The 2026-27 Goalball schedules have arrived! Recreational, competitive, youth, in Halifax, and now goalball in Greenwood, NS!
Halifax 2026-27 Goalball Schedule
Recreational Mixed Goalball
Begins September 5
Saturdays, 2 to 4 pm
George Dixon Centre Halifax
2502 Brunswick St.
Recreational goalball is for people of all ages and experience levels!
Want to check it out or need more info? Email us: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
Men’s Competitive Goalball
Sundays, 2 to 4 PM
George Dixon Centre Halifax
2502 Brunswick St.
This weekly goalball practice is for those interested in competing with the provincial men’s team.
Want to check it out or want more info? Email us: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
Women’s Competitive Goalball
Sundays, 1 to 3 pm
George Dixon Centre Halifax
2502 Brunswick St.
This weekly goalball practice is for those interested in competing with the provincial women’s team.
Want to check it out or want more info? Email us: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com
Youth Goalball
Thursdays in Halifax
Please email us at BlindSportsNS@gmail.com for more details.
Please email or call before attending a goalball program for the first time: BlindSportsNS@gmail.com or 902 449 0320
Blind Sports Nova Scotia is proud to host the 10th annual Nova Scotia Open Goalball Tournament, the only event of its kind east of Montreal – Fri to Sun, Nov 20 to 22, 2026
We’d like to tell you about a unique way you can make a lasting impact to your community through competitive parasport.
Read our 2026 NSOGT Sponsorship 1 package find out how to help us grow the exhilarating sport – and community – of goalball.
Saturday & Sunday, November 21 & 22, 2026, athletes from across North America gather in Halifax, at University of Kings College, to compete in the only Paralympic sport created specifically for athletes who are blind and have low vision.
Blind Sports Nova Scotia is a 100% volunteer-powered organization, and we’re looking for standout community sponsors to make a meaningful contribution!
Donate
E-transfer BlindSportsNS@gmail.com – no security question required
Please email or call us for cheque mailing address – 902 449 0320.
Don’t miss the Charity Auction for Blind Sports NS this weekend!
It’s everyone’s favourite fundraiser, with good reason. Support athletes who are blind and programs that build community, and find amazing deals from local businesses.
Saturday, June 20
6 to 9 PM
Freeman’s Dutch Village Rd, Halifax
$5 at the door to bid
Cash, E-transfer, and cheques accepted
Live auctioneer!
This year’s list of donated items includes useful products for the home, adventurous activities for the whole family, luxury self care and apparel, items handmade with love, grocery and everyday purchases gift cards. Check it out, tell your friends, and we hope to see you Saturday!
Below is the list in a variety of formats. Hard copy lists, including large print and braille will be available at the event.
Blind Sports Nova Scotia’s free tandem biking program has been putting butts on bikes for over a decade and continues to grow!
Pilots make it possible for people who are blind and have low vision to access the joys and benefits of cycling through our free recreational tandem biking program.
If you’re a confident and experienced cyclist interested in volunteering your spare time to a fun and meaningful program, please RSVP to our next volunteer workshop.
Monday, June 8
6 to 7:30 PM
St Andrews Community Centre
3380 Barnstead Lane, Halifax
RSVP today! Email BlindSportsNS@gmail.com, text or call Jennie at 902 449 0320.
Our workshop includes Blindness 101, how to confidently assist people who are blind, and the chance to test drive a tandem bike – on the front and the back seat.
Four Nova Scotia men’s goalball athletes have been named to the Canadian Men’s National Goalball team to compete at the World Goalball Championships in Hangzhou, China from June 6 to 16.
Graphic courtesy of Canadian Blind Sports Association
Harry Nickerson, 17, Nick Gentleman, 23, Mason Smith, 26, and Peter Parsons, 50, have all been named to the team making up two-thirds of the six player roster.
Parsons is the oldest player to ever make the men’s goalball national team and Nickerson is the youngest player ever to make the men’s national goalball team.
Their connection in sport is unique. “I have been coaching Harry since he was ten years old,” Parsons proudly says.
Nickerson is coached by Parsons on the junior men’s national team who won bronze at the Youth Parapan Ams in Santiago, Chile in November.
Nickerson is also Parsons’s teammate on the Nova Scotia men’s team, who in May won gold at the 2026 Senior National Goalball Championships goalball in Richmond, BC. Harry was awarded tournament MVP.
Mason Smith, the 2024 Senior Goalball Nationals MVP last competed internationally at the 2023 Para Panam games where he helped secure bronze for Canada.
Nick Gentleman is making his international debut for Canada.
“It is really special for me to be named to the team with Harry, Nick and Mason, having recruited and coached them from young ages”, says Parsons, President of Blind Sports Nova Scotia.
The top two teams at the world championships will automatically qualify for the LA28 Paralympics.
Goalball is a Paralympic sport, played by athletes who are blind and visually impaired.
For interviews with the athletes, contact Peter Parsons at 902 229 8246 or parsons.pete@gmail.com
Looking for something to watch? Postcards From is a travel show for the senses, and in this season’s premiere episode, we got to give host Christa a taste of freedom – on a tandem bike ride.
You’ll meet Yves Wermelinger, who has been the lead volunteer pilot and technician for Blind Sports Nova Scotia’s tandem bike program since 2013. He puts countless butts of all abilities on tandem bikes with great care and expertise.
Yvon Clement, an enthusiastic stoker, and Kevin Sullivan, another reliable volunteer pilot, are also featured.
