Michael Roski was named the head coach of the Australia men's national blind football team in June 2017.
"[2] On 7 December 2014, before an A-League game between Melbourne City Football Club and Brisbane Roar, a demonstration of the sport took place.
[2] Blind Sports Victoria and Social Goal had a goal in 2015 to develop a "Victorian B League" for inclusive visually impaired football, with blind, visually impaired and sighted men and women all playing on the same team.
Instead, referees and their coordinator came from France, Argentina, Japan, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain and Greece.
In early 2017, blind football education workshops and national team selection trials took place in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide.
While visiting states during the rollout of the national education program, I experienced first-hand the enthusiasm for the game.
It is really important to acknowledge how blind football can be a game changer for people who are blind or vision impaired in Australia.”[1] Vision impaired Australian sportsperson Matthew Cameron participated in the Sydney workshop.
[7] The first Australian international team was announced in preparation for matches in India and at the first Asian Blind Football Championships in 2019.
[8] The matches in India gave an opportunity for Shae Skinner to become the first Australian woman to compete in the sport internationally.
This league played using international blind football rules, but also allowed sighted players.
[1] Michael Roski was named the head coach of the Australia men's national blind football team in June 2017.
[1] Australian Blind Football Coordinator Dave Connolly was quoted by the IBSA as saying, “Michael has been involved in blind football activities in Melbourne for the past 18 months and has been instrumental in growing participation and awareness at a local level, while also assisting with a variety of activities during the national rollout.