With the new 2023 Prohibited List taking effect last January 1, 2023, including the change for tramadol that will take effect next year, the following education resources are now available on ADEL. • Guide to the List 2023• Tramadol factsheet for athletes and athlete support personnel• Tramadol factsheet for medical...
The World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Rules of the Game Committee would like to provide a clarification of Rule 4.1.1 Official Sitting Volleyball Rules 2022 – 2024 Chapter 2 – Participants, 4 – Teams, 4.1 –Team composition, 4.1.1. 4.1.1 For the match, a team may consist of up to 14 players...
Reminder to all nations and teams: WADA’s 2022 Prohibited List came into force on January 1, 2022 World ParaVolley wishes to remind athletes, support personnel, and members that the WADA 2022 Prohibited List is now in force as of January 1, 2022. There are important changes that you need to...
Nominations – WADA Standing Committees Background World ParaVolley has been asked to consider nominations to various vacant positions on the World Anti-Doping Agency Standing Committees. Any nominations need to be approved by the World ParaVolley Board in the first instance and should be lodged with the General Manager by Member...
World ParaVolley has a vacancy for the position of Communications Manager. Consequently, the Board has decided to openly invite Expressions of Interest (EOIs) from the World ParaVolley community to take up the position of Communications Manager. There is no formal application form and we are expecting applicants to write a...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has launched an updated version of the Athlete Learning Program about Health and Anti-Doping (ALPHA) course on its Anti-Doping e-Learning Platform (ADeL). Initially launched in 2014 – and developed with the help of athletes, leading psychologists, behavioral scientists, education technologists, e-learning specialists and prevention specialists...
World ParaVolley Development Director and USA Volleyball’s director of sport development John Kessel wrote this wonderful tribute about former USA coach, World ParaVolley Board member and close friend Mike Hulett, who passed away last Thursday, aged 64. Mike Hulett was one of my heroes as he put the preciousness of...
As part of encouraging and promoting sport among people of all determinations, a sitting volleyball exhibition game, featuring players from countries across the region, including Egypt and Kazakhstan, will be held during the opening ceremony of the Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament in Dubai on Tuesday. Organised by Dubai Sports...
Eight weeks ahead of one of World ParaVolley’s 2019 highlights, teams are already confirming their participation to the first-ever Beach World Series event. The world is in for a spectacle as the tournament, set to be staged at the Longfengtou Beach in Pingtan, Fuzhou, China, hass seen eight men’s...
World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner was suitably impressed with the “teamwork, enthusiasm and dedication” shown by the Sitting Volleyball competitors at the Invictus Games held in Sydney, Australia last month. World ParaVolley supported the event by donating Molten volleyballs and providing staff expertise in the planning and delivery of the...
