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SITTING VOLLEYBALL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Volleyball
- Disabled Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- paravolleyball
1, record 1, English, paravolleyball
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- paravolley 2, record 1, English, paravolley
correct
- adaptive volleyball 3, record 1, English, adaptive%20volleyball
correct
- disabled volleyball 4, record 1, English, disabled%20volleyball
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Paravolley encompasses the various disciplines of the sport of volleyball for athletes with a physical disability – including sitting volleyball, standing volleyball, standing beach volleyball and sitting beach volleyball for all age groups and both genders. 5, record 1, English, - paravolleyball
Record 1, Key term(s)
- disabled volley
- adaptive volley
- para volleyball
- para volley
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Volleyball
- Sports adaptés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paravolleyball
1, record 1, French, paravolleyball
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- paravolley 2, record 1, French, paravolley
correct, masculine noun
- volleyball handisport 3, record 1, French, volleyball%20handisport
correct, masculine noun
- volleyball adapté 4, record 1, French, volleyball%20adapt%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- para volleyball 5, record 1, French, para%20volleyball
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- para volley 5, record 1, French, para%20volley
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variante du volleyball pratiquée debout ou assis par des personnes en situation de handicap. 6, record 1, French, - paravolleyball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
para volleyball; para volley : L'élément «para» est parfois employé comme qualificatif devant un nom pour désigner un sport pratiqué par une personne en situation de handicap. Cet emploi est déconseillé, car il ne respecte pas les règles de syntaxe du français. Il convient plutôt d'employer l'élément «para-» en tant que préfixe, c'est-à-dire soudé au mot avec lequel il forme un terme. 6, record 1, French, - paravolleyball
Record 1, Key term(s)
- paravolley-ball
- volley-ball handisport
- volley-ball adapté
- para volley-ball
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-07-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Disabled Sports
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seatball
1, record 2, English, seatball
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sitzball 2, record 2, English, sitzball
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Seatball is a team sport for disabled and non-disabled athletes, based on regular indoor volleyball, though the players are sitting and the net is much lower. 3, record 2, English, - seatball
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Seatball was invented after the Second World War [by disabled people,] for disabled people. At the beginning, only leg amputees, marked by the war, played this kind of sport. 4, record 2, English, - seatball
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
In brief, sitzball is a combination between tennis and volleyball. 5, record 2, English, - seatball
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 CONT
Seatball is very similar to sitting volleyball, a paralympic sport … though seatball is played on a larger court and allows for the ball to bounce once between touches. The matches are played for two seventeen minute halves, unlike in volleyball where the games are played for a certain number of points. 3, record 2, English, - seatball
Record 2, Key term(s)
- seat-ball
- sitz-ball
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sports adaptés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sitzball
1, record 2, French, sitzball
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- seatball 2, record 2, French, seatball
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En Allemagne au début des années cinquante, on pratiquait un sport appelé «sitzball» où toute forme de mobilité était exclue, les participants étant assis directement sur le sol. 3, record 2, French, - sitzball
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le sitzball est «l'ancêtre» du volleyball assis moderne. Toutefois, les parties ont lieu sur un terrain plus grand, les joueurs ont droit au rebond, et les manches sont d'une durée limitée, contrairement au volleyball. 4, record 2, French, - sitzball
Record 2, Key term(s)
- sitz-ball
- seat-ball
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2020-05-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Volleyball
- Disabled Sports
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sitting volleyball
1, record 3, English, sitting%20volleyball
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
… a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability. 2, record 3, English, - sitting%20volleyball
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The objective is similar to volleyball : hit the ball over the net and land it in the opposing team's half of the court. In sitting volleyball, however, the net is 1. 05 metres high for women and 1. 15 metres high for men, service blocks are allowed and one of the athlete's buttocks must remain in contact with the floor at all times when handling the ball. 3, record 3, English, - sitting%20volleyball
Record 3, Key term(s)
- sitting volley-ball
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Volleyball
- Sports adaptés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- volleyball assis
1, record 3, French, volleyball%20assis
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- volley-ball assis 2, record 3, French, volley%2Dball%20assis
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[…] adaptation du volley-ball [pour les] personnes en situation de handicap. 3, record 3, French, - volleyball%20assis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'objectif du jeu est semblable à celui du volleyball, c'est-à-dire frapper le ballon par-dessus le filet pour le faire tomber sur la moitié de terrain de l'équipe adverse. Toutefois, au volleyball assis, le filet mesure environ 1,05 m de haut pour les femmes et 1,15 m de haut pour les hommes; les blocages de service sont permis et une des fesses de l'athlète doit demeurer en contact avec le sol en tout temps lorsqu'il est en possession du ballon. 4, record 3, French, - volleyball%20assis
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Vóleibol
- Deportes para personas con discapacidad
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- voleibol sentado
1, record 3, Spanish, voleibol%20sentado
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- vóleibol sentado 2, record 3, Spanish, v%C3%B3leibol%20sentado
correct, masculine noun
- vóley sentado 3, record 3, Spanish, v%C3%B3ley%20sentado
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Esta disciplina enfrenta a dos equipos de seis jugadores en una cancha cubierta de 10 x 6 metros, dividida por una red de 1,15 centímetros de altura para los hombres y 1,05 para las mujeres. Cada equipo debe conseguir que el balón bote dentro del campo contrario y dispone de tres toques antes de que la pelota cruce la red. 4, record 3, Spanish, - voleibol%20sentado
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
voleibol sentado; vóleibol sentado: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que las formas más comunes de escribir el nombre de este deporte en español son "voleibol" y "vóleibol". 5, record 3, Spanish, - voleibol%20sentado
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