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Sitting volleyball is a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability organized by World ParaVolley. As opposed to standing volleyball , sitting volleyball players must sit on the floor to play. History
Sitting volleyball is a variation of the standing version of the sport, with two teams of six players. The court is smaller with a lower net when compared to a volleyball court – meaning the ...
Sitting volleyball classification is the classification system for sitting volleyball. Only people with lower leg paralysis or lower leg extremity amputations are eligible to compete. The sport is governed by World Paravolley formerly known as World Organization Volleyball for Disabled (WOVD).
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by ... The adapted version of volleyball at the Summer Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball.
Nicky Nieves is a three-time Paralympian in sitting volleyball and USA's flag bearer. She explains how sitting volleyball compares to traditional volleyball.
One of the most intense and exciting sports at the Paralympic Games is sitting volleyball – but what is it and how is it different to regular volleyball?
In 1967 the Dutch introduced a new game called sitting volleyball, which is a combination of sitzball and volleyball. Then in 1978 the ISOD accepted sitting volleyball in its programs. The first official tournament took place in 1979 in Haarlem, Netherlands, and then in 1980 sitting volleyball was accepted as a Paralympic sport with
VolleySLIDE is the Sitting Volleyball world educational programme by World ParaVolley, the international federation responsible for all forms of ParaVolley. It is aimed at driving the development of the sport, in line with the Paralympic Movement and global society expectations.