SITTING VOLLEYBALL EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Venue ExCeL Dates 30 August - 8 September Medal events One mens and one womens competition Classes Disabled (D) and Minimally Disabled (MD) Athletes 110 men and 88 women All matches are the best of five sets, with the first four sets going to 25 points. The fifth set goes to 15 points, and all sets must be won by at least a two-point advantage.

REFEREES
Two referees oversee each game. They are assisted by scorers and line judges.

6m Libero

TECHNIQUE
Each team is allowed three touches of the ball before it must cross over the net (in addition to a legal block).

Net height Men 1.15m Women 1.05m

2m 10m Spike (attack) 3m

Blockers

Reception Set (pass)

SITTING RULE
There is a rule that players must have at least one buttock on the floor when contact is made with the ball, which makes life interesting for the umpires.
ORIGINS Sitting Volleyball emerged in the Netherlands in the 1950s, a combination of volleyball and a German game called sitzbal.

LIBERO
Each team is allowed one 'libero', whose task is to act as a specialist defensive player. Introduced to the game in 1998, the libero is not allowed to play any attacking shots and wears a different colour shirt to the rest of the team.