World ParaVolley Coaching Course – December 7-10, 2017, France

World ParaVolley is offering a Level 1 Coaching Course in Lille, France, in collaboration with FF Volley. Dates:  December 7-10, 2017 Location:  Villeneuve d’Ascq (FRA) The deadline for registration is rapidly approaching – November 13th! Full course details can be downloaded here: Course Invitation and Information Sheet (PDF) Course Registration...

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World ParaVolley secures competitive Agitos Grant

The IPC has just announced the 2018 Agitos Grants and World ParaVolley’s application to run a development project in Korea has been approved.  Only 50% of the applications lodged were successful and only 8 International Federations, of which we are one, received a grant.  Only 4 of the 31 successful...

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2017 Invictus Games Champions – Georgia – A Great Story!

Yesterday the Georgian Sitting Volleyball Team made history at the Invictus Games in Toronto Canada, by winning the gold medal.  And their story is a good one. In 2014, seven Georgian servicemen formed the sitting volleyball squad for the Invictus Games in London.  This was when Richard Osborne became involved...

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Mover & Shaker | Anton Raimondo (RSA)

From London Paralympian to South African Sitting Volleyball development maestro! 1 – How did you get involved in Sitting Volleyball? I first found out about sitting volleyball when I joined East London Lynx in Feb 2009. I had never played any form of volleyball before and I was hooked fairly...

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Mover & Shaker | Nello Calleja (MLT)

Driving the sport forwards in his country! 1 – How did you get involved in Sitting Volleyball? I got to know about Sitting Volleyball whilst speaking with Ute Maria Fischer, an International Volleyball and Sitting Volleyball referee from Germany during a tournament in 2010.  I immediately started researching about it...

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Mover & Shaker | Richard Stacey-Chapman (GBR)

The man with many ventures and roles in Sitting Volleyball, now leading things in England. 1 – How did you get involved in Sitting Volleyball? I think relatively unusually for a person with no disability, I actually started playing Sitting Volleyball before I had ever played any other form of the...

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Mover & Shaker | Robert Grylak (GER)

Doing his bit and more for Sitting Volleyball in Germany! 1 – How did you get involved in Sitting Volleyball? In 1977 I had an accident with a fork-lift truck and that is how I came in touch with adapted sports. I got involved in Sitting Volleyball in 1989 when...

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Mover & Shaker | Elliot Blake (USA)

Sitting Volleyball Coordinator for USA Volleyball! 1 – How did you get involved in Sitting Volleyball? In 2006, I left a collegiate coaching position to pursue my master’s degree in sport management.  After graduating in December 2007, I said to myself that the first job available with USA Volleyball, I...

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