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a young man, diving on the floor during a goalball game. Wearing a team Canada red and black jersey, a white headband, and black coloured blind fold. The ball is blue. / Un jeune homme plongeant au sol lors d'un match de goalball. Il porte un maillot rouge et noir de l'équipe du Canada, un bandeau blanc et un bandeau noir sur les yeux. Le ballon est bleu.
Goalball: A Life-Changing Sport Gateway for the Visually Impaired
[ Feature Article ] At fourteen, Harry Nickerson became the youngest-ever member of the Canadian Men's Goalball Team—not because the system found him, but because a chain of referrals happened to hold together. This article uses his journey to explore goalball's transformative potential for young people with vision loss and the role physical and health educators (PHE) can play in making sport access a reliable pathway rather than a fortunate accident.