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[[Victorian B1 Championship]]|intl_list=|match=|league=}}'''Blind football''' is played in '''Australia'''. The sport was introduced in the country in Victoria in 2014 as a result of [[Blind Sports Victoria]] creating a blind football development program. A regional blind football league was created in Victoria in 2015. The following year, the [[International Blind Sports Federation]] (IBSA) held a workshop in Melbourne, which was attended by representatives from blind sport organizations in [[New South Wales]]. Blind football continued to develop in 2017, governance of the sport was transferred to [[Blind Sports Australia]] who wanted to create a national team and develop the sport outside Victoria. That year also saw Australia get is first IBSA recognized blind football referees. In 2018, a talent development search took place in [[Sydney]]. |
[[Victorian B1 Championship]]|intl_list=|match=|league=}}'''Blind football''' is played in '''Australia'''. The sport was introduced in the country in Victoria in 2014 as a result of [[Blind Sports Victoria]] creating a blind football development program. A regional blind football league was created in Victoria in 2015. The following year, the [[International Blind Sports Federation]] (IBSA) held a workshop in Melbourne, which was attended by representatives from blind sport organizations in [[New South Wales]]. Blind football continued to develop in 2017, governance of the sport was transferred to [[Blind Sports Australia]] who wanted to create a national team and develop the sport outside Victoria. That year also saw Australia get is first IBSA recognized blind football referees. In 2018, a talent development search took place in [[Sydney]]. |
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| Blind football in Australia | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Governing body | Australian Blind Football |
| National team(s) | Men's blind national team Men's partially sighted national team |
| Clubs | Doncaster Rovers Soccer Club FC Williamstown Preston Lions Football Club All Stars FC |
Club competitions | |
Blind football is played in Australia. The sport was introduced in the country in Victoria in 2014 as a result of Blind Sports Victoria creating a blind football development program. A regional blind football league was created in Victoria in 2015. The following year, the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) held a workshop in Melbourne, which was attended by representatives from blind sport organizations in New South Wales. Blind football continued to develop in 2017, governance of the sport was transferred to Blind Sports Australia who wanted to create a national team and develop the sport outside Victoria. That year also saw Australia get is first IBSA recognized blind football referees. In 2018, a talent development search took place in Sydney.
The Victorian B-League season started at Melbourne’s Docklands in 2015, with two divisions. It was open to B1, B2, B3 and sighted players. The Grand Final in the inaugural season was between FC Williamstown and Preston Lions FC. With a final score of 3 - 1, FC Williamstown emerged as the winners.
National team development for both a blind (B1) and partially sighted (B2/B2) squads was underway in 2017 after Australian Blind Football took over governance of the sport. Michael Roski was named the head coach of the Australia men's national blind football team in June 2017.
History
2014
Blind football was first played in Australia in 2014. It was introduced to the country by Blind Sports Victoria (BSV) who created a blind football development program.[1]
In November 2014, Dave Connolly from Social Goal in Australia gave the IBSA an update on the development of blind football in Victoria, Australia. His report noted the sport was still in its infancy in the country. Blind Sports Victoria and Social Goal, through a partnership, were the primary groups trying to promote the sport in Victoria. Efforts to promote the sport that year included an awareness-training session to skill up volunteers, along with fundraising efforts to support the sport. An an eight-week skill development program had taken place with 20 young blind football players participating. A player named Brooke was quoted by the IBSA of saying of the development program, "Coming along to blind football has been great. Now, when I am out with friends and I tell them I have been playing blind soccer they instantly ask me “how do you play it?” As people know soccer, they are intrigued and want to know more."[2] On 7 December 2014, before an A-League game between Melbourne City Football Club and Brisbane Roar, a demonstration of the sport took place. During halftime, an abbreviated game of blind football took place as a demonstration.[2]
2015
Blind Sports Victoria and Social Goal had a goal in 2015 to develop a a "Victorian B League" for inclusive visually impaired football, with blind, visually impaired and sighted players all playing on the same team. The goal was also to have men and women play on the same teams.[1] Dave Connolly from Social Goal was quoted by the IBSA about creating a blind football league as saying, "We are working closely with a number of local partners, including Football Federation Victoria, to develop opportunities for adults who are blind or vision impaired to be able to play football. The Victorian B League will be a unique competition, providing an opportunity for people who are vision impaired and sighted to play sport together on a level playing field. Our ultimate aim is to break down barriers and kick goals for social change."[1]
2016
No Australian referees or international officials were chosen to officiate matches at the 2016 Summer Paralympics for blind football. Instead, referees and their coordinator came from France, Argentina, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain and Greece.[3] In August 2016, Melbourne, Australia hosted a blind football workshop at the Knox Regional Football Centre on the 7th. IBSA Football Chairman Ulrich Pfisterer served as the workshop facilitator. Australian players that participated included Prasantha Wijeyasiri. Blind Sports NSW was also officially represented as attendees of the event.[4] The event lasted two days. It was run in partnership with Blind Sports & Recreation Victoria with support from the Victoria B League. Following this, the IBSA held a blind football workshop in Auckland, New Zealand.[5]
2017
By 2017, the development of blind football in Australia had been taken over by Blind Sports Australia. They were working towards growing the sport in Victoria and other parts of the country. In early 2017, blind football education workshops and national team selection trials took place in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide. Around 60 footballers, coaches and officials took part in these events. Following these workshops, the Blind Sports Australia - Australian Blind Football was created in May 2017.[1]
In June 2017, Australian Blind Football Coordinator Dave Connolly was quoted by the IBSA as saying, “It has taken a couple of years to get to this stage but it is an exciting time for blind football in Australia. While visiting states during the rollout of the national education program, I experienced first-hand the enthusiasm for the game. A number of players even put their hand up to see what they could do to support the development of the sport. It is great to see there is so much enthusiasm, some of the players have ambitious goals and we want to help them to achieve these goals. It is really important to acknowledge how blind football can be a game changer for people who are blind or vision impaired in Australia.”[1] Vision impaired Australian sportsperson Matthew Cameron participated in the Sydney workshop. Following it, he was quoted by the IBSA as saying, “One thing I have always dreamed about is playing for my country in football. Now, that dream is within reach. After having to give up mainstream football due to my deteriorating vision I have been able to slip my goalkeeper gloves back on and do what I have always loved.”[1]
In August 2017, Australia had pending IBSA recognized international B1 Blind Football referees, to be on the list after an official IBSA Football Referees Seminar. These were the first blind football referees from Australia.[6]
2018
Australian Blind Football participated in a talent search in Sydney on 12 August 2018 between 11am and 3pm at Sydney Olympic Park that was organized by Blind Sports Australia with support from the Football Federation Australia.[7]
Leagues
In September 2015, the Victorian B-League season started at Melbourne’s Docklands. The season ended in December 2015. The league is notable because it was the first adult blind football league to exist in Australia. The league was a result of a partnership between Football Federation Victoria and Blind Sports and Recreation Victoria. The league had eight teams competing in two divisions. The first division included Doncaster Rovers Soccer Club, FC Williamstown, Preston Lions Football Club and All Stars FC who played in the Vision Impaired League. The league included B1, B2, B3and sighted players. The second division was the B1 Championship. This league played using international blind football rules, but also allowed B1, B2, B3 and sighted players. The playoffs took place on 6 December 2015. Doncaster Rovers SC finished third after beating All Stars FC 6-2. The Grand Final was between FC Williamstown and Preston Lions FC. With a final score of 3 - 1, FC Williamstown came out victorious.[8]
National team
Australia has never had a ranked national men's blind football team in the three years of IBSA national team rankings.[9] As of 2017, Blind Sports Australia was working towards developing national teams for form national teams in both B1 and B2/B3 forms.[1]
Michael Roski was named the head coach of the Australia men's national blind football team in June 2017.[1] Australian Blind Football Coordinator Dave Connolly was quoted by the IBSA as saying, “Michael has been involved in blind football activities in Melbourne for the past 18 months and has been instrumental in growing participation and awareness at a local level, while also assisting with a variety of activities during the national rollout. It’s great to have Michael on board in this role."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i International Blind Sports Federation. "Blind Football in Australia continues to progress - News - IBSA". IBSA. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ a b International Blind Sports Federation. "Blind football takes off in Australia - News - IBSA". IBSA. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ International Blind Sports Federation. "IBSA Football Committee announces officials for Rio 2016 Paralympic Games - News - IBSA". IBSA. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ International Blind Sports Federation. "Successful blind football workshop in Australia - News - IBSA". IBSA. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ International Blind Sports Federation. "IBSA Football heads for Oceania to develop game - News - IBSA". IBSA. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ “IBSA Football Referee List, Updated August 17, 2017.” IBSA, International Blind Sports Federation, Spain, 17 Aug. 2017. http://www.ibsasport.org/news/files/1268-1-IBSA-Blind-Football-referee-list-updated-August-17.pdf . Accessed 13 July 2018.
- ^ “Australian Blind Football conducting talent search.” Australian Blind Football, Facebook, 4 Aug. 2018 12:08 p.m., https://www.facebook.com/ausblindfootball/ . Accessed 4 August 2018.
- ^ International Blind Sports Federation. "First blind football league in Australia - News - IBSA". IBSA. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ “IBSA Football Committee Blind Football Rankings as of 1 January 2018.” IBSA, International Blind Sports Federation, 1 Jan. 2018, http://www.ibsasport.org/news/files/1444-1-IBSA-Blind-Football-Ranking-as-of-1st-January-2018.pdf . Accessed 13 July 2018.
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