The Eyes Free Sports Podcast: Ep. 20 - Discussing Blind Hockey with Goalie Doug Goist

<p>In Episode 20 of the Eyes Free Sports podcast, blind hockey goalie Doug Goist joined the conversation to talk about:</p> <p> </p> <ul><li>His early years and how active he was as a child playing sports</li> <li>When he started to notice something was wrong with his vision</li> <li>Attending college at Wake Forest University and earning a bachelor’s degree in English</li> <li>His work in journalism and as a transcriptionist</li> <li>How he unexpectedly got into blind hockey and why he thought his friend was making it up at first</li> <li>How blind hockey is played</li> <li>The vision classifications of blind hockey players and the positions they typically play based on their levels of vision</li> <li>His role on the ice as a goalie</li> <li>Playing with the Washington Blind Hockey Club and the U.S. Blind Hockey team</li> <li>Competing in the first-ever international blind hockey series of games vs. Canada</li> <li>If he thinks blind hockey will get into the Paralympics and what has to happen for this to occur</li> <li>Advice for anyone interested in playing blind hockey</li> <li>His job with the National Industries for the Blind (NIB) and his efforts to help blind individuals land jobs</li> <li>Some advice for blind and visually impaired job candidates on what they can do to advocate for themselves during the job search and interview process</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Learn more about USA Blind Hockey and the sport of blind hockey at <a href='https://www.usahockey.com/blindhockey#yieldContent'>https://www.usahockey.com/blindhockey</a>. Check out the Washington Blind Hockey Club site at <a href='https://dcblindhockey.org/'>https://dcblindhockey.org/</a>.</p> <p> </p>