On Sunday November 5th, 2017, the 13th ParaVolley Europe General Assembly elected a new Board of Directors, which has something of a new look. The new president Branko Mihorko from Slovenia gained as many votes as federations in attendance. Mr. Mihorko has a long and varied background in sitting volleyball...
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...
We would like to draw your attention to the following opportunities for your 2018 participation in planned World ParaVolley events: 2018 Sitting Volleyball World Championships Qualifier – Korea March 27th – April 1st (arrival March 24th, departure April 2nd) For male and female teams that have not already qualified for...
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...
WELCOME !!! …to the 2017 ParaVolley Pan America Sitting Volleyball Championships! After months of preparation and days of travel, teams faced off from October 26-29 2017 in Montreal Canada to decide who will be the Zone Champion and who will qualify for the 2018 World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball World Championships!...
World ParaVolley would like to offer our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Jose Luis Campo, the President of the Americas Paralympic Committee, who passed away yesterday. Jose was the prime mover in the development of the Paralympic movement in Pan America and had important roles in...
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...
WELCOME !!! What a final day at the 2017 ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships! After months of preparation, days of travel, and days of competition, today, the champions were crowned. Hosts Rwanda were up against Egypt in both GOLD medal matches – quite a feat for both nations! However, the...
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...
Sir Philip Craven – 16 years as IPC President World ParaVolley wishes to acknowledge the enormous contribution Sir Philip Craven has made to the Paralympic Movement after 16 years at the helm as President. The current IPC is so different to the IPC of 2001 that it is almost as...
