Athletes were wearing them while playing blind football, goalball, and more. My curiosity led to me looking into why ...

Players must wear opaque eyeshades at all times ensuring fair competition ... Players stay on their hands and knees to defend their net and score against their opponents. A goalball court measures 18 ...

Goalball athletes are visually impaired, and must have less than 10% visual acuity remaining or a visual field restricted to 40 degrees diameter. In order to ensure an even playing field, athletes ...