Volleyball variations

team sport

volleyball adapted for participants with disabilities

Footvolley ( in Brazil, Futevólei in Portugal) (first known as pevoley) is a sport which combines aspects of beach volleyball, tennis, and association football. The sport is similar to kick volleyball and futnet.

thumb|Bossaball match on the beach at Marbella Bossaball is a team sport that originated in Brazil and was conceptualised by The Dutch Mart Eyckmans in 2004. Bossaball is a ball game between two teams, combining elements of volleyball, football, and gymnastics with music into a sport. It is played on an inflatable court featuring a trampoline on each side of the net. The trampolines allow the players to bounce high enough to spike the ball over the net.

variation of volleyball played in the snow

Roundnet (also known as spikeball) is a ball game created in 1989 by Jeff Knurek, inspired primarily by concepts from volleyball. The game is played between two teams, usually with two players each. At the start of a point, players line up around a small trampoline-like net and serve from one team to another. Teams alternate hitting the ball back to the net.

Jokgu (namely Korean-style footvolley) is a sport which combines aspects of association football and volleyball or tennis.

Ecua-volley is a variant of volleyball invented and played in Ecuador. Its official name is Ecuavoley, however it can be informally be called ecuavolley, ecuavoly, ecuabol, or simply boly. Its popularity has also spread to Colombia, the United States, and Europe.