The championship of Russia in sitting volleyball took place in the Moscow region. It was organized by the all-Russian Federation of sports for people with musculoskeletal disorders. Volleyball sitting is included in the program of the summer Paralympic games. It was first introduced in 1964 at the V summer Paralympic games in Toronto. In the sitting volleyball is played by two teams of six people, in accordance with the rules of Olympic volleyball, but with some changes. In Kazan since last year, sitting volleyball actively develops student of Volga Academy Julia Safikhanova. As a specialist in adaptive physical education, she uses her professional skills, and won her a grant from Rosmolodezh helps to implement this ambitious project into practice. After receiving an invitation to the championship from the head coach of the Russian volleyball team sitting-Aleksander Ovsyannikov, Julia formed from engaged in her team" team " of Tatarstan, and went to the first responsible competition, suddenly becoming the head coach. "We decided to accept the invitation, as we understand that this will be the start for our team the impetus to further develop and consolidate us, will allow us to understand their perspectives, comments Safikhanova. – We were a team of three players with minimal losses, two wheelchair users and one athlete with amputation. We played with Moscow and the Moscow region, then met with the team of the Republic of Sakha and Yegoryevsk. On Yakutia we were adjusted as on the basic opponent, but, unfortunately, lost 3:2". Of the five participating teams, we became the fourth, but for us it is still a good start. In the composition of the winning teams of Moscow, all the girls are part of the national team of Russia. But we felt widespread support, and this is the main thing! Received invaluable experience and necessary knowledge. Girls live saw what perfection can be achieved, moving on a platform, understood that it is necessary to train even more. And I, as a novice coach, understood how to move on. We returned home in a different mood, with new ideas and motivation. We distributed tasks to each other and appealed to the volleyball Federation of the Republic of Tatarstan. We have high hopes for an Alliance with her." "First we had a shock! The first tournament for the team, and it is necessary to play against the current world Champions (Russian team) – shares his emotions teacher-psychologist of the Volga Academy of sports, team player Chulpan Galieva. - But we have never regretted our participation. The victory, first of all, was the invitation to the tournament itself. The trip brought us together and helped us to set new goals. We used to play "for ourselves", but now we understand that the competition is such an indescribable drive, and, of course, another load. At the tournament, we really thought about the importance of many game moments - setting hands, body position, proper movement. We had six games and met wonderful people who are not just engaged in volleyball, but also promote the possibility of such activities among people with disabilities. For those who hear about a sitting volleyball for the first time, I want to say that thanks to the project of Yulia Safikhanova everyone wants to have the opportunity to try their hand. Believe in yourself and come!»
