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SITZBALL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Disabled Sports
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seatball
1, record 1, English, seatball
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- sitzball 2, record 1, English, sitzball
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - seatball
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - seatball
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
In brief, sitzball is a combination between tennis and volleyball. 5, record 1, English, - seatball
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - seatball
Record 1, Key term(s)
- seat-ball
- sitz-ball
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sports adaptés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sitzball
1, record 1, French, sitzball
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- seatball 2, record 1, French, seatball
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - sitzball
Record number: 1, 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 1, French, - sitzball
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sitz-ball
- seat-ball
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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