Sitting volleyball is a fast, exciting and enjoyable sport for athletes with disabilities and able-bodied people! This is the first sitting volleyball referee course in England, and provides a great opportunity to get in at ‘ground level’ on sitting volleyball refereeing in England. Volleyball England is developing eight sitting volleyball clubs around England who will meet regularly during the season for tournaments—initially two tournaments in December 2009 and April 2010 are planned, and more will follow in the 2010-11 season.
What?
The course will cover the key differences in rules and refereeing the sitting game, and will be taught by Steve Walton, who is an international sitting volleyball referee and also an international sitting volleyball referee instructor for WOVD, the international governing body of the sitting and standing games.
You will receive the sitting volleyball rule book and a document on the key differences from the ‘indoor volleyball’ rules before the course. The morning will include theoretical teaching, the exam to qualify for the new Grade C sitting volleyball referee qualification, and the afternoon will give you chance to practise refereeing on some scrimmage matches.
Who?
To take the course, you should be a qualified referee in ‘indoor’ volleyball—this means you should either be a currently registered and active referee or have taken a Grade 4 referee course in the last 3 years.
If you are not qualified in this way, you may attend the course and take the exam, but you will not be recognised as a sitting volleyball referee by Volleyball England until you also take and pass a Grade 4 ‘indoor’ volleyball referee course.
When?
The day takes place on Sunday 8 November 2009, starting at 9.30 am—please arrive promptly. The first part, up to 1.00 pm, will include the theoretical teaching and the exam. After lunch we are planning for you to do some practical sitting volleyball refereeing, so please bring your referee uniform and equipment. You will be free to go by 4.00 pm.
Where?
The course takes place at the Kettering Conference Centre, which is becoming the home of English and British sitting volleyball. Directions: http://www.ketteringconference.co.uk/location.php
For more information please contact Steve Walton at
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