{"id":6472,"date":"2022-04-22T17:50:49","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T16:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=6472"},"modified":"2026-03-10T16:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T16:39:14","slug":"how-to-play-sitting-volleyball","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/activities\/how-to-play-sitting-volleyball\/","title":{"rendered":"How to play sitting volleyball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Two teams take turns to pass the ball back and forth over the net in this seated version of volleyball. If it\u2019s a big group, try using more than one ball to keep everyone engaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This guide is part of our Sense Arts, Sport &amp; Wellbeing programme. This activity can be done at a time that suits you, either in your own space or in an educational setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is this for?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a sports activity for people or groups of people who are deafblind or have complex needs, and can be enjoyed by anyone.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why does this make a difference?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This activity supports social inclusion and getting active, helping build confidence and independence through learning new skills and making friends.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you\u2019ll need<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>A ball &#8211; a beach ball is perfect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A net or similar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to set up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>Divide the group into two teams.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set up the net at a low height, with one team on each side.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rules of the game<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>One team starts with the ball. The participants must try to hit the ball back and forth over the net using any body part.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You could add some competition \u2013 if a team drops a ball, the other team gets a point.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Encourage participants to stretch up for the ball and shuffle across the space.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box    is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10\">    <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other ways to play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-secondary-bullets\">\n<li>Use different coloured balls &#8211; bright colours are great<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make it more sensory with balls that have bells in them or have different textures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lighter or heavier balls will change the difficulty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it\u2019s too easy, try moving the teams further away from the net, or closer for a less challenging game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also try raising or lowering the net<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two teams take turns to pass the ball back and forth over the net in this seated version of volleyball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":[61],"activity_cats":[71],"location":[151],"interest":[57],"class_list":["post-6472","activity","type-activity","status-publish","hentry","activity_cats-sport","location-in-your-own-space","interest-exercise","format-written-activities"],"acf":{"geolocation":null,"display_address":"","short_location_description":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/6472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activity"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/6472\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"activity_cats","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity_cats?post=6472"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=6472"},{"taxonomy":"interest","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/interest?post=6472"},{"taxonomy":"format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/format?post=6472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}