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Football for the visually impaired: What does it teach us about teamwork and talents?
Pubblicata il 10/4/2024

I became aware of visually impaired football through the Paralympic Games . It has fascinated me because it demonstrates how going beyond conventions, nurturing one's talents, and training a systematic vision can lead to extraordinary results!

 

⇒ In visually impaired football, the ball is equipped with a device that emits an acoustic signal.

-          The sound helps players locate the ball during the game.

The ball is an appropriate tool because it is modified for the context

 

⇒ The goalkeeper is the only sighted player

-          He guides the team in organizing the defense and optimizing the field arrangement.

 

Effective communication for the goalkeeper involves using his voice (giving directions such as "one step to the right" or "two steps back") and touch (orienting teammates with touches and movements) because voice and touch convey messages that players can understand and act on.

 

Therefore, the goalkeeper must acquire information with his own abilities (including visual) and transfer it according to the means and receptive model of the team receiving the message.

 

The guide is an essential member of the team who remains off the field.

-          The guide directs the attackers through vocal cues and gives sound indications by beating on the posts behind the opposing goal to help the players locate the area within which to direct the ball to score.

 

The guide, like the goalkeeper, communicates by leveraging the hearing and spatial sense of their teammates.

             

What can we learn from Paralympic football?

What can we bring to the management of our work and our private lives?

 

I have learned that

-          it is essential to nurture our attitudes, talents, and senses to grasp the most useful information and achieve the team's goal

-          building a common language shared by all members is critical to being clear and understandable

-          each person has a role in a team, and it must be respected to achieve success. When everyone does their part and maintains their place, together they can accomplish goals that would otherwise be impossible.

 

What have you learned?

 

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