Back كرة الطائرة الثلجية Arabic Снежен волейбол Bulgarian Snowvolleyball German Voleibol de nieve Spanish Snow volleyball French Hóröplabda Hungarian Վոլեյբոլ ձյան վրա Armenian Snow volley Italian Snow volleyball Polish Voleibol na neve Portuguese
 A snow volleyball event | |
| Highest governing body | FIVB |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | 3 per side |
| Type | Outdoor, winter team sport |
| Equipment | Volleyball |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Europe |
Snow volleyball is a winter team sport played by two teams of three players on a snow court divided by a net. The objective of each team is to score points by sending a ball over the net so as to ground it on the opponent's court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent. A team is allowed up to three touches to return the ball across the net, and individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively.
The sport originated in Austria as a variant of beach volleyball, with a local Snow Volleyball Tour being established in 2009. The sport gained recognition by the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) in 2015, and the following year saw the inaugural CEV Snow Volleyball European Tour, followed by the inaugural FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour in 2019. The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the international governing body for the sport.[1]
- ^ "FIVB.com gets dedicated Snow Volleyball section as Rules of the Game are published". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.