Sitting Volleyball Workshop

1. Sitting Volleyball Workshop 19th November 2014 Dudley Leisure Centre Richard Stacey-Chapman Volleyball England Bill Boagey Volleyball England Tutor

2. Game • Make your way to the court • Pick a team to join - keep no.’s even (ish) • Sit on the floor • Keep the ball off the ground on your side • Try to hit the floor on the other side • Have fun!

3. Agenda

4. Video • GB Men’s video from London 2012.

5. House Keeping • Register • Fire exits and alarms • Toilets

6. Objectives • Increase your knowledge of Sitting Volleyball as a sport • Increase your knowledge of the benefits of Sitting Volleyball and how it can meet your needs • Provide you with the knowledge and equipment to introduce Sitting Volleyball • Show you that Sitting Volleyball is fun!

7. Introductions • Rich Stacey-Chapman • Involved in Sitting Volleyball for 7 years • Coach and Team managed at clubs and GB • Coach for Newcastle Staffs Sitting Volleyball team • Now Sitting Volleyball Development Manager at Volleyball England

8. Introductions • Bill Boagey

9. Introductions • Who you are? • Where you’re from (area & organisation)? • What you do? • Any volleyball experience? • What you want to get out of today?

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11. Volleyball Key Characteristics • Rebound • Team Sport • 3 Touches • Keep the ball flying!

12. Sitting Volleyball • Common misconception • Sitting Volleyball is a disability sport played by people in wheelchairs • In fact Sitting Volleyball is • A fast and exciting sport, played sitting on the floor by men and women of all ages and players with and without a disability

13. Why Sitting Volleyball? • Increasing demand for the sport from a range of groups: • Schools (mainstream & special education) • Disability groups • Multi-sport groups • Military and recovery charities • There are a number of reasons for this but the main ones are: • Increased demand for inclusive/disability sports – SV perfect! • Easily adaptable • Little equipment required (cheap!)

14. Anytime, Anywhere

15. National Overview • One of the fastest growing Paralympic sports in England • International competition – Players have a physical impairment • Domestic competition - Able bodied players & players with a physical impairment • Grassroots – Anyone can play! • 2 Teams competed at London 2012 • 10 teams competing regularly in the National Grand Prix • New clubs being established across the country

16. Local Overview • Black Country & Staffordshire is one of Volleyball England’s 5 investment zones. • One club currently running in Staffordshire • Newcastle Staffs VC • New team bit already competing in the highest tier. • Other activity happening across Black Country and Staffordshire • Predominantly adapted sessions

17. Rules and Classification • Separate Hand-outs • General Overview • A – Z of Sitting Volleyball Video

18. Agenda

19. Movement and Introducing the Game • Movement • Encourage movement from the very beginning • Hands on the floor ready to move • Introducing the game • Keep the ball off the ground! • Encourage teamwork • Encourage height on the ball

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21. Volley • 2 hands (where possible) • Take the ball around the forehead • Spread hands around the ball • Elbows bent and out • Extend the elbows and ‘push’ the ball out

22. Dig • Create a flat platform using the forearms • Thumbs together • Don’t swing the arms • let the ball rebound • Shrug the shoulders to direct the ball

23. Spike / Hit • Move towards the net and use body weight as momentum • Legs usually bent to the side • Hit the ball down with 1 hand • Open hand • Elbow back like pulling a bow • Reach up and swing through

24. Block • Legs can go under the net and usually sideways • Reach up and place hands over the net • Hands close together • Angle hands into court

25. Serve • Buttocks behind the service line • Over-arm • Face the net • Toss the ball level with hitting shoulder • Hit the ball with an open hand • Under-arm • Sit sideway – hitting arm away from the court • Small toss the ball with non-hitting hand • Hit the ball with a closed fist

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27. Sitting Volleyball Basics The only key things for a game of sitting volleyball are: • 2 teams • A net / divide • A ball / round object • Players ‘sitting’ down • Keep the ball off the ground

28. Adapting the Game • The STEP process can be used to adapt the game. • From a basic format, adaptions can be made to move it towards conventional sitting volleyball: • Vary the ball • Encourage more technique • Encourage 3 touches • Introduce more rules/conditions

29. STEP Examples • Ball • Net • Court size • Team size • Volleyball Technique v Catch & Throw • Serve v throw v feed • Rotations v mixing positions • Players in wheelchairs

30. School Games Format • Adapted game developed with YST to make it as inclusive as possible • Uses a beach ball and relatively simple rules • Can be used and adapted further with a range of groups

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33. Objectives Review Have we achieved: • Increase your knowledge of Sitting Volleyball as a sport • Increase your knowledge of the benefits of Sitting Volleyball and how it can meet your needs • Provide you with the knowledge and equipment to introduce Sitting Volleyball • Show you that Sitting Volleyball is fun!

34. Contacts • Rich Stacey-Chapman • Sitting Volleyball Development Manager • r.stacey-chapman@volleyballengland.org • 01509 22 77 22 • Rob Payne • Volleyball Relationship Manager • Black Country & Staffordshire • R.payne@volleyballengland.org • 07850 022 516

35. Useful Links • Volleyball England Website • VolleySLIDE website • YouTube • Facebook • Twitter

36. Any Questions?