Sitting Volleyball
What is sitting Volleyball?
Sitting volleyball is an adapted sport where the game of volleyball is played on a smaller court with a lower net and all players must sit on the floor. The court dimensions are 6 m wide by 5 m deep on either side of the net. In competition, the net height is 1.15 m for men and 1.05 m for women.
At a community level, players with and without physical impairments can play together in this integrative sport. However, to compete internationally athletes must have a permanent physical impairment.
Sitting volleyball has become popular among spectators of para-sport because of its fast action and exciting gameplay. It is also a good choice to implement at the community level as an adapted or integrated recreation activity because there is no need to buy specialized equipment.
Coaching & Teaching Resources
Volleyball BC is excited to offer a FREE indoor sitting volleyball resource for educators, community centers, local volleyball clubs and coaches. This is a brand new learning resource, developed in partnership with the Canadian Women’s Paralympic Sitting Volleyball Head Coach, aimed at introducing Sitting Volleyball to participants of all levels.
This Learning Resources includes free lesson plans that introduce participants to six skills required to play sitting volleyball.
- Forearm Pass
- Overhead Pass
- Setting
- Attacking – Outside & Middle
- Blocking
- Serving – Float & Underhand
If you would like to access this free learning resource, please fill out the form here.
Images credit of Canadian Paralympic Committee
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