This activity is adaptable to different formula, well balanced in enhancing different skills and easy to play. We want to put everyone in a position to express their full potential and allow a harmonic growth of technical-motorial-emotional-cognitive skills of the athletes and the group.

The aim is to create a sense of belonging, focusing on the values and the roles that every person involved in the activity could play to promote inclusion. The families can be informed easily about the importance of inclusive activities.

Only determined and simplex touches are allowed to get the practice useful by everyone, with or without disabilities.

Every component of a team should touch the ball only once time before sending in the opposite court.

We consider different techniques to play the ball:

1] punch hit (Superman blow)

2] back of the hand hit

3] stirrup arm strike (duck hit)

4] bagher

5] head hit

6] foot hit

7] handset

We suggest considering the block as not allowed.

There should be a gradual upgrade of the level of the game, and we can consider different phases.

‌The 1st phase is indicated for beginners with basic skills:

In this phase the coach can let use only one technique (chosen by observing the basic skills of each athlete), maybe considering different techniques from each child.

It is suggested to have no limit for the number of team’s hits.

‌The 2nd phase is for average players with advanced skills:

The coach suggests 2 or 3 techniques related with the level of players.

Is suggested to fix a limit for the number of team’s hits: the coach can fix a minimum or maximum number of team’s hits.

‌The 3rd phase is for expert players with fully developed skills:

In this phase there is the use of all the different technical gestures.

The peculiarity in this phase is that every component of the team must use different technical gestures from the team’s mates during a team’s rally.

Is suggested to have a minimum and a maximum limit for the number of team’s hits.

Location: We can use different playgrounds like volleyball and beach volleyball courts, inside a closed arena or outside in open space. We can also adapt into different environments or surfaces (like over a grass field).

Equipment: The minimum equipment are 2 poles with a net, sidelines all around the court and a ball. The net height and the ball size and weight can be adapted to the players age and abilities.

As mentioned at the beginning, volleyball is a special sport that strengthens social values like hardly any other. This offers the perfect conditions for implementation in the disability sector.

The adaptability to the respective skill level and degree of disability is the greatest strength. As soon as all players are optimally challenged, fun is created, which results in an inclusive atmosphere and brings the children closer together.

From a sports science point of view, this load brings optimal structural and cognitive adaptations. So, body and mind are trained.

We can involve children and families in simple trails across a close park (or an adjacent urban green area) with the recognize of plants and animals. We can teach the use of hiking charts and compass and the basic skills to survive in wild areas. We can organize children and families in different groups in a fun game with the use of basic orienteering skills. This empathies team’s work and sense of belonging.

After a competition day we can organize a party with the organization of a barbecue and the partition of duties and tasks (collection of wood, ignition of fire, selection of what to be cooked, cooking, set up of table and seats, etc.). This empathies the team’s spirit and the sense of belonging.

Events are designed to be accessible to children of all ages and abilities (including PWID).

This activity is open to all children, also considering people on wheelchair (for the sport activity over a solid surface).

The focus is on participation and togetherness, not on competition.

We want to promote an equal access, socialization, and health; enhance the implementation of abilities and potentials of all participants.

Sport and side activities aim to create an environment based on fun and joy.