced coaches & officials, and fun & inclusive environment! See you out on the court!
Questions? Email us at info@blindsportsnovascotia.ca or message us on Facebook.
We’re pretty psyched about a few upcoming running events!! the Navy 10K in Halifax, Maritime Race Weekend in beautiful Eastern Passage, and one of our members is even training for her first half-marathon in Ottawa.
If you have vision loss and are interested in running, we’d love to hear from you, and so would our amazing Guide Bunny friends!
