Paravolley: A little practised sport in Chile (for now!)

Paravolley : A little practised sport in Chile (for now!).

Outline. Brief history of Sitting Volleyball World ParaVolley ParaVolley Beach Practical tips.

Brief history of Sitting Volleyball. Following World War II, forms of adapted volleyball started being played in rehabilitation centres – especially in military settings 1956, Dutch sports committee demonstrated sitting volleyball 1967 First international sitting volleyball tournament in Flensburg, Germany 1980 Sitting Volleyball appeared in the Paralympics 2004 Women Sitting Volleyball in Summer Paralympic Programme.

World ParaVolley as Volleyball organisation. 1981 Volleyball Committee of the International Sports Organisation for Disabled (ISOD) 1994 World Organisation of Volleyball for the Disabled (WOVD) 2014 World ParaVolley.

o. ParaVolley Beach. 2000 was the last summer games for standing volleyball 2010 was the last international championships for standing volleyball ParaVolley Beach is standing and playing beach volleyball Target for inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Games 3-a-side Classification, A (most able), B, C (least able). Maximum of 1 ‘A’ player in the team. A= CP-ISRA Class 8 and 7 B = ISMWSF = Class 6 C = ISMWSF = Class 5.

Practical Tips – Organisational Level. National Organisation required to lead the development of ParaVolley in Chile. In pan-am zone ( http://paravolleypanam.com/member-nations/ ): Argentina - Asociación Paravoleibol Argentina Bolivia - Federación Boliviana de Deporte Integrado (FEBODEIN) Brazil - Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol para Deficientes (CBVD) Canada – Volleyball Canada Colombia - Federacion Colombiana de Voleibol Costa Rica - Federación de Paravoleibol Ecuador - Federación Ecuatoriana de Deporte para Personas con Discapacidad Física El Salvador - Federación Salvadoreña de Voleibol Mexico - Federacion mexicana de deportes en silla de ruedas y amputados AC. Nicaragua - Asosiacion Nicaraguense de Deporte en silla de Ruedas (ANDSR) Peru - Federación Deportiva Nacional de Personas con Discapacidad Fisica – FEDENADIF USA – USA Volleyball Venezuela - Comite Paralimpico de Venezuela Chile – Volleyball Federation /ParaVolley Federation / Disability Sport Organisaton / Paralympic Committee ?.

Recruitment. Athletes Elite Sport Community Development Rehabilitation Workforce Coaches Referees Classifiers Managers.

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Adaptations in Equipment. Net adaptations Ball choices Weight of ball Flight of ball Size of ball Surface of the court Beach Development – Ball offer.

Mini games for youth development. Players Size Skills 1 v 1 3m x 1.5m Roll, Catch & Throw, Volley, Movement 2 v 2 4m x 3m Underarm pass (Dig), Service, Communication 3 v 3 6m x 3.5m Attack, Block, Team work 4 v 4 9m x 4m Overarm service, Reverse setting, Systems.

Bruiniks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2. Component Adaptation Bilateral co-ordination Catch and Throw Upper limb co-ordination Clapping, Finger connections Running speed and agility Floor shuffling from A to B Upper limb speed and dexterity Arms go left, right, front and up Balance Push ball against wall Pull ball against someone Strength Forward overhead throw of ball (Throw in) Backward over arm throw of ball Response speed Test under command to move left or right, and deduct time from original speed test Visual motor control Reading ball flight, Clap on peak and bounce..

Building a national team. High quality training National competitions Inclusive participation International experience Development Route.

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