Beach sitting volleyball is not currently a discipline that World ParaVolley is developing for international competition. World ParaVolley’s primary areas of focus are sitting volleyball (indoor) and beach paravolley (standing).
Beach sitting volleyball brings together the worldwide popularity of Sitting Volleyball with the fantastic fun and vigour that beach sports bring.
Teams are made up of three players, working within a classification system which promotes the inclusivity of the sport – otherwise following the standard rules of sitting volleyball. For the full rules including diagrams, please see 2022-2024 World ParaVolley Beach Sitting Volleyball Rules and Diagrams.
Athlete Eligibility
All athletes with physical impairments are eligible to compete at the international level, provided they go through the Classification process. Many players are athletes who are amputees. In addition, one player on each team may have ‘minimal impairment’, which means their impairment may appear minimal but it may prevent them from competing in the conventional version of the sport. These injuries could include anterior cruciate ligament damage or missing fingers.
Rule Books for ParaVolley disciplines:
Sitting Volleyball
2022-2024 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Rule Book
2022-2024 World ParaVolley Reglas Oficiales de Voleibol Sentado (Español)
2022-2024 World ParaVolley Regras Oficias de Voleibol Sentado (Português)
Youth Sitting Volleyball
2022-2024 World ParaVolley Official Youth Sitting Volleyball Rules
2022-2024 Reglas Oficiales del Voleibol Sentado Juvenil (Español)
Beach ParaVolley
2022-2024 World ParaVolley Beach ParaVolley Rule Book
2022-2024 Regras Oficias Paravôlei de Praia (Português)
2022-2024 World ParaVolley Reglas Oficiales – ParaVoleibol Playa (Español)
Beach Sitting Volleyball
2022-2024 World ParaVolley Official Beach Sitting Volleyball Rules
NOTE: In case of any doubt over any rule, the English version of the Rules of the Game shall prevail over the versions in any other language.