Entries open for Sitting Grand Prix Series in 2025-26

The competition will be staged across the autumn, winter and spring months at Loughborough University. 

Entries close two weeks prior to each event, but teams can secure their place for the entire season by confirming their involvement in all fixtures in one go (see details below). 

New season dates 

The dates for the first three Sitting Grand Prix are: 

 GP 1 - 5th October 2025 

GP 2 - 9th November 2025 

GP 3 - 7th December 2025. 

Provisional dates for 2026 rounds are detailed below, but still to be confirmed: 

GP 4 - 10th January 2026 

GP 5 - 1st February 2026 

GP 6/Final 4 - 1st March 2026 

Sitting Cup – 12th April 2026. 

Entering for 2025-26 

All entries are to be made through VolleyZone and the team admin portal that can be found here. 

The cost to enter an individual Grand Prix is £92.50. 

You can purchase entry into all Grand Prix events and the Sitting Cup at once at a cost of £567 which equates to £81 per event, offering a saving of £80.50 across all competitions. 

For video tutorials on using VolleyZone for the entry process and FAQs, please visit our website here. 

Individual player registrations will be required as per previous seasons, the cost will be £31.50 for seniors and £18.50 for Juniors. 

Competing – and making great friends 

Project Lead for Sitting Volleyball, John Worrall said: “We saw a great level of competition across the Sitting Volleyball Grand Prix Series last season, and we’re expecting more of the same in 2025-26. 

“As ever, what will be just as important to many of those who play is the welcoming community that surrounds the series, where people have and continue to make great friends, with players of all ages, abilities and backgrounds going head to head.” 

Intrigued? Interested? Get in touch! 

For any players looking to get involved in sitting volleyball please contact J.worrall@volleyballengland.org.  

Sitting volleyball offers a dynamic and inclusive option for all players with mixed teams, mixed abilities and those with and without a disability able to get involved. 

The 2025-26 regulations and format of the competition will be published in due course.