The Nova Scotia Men won Bronze at the 2016 Montreal Open Goalball Tournament this past weekend with a convincing 7-1 victory over Alberta! Nova Scotia lost a very close 2-1 semi-final against British Columbia who went on to win gold 7-6 vs. Delaware.
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Nova Scotia wins 2nd place in Finland!
Blind Sports Nova Scotia is very proud to announce that Team Nova Scotia won second at the SEGL Tournament in Finland this past weekend! The team faced tough competition from teams across Europe and only had two losses over the entire weekend!
Team Nova Scotia is off to Finland!
Members of team Nova Scotia’s Senior Men’s team are off to Finland for the first time to compete in a tournament! You can watch all the games this weekend live at: : http://bit.ly/1lVVuly
Good luck boys! Win the Gold!
USA White wins the first annual Nova Scotia Open!
USA White beat USA Red 10 – 7 to capture gold and win the Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament. Alberta won the bronze medal defeating Team nova Scotia in the dying seconds of the game to win 4 – 3!
Blind Sports nova Scotia would like to send out a huge thank you to all of the volunteers and sponsors who made our first open tournament possible. We’ll see you all next year when we make this tournament even bigger and better!
Come and try Dragon Boat racing!
Dragon Boat for Blind and Partially Sighted Athletes
Are you interested in trying a new sport and challenging yourself? If so, join a dragon boat team specifically for blind and partially sighted individuals for the 2016 Dragon Boating Season. A dragon boat team consists of 20 paddlers sitting two abreast, plus a Cox who steers the dragon boat from the rear and a drummer who sits at the front. Teams can be all men, all women, or mixed crews. Timing, strength and endurance are 3 key elements of a successful team, the fourth and most critical is teamwork.
Dragon boating is a natural sport for people who are blind or visually impaired–it requires hard work, endurance and dedication, but not sight! It is one of the very few sports in which persons who are blind or visually impaired can participate and compete successfully on an equal basis with sighted peers, without any adaptation. Timing of paddling is more important than strength of the individual paddlers, making it a great team sport. The sport provides opportunity for competition, recreation, exercise and socialization. It is an exciting, fulfilling and physically demanding sport–a lot of hard work and a great deal of fun! It is the fastest growing sport in the world today, with a growing number of blind and partially-sighted teams.
The Dartmouth Dragon Boat Association would like to determine if there is enough interest in our community to establish a team for blind and partially-sighted athletes. We are hosting a free trial on Saturday 19th September 2015, from 2PM to 4PM at the Graham’s Grove Park in Dartmouth. This is an excellent opportunity to get in the boat and give it a try.
Numbers are required prior to the event so sufficient boats and volunteers are available. This is open to anyone who is interested, including supporters. Life Jackets and paddles are provided. Wear weather appropriate clothing. It is a water sport so you may get wet. Jeans or any other heavy clothing is not advisable. Change rooms and washrooms are on site.
If you are interested in attending please contact info@dragonboateast.ca.
Registration for the Nova Scotia Open ends September 1st
September 1st is the registration deadline for our Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament from November 20 – 22. Please contact info@blindsportsnovascotia.ca if you would like a Registration Package.
Nova Scotia athletes make Junior Goalball National teams
I’m seeing double… Double Gold!
Simon Richard (left) and Mason Smith (right) display their double gold medals that they won at both the junior boys and senior men’s national goalball championships this year. They won national titles with the New Brunswick junior boys in March and the Nova Scotia Senior men in April which make them two of a small handful of players ever to achieve this rare feat of winning junior and senior national titles in the same season. In his first year of goalball, Mason made the junior boys national team and is training for the IBSA World Youth Games in Colorado Springs from July 28th to the 31st. Simon, MVP of the junior and seniror nationals, will be playing for the men’s national team at the Para Pan Am games in Toronto from August 8th to the 15th. Good luck boys!
Tarah Sawler has been selected for Team Canada at the Junior Goalball World Championships this July!
Blind Sports Nova Scotia is very proud that our very own Tarah Sawler from Dartmouth has been selected to be a member of Team Canada at the Junior Goalball World Championships in Colorado this July. Making this even more impressive is that this is only Tarah’s second season playing Goalball. Congratulations Tarah and bring home the Gold for Canada! Continue reading Tarah Sawler has been selected for Team Canada at the Junior Goalball World Championships this July!
Reminder: Our Auction is only two days away!
Please join us for our annual charity auction:
When: Saturday, June 13th starting at 6 PM
Where: Dave Doolittle’s – 90 Tacoma Drive in Dartmouth.
Tickets: $5 each, available at the door. A ticket gives you one FREE drink or beverage!
Here are just a few of the items you can bid on:
- Gift cards to restaurants all over the city
- Hot sauce
- Travel BBQ
- Portable blue tooth speaker
- Cookware sets
- Oil and tire change
- Pizza and beer package
- Bike tune up
- Two week yoga pass
- 4- person tent
- Museum of Natural History – family passes
- Gym passes
- massages
- One load of gravel
- Chocolate and candy apples