Volleyball is a very quick and exciting game to play and watch.
It is easy and fun to play at a recreational and a competitive level.
There are three disciplines of disability volleyball in Australia; Deaf Volleyball, Sitting Volleyball, Standing Volleyball.
Classifications
Deaf Volleyball can be played both indoor and outdoor with no rule differences to able bodied Volleyball. A person may compete in Deaf Sports if they are identified as Deaf in any way. Classification and criteria are at http://www.ciss.org.
For more information visit Deaf Sports Australia and Deaf Volleyball Australia.
Sitting Volleyball is played sitting on the floor with lowered net heights (men = 1.15m, women = 1.05m) and a smaller court size (6mx 10m). This makes for a quicker game to both play and watch. There are 2 main ule differences; players can block the serve and players cannot lift off the floor when playing the ball. Players are classified according to the degree of disability (Disabled or Minimum Disability).
Standing Volleyball is played under the same standards as able-bodied Volleyball played with net and court size as per Olympic Volleyball. Players are classified according to the degree of disability (A, B or C with the latter having most disability). There is a maximum of one A class player and a minimum of one C class player on the court.
For more information visit http://www.paralympic.org.au/Sport/SportProfiles/Volleyball.aspx
D-Volleyball Documents
Volleyball CONNECT http://www.avf.org.au/index.php?id=814
Resources available from AVF http://www.avf.org.au/
D-Volleyball Results
For all Paralympic results visit www.paralympic.org.au
For more information on D-Volleyball contact:
Australia Volleyball Federation http://www.avf.org.au/index.php?id=808
Deaf Sports Australia www.deafsports.org.au/
Deaf Volleyball Australia www.avf.org.au/
Australian Paralympic Committee www.paralympic.org.au