Volleyball

 

 

Some of the disabilities that participate in this sport are:

 

• Amputees
• Hearing Impairment
• Learning Disabilities
• Cerebral Palsy
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spina bifida
• Full use of their upper limbs
• A disability affecting all four limbs
• Limited mobility in their lower limbs
• Severe Disabilities

 

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.

 

The sport can be participated by numerous disabilities in a variety of ways. Some more severe disabilities may play in their wheelchairs using a balloon as a fun activity, however as a sport it can be played by:

 

Learning disabilities

Lower limb impairments

 

Sitting Volleyball

Volleyball as been adapted into a sitting game which is open to able bodied players as well as disabled. It is played on a smaller court and the net is lower. Players sit on the floor so must have good sitting balance and be able to move around on the floor.

 

For more information about volleyball select one of the links below:

 

Learning Disabilities

 

Sitting Volleyball

 

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