SHORT, fast and intense. That's how Cameron Park's Matthew Cameron describes goalball.
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The sport was invented after World War II specifically for blind veterans and is a Paralympic event.
The object of the game is to roll the ball, which contains bells, into the opponents' goal while defending players try to block it with their bodies.
Players must use the sound of the bells to judge the position and movement of the ball, requiring noise to be kept to a minimum during play.
Each athlete also wears a blackout mask to level the playing field.
This means anyone, including those with perfect vision, can play the game.
However, only those with impairments can take it to Paralympic level.
That is Matthew's dream.
The 17-year-old was diagnosed with Usher syndrome when he was aged two.
The genetic condition causes hearing loss from birth and progressive loss of sight due to due to retinitis pigmentosa, which leads to tunnel vision.
Looking for sport and social contact, Matthew joined the NSW Goalball Association.
He said he instantly knew he would fit right in.
"It's good to hang out with people with the same condition," he said. "We understand each other."
Matthew has only been playing goalball since June and has just bagged his first national medal.
He and Maitland siblings Brodie, Aiden and Molly Smith, who also suffer from tunnel vision, made their national debut as part of the largest NSW contingent to participate in the Goalball Australia championships in Adelaide earlier this month.
Brodie played in the women's division and received the Most Valuable Player award.
Aiden and Molly played in the junior team but lost a tense final to South Australia by only one goal.
Matthew medalled in the youth mixed team, defeating Queensland 13 to 9.
Overall, the NSW contingent had the most successful national championship of any state in the 34-year history of Australian goalball, winning the men's, women's and youth divisions and placing second in juniors.
It was a proud achievement for Matthew.