
Talent Officer @GoalballUK | Goalball Academy lead | This Girl Can Project Group | Sport Development with Coaching Graduate @sheffhallamuni
Hull, England
Joined May 2014
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Alex Cockerham retweeted
#ICYMI, sign-ups are still open for the This Girl Can Open, taking place on Saturday 8th of March, at The Factory, Birmingham!
This is a female-only competition day for women and girls of any age and ability in goalball to play together in a friendly and supportive environment.
Find out more information and secure your place via the sign-up form๐forms.office.com/e/8exKcrEdKโฆ
Entries are now open for the This Girl Can Open 2025! Here are the key details:
๐ตSaturday 8th March
๐ตThe Factory, 5 Devon Way, Birmingham, B31 2TS
๐ตFree entry!
For more information, including how you can sign-up, follow the link below๐
forms.office.com/e/8exKcrEdKโฆ

ALT This Girl Can Open promotional graphic, only a dark blue background, with a group picture overlayed. This is of all attendees at the 2024 This Girl Can Open, who are standing together with their hands in the air! In white text underneath the image reads "Saturday 8th of March, The Factory, Birmingham".
Alex Cockerham retweeted
Want to join a fast-paced, exciting team sport for blind & partially sighted players?
We've opened the doors to our Performance Programme and you're invited! ๐
Whether you're an experienced player or a newcomer, now's your time.
Find out more at goalballuk.com/performance/gโฆ
#AchieveInGoalball
Alex Cockerham retweeted
This Saturday it's our This Girl Can Open competition!
We hope everyone has a brilliant day of goalball with friends new and old ๐
To stay in the loop with all things 'This Girl Can' at Goalball UK visit goalballuk.com/the-sport/thiโฆ
#Goalball #BlindSport #ThisGirlCan
Alex Cockerham retweeted
Weโre throwing it back this week to the electric atmosphere of the IBSA World Games in Birmingham last year! ๐ฅ
We were proud to have been the voice behind the action, bringing the excitement of Goalball to all! ๐
#ThrowbackThursday / #IBSAWorldGames / @IBSAGames2023
Alex Cockerham retweeted
This week our Academy group are at camp in Rugby!
8 of the group received their School Leaders awards yesterday, giving them the skills to teach goalball to others ๐
Well done everyone! ๐
Alex Cockerham retweeted
This Girl Can #goalball events in April ๐
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Thursday 4th: Online travel and safety awareness
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Saturday 27th: This Girl Can Open 2024 ๐
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Sunday 28th: Female only taster session
๐ Location: The Factory, Birmingham, B31 2TS.
Sign up ๐
goalballuk.com/the-sport/thiโฆ
Alex Cockerham retweeted
Today we're taking the chance to shine a light on all the amazing female athletes, officials and classifiers from around the world who make goalball happen.
There are many more than those that appear here and we are grateful to everyone single one!
#InspireInclusion #IWD2024
Alex Cockerham retweeted
What's stopping more women and girls playing goalball? ๐ค
In 2022 we set up a #ThisGirlCan project group to find out!
The group have set up female only taster sessions, competition days and online speaker sessions ๐
Read more goalballuk.com/whats-stoppinโฆ
#Goalball #BlindSport
Alex Cockerham retweeted
Want to be part of the World Games this summer?
Apply to volunteer now!
Head's up - if you'd like to support #goalball specifically be sure to select Coventry @CBSArena as your preferred venue๐
Click the following link for the application form: forms.volunteero.org/view/b1โฆ
Volunteering applications for the 2023 IBSA World Games are open!
The World Games is the worldโs largest sporting event for blind and partially sighted athletes - and it is making its UK debut.
#VolunteersWeek
For more details, visit: bit.ly/3WKbGca
Alex Cockerham retweeted
It's #WorldGoalballDay!
Today we're celebrating everything you love about the unique Paralympic sport of #goalball ๐ต
Find out why our players at the Intermediate South tournament love goalball on the video below ๐
Alex Cockerham retweeted
IMPORTANT UPDATE โฌ๏ธ
Due to the weather the Intermediate South Matchday that was due to take place tomorrow is cancelled.
A new date will be announced shortly. Please see the email sent out this morning for details.
#Goalball #GoalballFamily โ at Sheffield, England
Alex Cockerham retweeted
Explaining sight loss is really difficult as people with perfect eyesight struggle to imagine how it is that we see. Majority of people believe that we see nothing or that we see black. The majority of people who are registered blind can see something. Blindness is a spectrum.
Alex Cockerham retweeted
Talking about mental health isn't:
๐ท Shameful.
๐ท Attention seeking.
๐ท Something you need to apologise for.
It's powerful. It's honest. It can change lives.
It's #TimeToTalk Day today. Join the conversation.
Alex Cockerham retweeted
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What. A. Performance!๐
A truly world class performance this morning saw Great Britain Women beat reigning @Paralympics champion Turkey 3-2!
Well done all๐ #LetsGoGB๐ฌ๐ง
We will face Russia in our final group stage fixture tomorrow, 2:10pm BST!
#GoalballFamily๐ต๐ #Samsun2021
Alex Cockerham retweeted
#WORLDMENTALHEALTHDAY
"Don't just see the athlete....see the whole person!"
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SportsAid is proudly working alongside @BelievePHQ to help athletes build positive mental health habits while also offering support to parents and guardians ๐ก
โถ๏ธ bit.ly/3BE6JGJ
Alex Cockerham retweeted
We had a blast at Summer Camp 2021 earlier this month!!๐ฅIt was great to see so many smiley faces getting back to playing goalball.
Read all about what we got up to via the link below๐
goalballuk.com/we-had-a-blasโฆ
#GoalballFamily๐ต๐ #SummerSpecial @smurfitkappa
Alex Cockerham retweeted
To celebrate 75 years of goalball, @ibsagoalball have announced that we will celebrate the first ever 'World Goalball Day' later this year!
Find out more, including how you can get involved below!๐
goalballuk.com/world-goalbalโฆ
#GoalballFamily๐ต๐ #Goalball75 #IBSA40



























