Sitting Volleyball is a Paralympic sport played by six players, similarly to indoor volleyball. 

It was invented in the Netherlands in 1965. In Arnhem 1980, men’s sitting volleyball was introduced to the Paralympic Games set-up. The women’s game debuted in Athens in 2004. 

Sitting Volleyball is an inclusive sport meaning anyone can play at a domestic level whether you have an impairment or not.

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The Sitting Volleyball Grand Prix and Cup is open to anyone, more details of which can be found in our competitions page here.

Since competing at London 2012 both men’s and women’s teams have entered various European and world competitions.

At International level, players are classified into two classifications Vs2 (minor impairments) and Vs1 (major Impairments), with just two Vs2 players allowed in the squad.

The Great Britain teams are administered by the British Volleyball Federation. For more information on the GB sitting volleyball programme please visit www.britishvolleyball.org or contact the performance team here