The Board of Directors of the World ParaVolley Foundation is excited to announce the 2025 World ParaVolley Foundation Grant recipients! The WPVF received numerous applications from individuals from 15 nations in 2025. Once again, we were overwhelmed and enthusiastic about the response received in this second year of WPVF grants....
In partnership with the Solomon Islands National Paralympic Committee (SINPC), World ParaVolley is proud to announce the first Pacific-region Level 1 Coaching Course for sitting volleyball in late March. Designed for club coaches and national team assistants, this certification marks a major milestone in developing coaching capacity across the region...
World ParaVolley has announced a series of updates to its Coaching Courses, aimed at improving accessibility, recognising prior experience, and strengthening coach development pathways worldwide. Moving forward, the Level 1 Coaching Course fee has been fixed at 100 EUR – the amount used in 2025 as a launch promotional offer....
As 2025 comes to an end, we want to take the opportunity to pause and reflect on an impressive year that delivered many outstanding outcomes for World ParaVolley. This year was particularly special as it marked the first year of our new Board, led by a new President and Vice...
The agenda for the inaugural ParaVolley Europe Coaches Convention is now officially available, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing development of ParaVolley across Europe and beyond. The three-day convention is supported by World ParaVolley and will take place in Sarajevo, bringing together a diverse and high-level group of participants...
We received the sad news that Frits Klein passed away last Friday 12.12.2025. Frits Klein was well-known in the national and international sitting volleyball community. In various roles, Frits championed sitting volleyball in the Netherlands and abroad, where he gained particular recognition as a sitting volleyball referee. In the summer...
World ParaVolley is on a mission to make sitting volleyball accessible to everyone, everywhere. One of the most powerful tools we have to achieve this is VolleySLIDE — our global education and awareness resource that helps coaches, teachers, players, and supporters understand and promote sitting volleyball in their communities. But...
The WPV’s first ever European practical course for its advanced coaching qualification — World ParaVolley Level 2 Coaching Award — has concluded near Ljubljana, Slovenia. The event was held between 29 November and 2 December 2025 and marked a major step in expanding high-performance sitting volleyball coaching across Europe. The...
World ParaVolley is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Peter Karreman, and extends its heartfelt condolences to Peter’s family and friends through this difficult time. Peter’s legacy and spirit, though, will most certainly continue to live on through the many lives that he touched. Peter was a passionate and...
Coaches from 9 different countries, spanning beyond European borders, completed their Level 1 coaching certification in Kranjska Gora (Slovenia) adding their names to the growing list of those who now hold a World ParaVolley qualification. Twenty coaches, 10 male and 10 female, from a range of different coaching backgrounds came...
