Goalball was invented in 1946 by Austrian, Hanz Lorenzen, and German Sepp Reindle, in an effort to help in the rehabilitation of blinded war veterans.

The game was introduced to the world in 1976 at the Paralympics in Toronto, Canada and has been played at every Paralympic since. As well every four years a World Competitions has been held with the first being in Austria in 1978. Since that time the popularity of goalball has increased to where it is played competitively in all IBSA regions.

This 2008 ABAC Rocky Mountain Shootout (USABA Western Regional Goalball Tournament) is a qualifier for U.S. Nationals and will take place May 16-18, 2008 in Colorado Springs, CO.