Volunteer at Surrey Goalball Club

About Us and Goalball

Goalball is a competitive and exciting team sport designed specifically for the blind and partially sighted. It's played on an indoor court by two teams of three players. Players wear blackout eyeshades to balance out differences in vision impairment and use their hearing to track the ball, which has bells in it. Because of the unique nature of players using their hearing, the game is played in complete silence. 

Players throw the ball under-arm, in a bowling-like motion, aiming to get it into their opponent's goal, whilst the other team use their bodies to dive and block the ball. They then take their turn to throw. It's almost like reverse dodgeball! It's a game of skill, strategy, and deception. 

The sport is played competitively at a range of levels from local novice competitions all the way up to the Paralympic Games. 

Surrey Goalball Club was established in 2025 to help promote goalball in the county. We aim provide regular training sessions and competitive opportunities for athletes of all abilities from our venue at Woking High School. We want to foster an inclusive and supportive environment where everyone can develop their skills, challenge themselves, and enjoy the sport.  Our sessions will be carefully designed to develop players' skills in defence, attack, orientation, communication, and teamwork. 

How You Could Get Involved as a Volunteer

We’re always looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us give blind and partially sighted people access to goalball and physical activity. You don’t need any experience or skills — just a willingness to learn and support others. We’ll provide guidance and training where needed, and can signpost to other relevant resources. 

You can give as much or as little time as you want. That could be an hour here and there or immersing yourself in all the training and competitions.

Volunteering is a great way to grow as a person, learn new skills, and looks brilliant on a CV or UCAS application! So why not give it a go?

We can of course make accommodations for any disability you may have.

How Might I Help?

•Activity Assistants — help set up, guide players, and support during sessions

•Sighted Guides — support players with navigation off-court

•Coaches — help lead sessions (we’ll support your development if needed)

•Admin & Comms — support with social media, newsletters, or fundraising

•Events & Fundraising — help run events and raise awareness/funds

What skills do I need?

Benefits of volunteering:

•Make a real difference in your community, allowing blind or partially sighted people to have the opportunity to engage in sport like everyone else

•Build new skills and experience for your CV

•Meet new people and be part of a team

•Flexible, rewarding, and fun!

•Use it to count towards a Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award

We’ll match roles to your availability, interests, and skills. Whatever time or help you can give, big or small, will make a difference.