Men’s and Women’s Goalball National Teams Advance to Quarterfinals of World Championships

ESPOO, FINLAND -- Thursday wrapped up the final day of round robin play for the Goalball World Championship Games. Team USA is well positioned as both the Men's and Women's teams are moving into the quarterfinal rounds that begin Friday morning. The Women's National Team (2-3) rebounded from a couple of tough losses yesterday to knock off Germany (0-5) 4-3, in their final round robin match, and only game of the day. Asya Miller led the team in scoring on the day, netting three of the team's goals, while Jen Armbruster scored the fourth goal for the Women. The Women's…  Read More

Day 3 Team USA Wrap-up from IBSA Goalball World Championships

ESPOO, FINLAND -- Round robin play continued Wednesday with mixed results for Team USA on day three of the Goalball World Championship tournament. The Men's National Team won their only match of the day against Germany 8-5.  The Women's National Team played two games, losing to Turkey 2-8 and 3-4 against Japan, the defending Paralympic Gold Medalists. The US Men were in 3rd place in Group A entering the game against Germany, who was in 7th place in the pool, and took them by storm in the first half, scoring five points while Germany was only able to answer with…  Read More

IBSA Goalball World Championships in Espoo, Finland

The U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Goalball Teams are traveling to Finland to compete in the 2014 IBSA Goalball World Championships, June 26 – July 6. There are a number of ways to stay up-to-date on all the action. Follow USABA on Facebook and Twitter for real-time results. You can also follow the Men’s National Team and Women’s National Team on Twitter. USABA will have game re-caps after each day on our Website. The women's team will take on Russia first on June 30 at 8:00am EST; the men’s first game will be against Spain on June 30 at 2:00am EST. Both…  Read More

USA Goalball Teams Head To IBSA Championship Competitions

Next week, Team USA Goalball Teams head to Colorado Springs, Colorado to compete in two major championship tournaments sanctioned by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) and hosted by the United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) at Colorado College, July 9-15, 2013. Team USA Junior National teams will compete in the 2013 IBSA World Youth Championships, the premiere international Goalball competition for athletes ages 19 and under. USABA is proud to announce the following athletes will represent Team USA and USABA for the 2013 IBSA World Youth Championships Goalball competition: Boys’ Team: • Abel Del Toro (Fontana, CA) • Austin…  Read More