Staffordshire introduce sitting volleyball sessions
Five local authorities across Staffordshire are establishing Go Spike sitting volleyball sessions aiming to introduce over 50 new players to the sport.
On Wednesday 19 February Staffordshire began a new sport across the county- sitting volleyball. Coaches from East Staffs, Tamworth, Stoke, Lichfield and Cannock local authorities attended a workshop led by sitting volleyball manager Richard Stacey-Chapman. As well as gaining an in-depth understanding of the sport, the coaches can now utilise this knowledge when delivering fun, social and player-centred sessions in their localities within a recreational Go Spike environment.
Recently a bid has been submitted by Volleyball England and SASSOT to the Sport England Sportivate Innovation Fund, which will help sustain the sessions. The joined up bid encompassing all five areas includes six weekly county-wide round-robin festivals for the players.
Sarah Sleigh (Lichfield District Council Sport Development Officer) commented on the new projects:
“This has been a great opportunity for our coaching staff to learn to deliver a new fun inclusive sport, we are now looking forward to running sessions within the District and providing the opportunity for all to come and try sitting volleyball”
Rob Payne (Volleyball England) stated:
“It was great to see the enthusiasm of the coaches attending the workshop and I am confident this will be translated into the sessions they will be delivering across the Staffordshire. Sitting Volleyball is an exciting sport which is growing across the country, it caters for people of all abilities whether young or old so come along to your local centre and give it a go”.
