CALLICOTT Richard OBE – GBR (PVE) Richard’s initial involvement started with WOVD back in the 1970s as President of Volleyball England when they initiated a Tournament for people with disabilities (Ray Tingley event) in London. At that time it was standing volleyball and great progress was made under the Coaching...

BLAKE Elliot – USA (PVPA) Elliot is the manager of sitting volleyball at USA Volleyball He is responsible for the identification and recruitment of athletes for training, development, and future national team consideration. He leads Sitting National Team Development Program (SNTDP), providing new athletes with the foundation of knowledge, skills...

POSTHUMOUS BANFI Jože – YUG/SLO/NED (PVE) Jože Banfi started his involvement in the Centre for Education and Rehabilitation of Physically Handicapped Children and Adolescents in Kamnik, Slovenia. As well as competing in sitting volleyball he also competed in table tennis and swimming. As an athlete he participated in two Paralympic...

ASHCROFT Louise – CAN (PVPA) Official post held: World ParaVolley Medical Director 2016-present Louise started with WOVD/WPV in Regina, Saskatchewan, at the WOVD Standing World Cup in 2005 as a volunteer organizer of the Medical services for the Event. She was asked if she wanted to attend a classifier workshop...

ARCHIBALD Glynn – GBR (PVE) Glynn started with WOVD/WPV in 2007 when he attended a WOVD International Referee course in Sheffield UK. For him, it was an opportunity to referee at an international level and give back to the sport of volleyball. Denis Le Breuilly had the biggest influence and...

ANDERSSON Mats – SWE (PVE) Mats started with WOVD in 1983 when the organiser of the annual Malmö Open introduced sitting volleyball and needed referees. Among the greatest influences on his development were Jorunn Hynes, chair of the volleyball committee in the Swedish Federation for disabled, who believed in him...

ZUMMO Bethany (USA) Bethany began playing internationally at the 2011 ParaPan American Zonal Championships “Bill Hamiter continues to be the greatest influence on me and my development in sitting volleyball. Bill truly evolved the sport by seeing potential in many athletes, including myself. He once told me he found his...

ZIRAHI Isa (IRI) Isa started playing sitting volleyball in 1995 and then internationally at a tournament in Finland in 1998. The greatest influence on his career and his development in the sport was his coach Mr Arab. Event involvement: Paralympic Games 2000 Sydney – Gold Medal 2004 Athens – Silver...

WAUCHOPE Dee (GBR) She attended her international referee course in 2007 in Sheffield, England with a view to hopefully officiate at the London 2012 Paralympic Games Many referees, referee commission members, coaches, players and TDs have had a profound influence on her. She would particularly like to single out Denis...

WALKER Gregory William (USA) Gregory started working with USA Volleyball on the high performance programme in 2012 and was invited to train with the men’s sitting team in 2013, after the 2012 quad had concluded. Head coached the USA Men’s team in Canada shortly after that. Remained on staff as...