Updated Guidelines for Prostheses and Uniforms > World ParaVolleyWorld ParaVolley

Following feedback from athletes and technical staff, World ParaVolley undertook a review of the location of prostheses on the Field of Play (FOP) and the wearing of compression garments.

Input was requested from the Sitting Volleyball Rules of the Game Committee, Referee Commission, Coaches Commission, Technical Commission and other experienced TDs to provide comments on these two issues. As a result, effectively immediately the following modifications to the current guidelines have been endorsed.

The first modification reflects the requirements for some athletes to have access to the devices during the match and relates to the placement of prosthesis. The review determined that:

• prostheses, crutches, wheelchairs, and other devices that may be required during the match may be stored behind the benches in a tidy manner, where they are able to be easily accessed for movement between sets,
• the court staff and Jury Member should ensure that the prostheses, crutches, wheelchairs, and other devices removed from the FOP are easily accessible, should an emergency occur during the match.

The second modification relates to Players Uniforms and supports the principle that the wearing of garments should respond to an individual team member’s requirement.

• Compression sleeves
  • This reinforces the current implementation from 1 January 2022.
  • Each player can choose to wear compression sleeves on one or both arms.
  • If the player wears more than one compression sleeve, they must be of the same colour.
  • Acceptable colours are one of the neutral colours (black, white, or nude/skin), or matching to the playing top.
  • If more than one player uses compression sleeves, each player is free to choose the colour of their compression sleeves, provided that they are one of the neutral colours, or matching to the playing top.
• Compression Pants/Long Pants
  • Each player can choose to wear either shorts/short pants, compression pants or long pants as required.
  • Each player may wear compression pants under their shorts/short pants, provided that the colour matches the colour of the shorts, or is one of the neutral colours (black, white or nude/skin).
  • All players that wear compression pants must wear the same colour.
  • Short Pants and Long Pants must be of the same colour.

For any further clarification, please contact the Sport department – sportdirector@worldparavolley.org