What penalties are there in goalball?
Rule- Canada
- Canadian Blind Sports
- IBSA Goalball
- Goalball
- Blind and low vision
- Para sport
- 2026
- Players
Every penalty results in a penalty shot, in which one player from the penalized team defends the entire 9 m net alone. Common penalties are:
- High ball: a throw touches the ground after the first high-ball line.
- Long ball: a throw touches the ground before the first high-ball line but does not touch again before the second.
- Ten-second violation: the defending team fails to throw back within 10 seconds of first touching the ball.
- Excessive noise.
- Delay of game.
- Touching your eyeshades.
Source: https://canadianblindsports.ca/goalball/about-the-game/
Added 25 Oct 2026