The game of volleyball is attractive to all types of players, from competitive to recreational, young and old. To play volleyball players need to acquire a few basic skills, learn a few rules, require very little equipment, and can play the game almost anywhere – from the beach to the gym. The aim of the sport is to score more points by hitting the ball with the hands and sending it over the net to the opponent’s court.
Participants will be divisioned by Special Olympics South Dakota by age – Senior | 16 years and older and Junior | 8 -15 years old. There must be a minimum of 3 junior teams to have a separate junior division.
This sport offers a Unified option. This gives individuals both with and without intellectual disabilities a chance to compete on the same team. This sport also offers Individual Skills, which gives lower-ability or new athletes a chance to compete and showcase the skills they are learning in that sport.
Coaches: registrations will be due to your Area Director on April 8th.
Sports certifications must be updated every three years. Please click here to verify which coaching level you are at and take the proper courses to recertify your coaching status.
Please reach out to coachesed@sosd.org with any questions at any time.
Coaching Forms
- Team Volleyball
- Unified Team Volleyball
- Individual Volleyball Skills – Overhead passing (setting), Serving, and Passing
Competition Season
Volleyball competition takes place in May.
Special Olympics Volleyball Handbook
The Official Special Olympics rules for Volleyball shall govern all Special Olympics competitions. As an international sports program, Special Olympics has created these rules based upon Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) rules for volleyball found at http://www/fivb.org/.