Partially Sighted football is an adapted version of Futsal and it is also sometimes known as B2/3 football. Partially Sighted football should not be confused with blind football. Players who play partially sighted football will have some level of sight whilst blind footballers may have a small amount of light perception at best.
What are the Classifications and Eligibility for Partially Sighted Football?
Sight classifications are based on visual acuity (ability to identify letters or numbers on a standardized eye chart from a specific viewing distance) and visual field (entire range of sight, including peripheral vision) and in order to play internationally players must be classified as B2 or B3 however this is extended to include B4 and B5 domestically. Goalkeepers may be fully-sighted or partially-sighted.
If someone is fully sighted in one eye they would not qualify for visually impaired sport. This is regardless of the sight level in their other eye.
For more information on the different classifications and how to get a classification head to the British Blind Sport website.
What are the Rules of Partially Sighted Football?
Partially sighted football is 5 aside football, based on Futsal. Rule adaptations include:
• In competition, playing areas should be free of other markings
• Light must be of an equal intensity on all parts of the field of play and during the entire match – variations in light intensity are prohibited in all circumstances
• The ball should be a colour that clearly contrasts from the pitch and lines
• The goalkeeper is not allowed to leave the penalty area if he/she is fully sighted
• Internationally a team shall NEVER have more than two B3 players on the pitch when they play with a fully sighted goalkeeper.
• If the Goalkeeper throws or kicks the ball, when it is in play or at a Goal Clearance beyond the halfway line without it touching the goalkeeper’s half of the pitch or touching another player in the Goalkeepers half, an indirect free-kick shall be awarded to the opposition anywhere on the halfway line.
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