Sitting Volleyball

RULES

Sitting volleyball is almost the same sport than volleyball rules look like the originals since the major difference is that players are not allowed to stand up,and so must play sitted.

Each team can coutain a number of 12 players,but only six on the volleyball grand.

The goal is like the original sport:the ball must go over the net and only three touches per team and allowed.

The first team reaching 25 points wins the game.

Equipement

A ball and a 1,15 meter (3,77 feet)high for men and a 1,05 meter (3,44 feet) high one for women are required to play.

History

The sport was invented in 1956

Sitting volleyball is considered as official sport at the Paralympic Games since 1980.

Classification

Handicaps are mixed with in the team: -Impaired muscle power

-Athetoses

-Impaired passive range of movement

-Hypertonia

-Limb defiency

-Ataxia

-Leg lengh difference

Dates

Sitting volleyball have been played on september from 7 to the 8 at the Paralympics Games of Rio 2016.

Source:

Volleyball Canada,Marochandisport.ma,Google image

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