About us
Why we play
For many of our players, their first practice after an injury was the first day they felt like themselves again. That’s why the game here is serious.
About us
Our story
Sitting Volleyball Club "Smeč" (KSO Smeč) is a sports organisation founded in 2007 to provide sports and recreational activities for people with disabilities in the city of Belgrade.
For most people with disabilities, real encouragement to stay physically active disappears once schooling ends. Smeč was created as an answer to exactly that: a club offering serious training, competition and a sitting volleyball school where newcomers learn their first skills and rebuild their fitness.
With the support of the city, its municipalities and sports federations, the club has spent years travelling to international tournaments across the region and running a tournament of its own — the Belgrade Trophy (Trofej Beograda). Since 2025 Smeč has also competed in the European EuroLeague, winning a silver medal at the very first attempt.
Sport has a powerful effect on physical ability, health and self-confidence. But the most important thing sport does at our club is (re)socialisation: the court is where friendships are made, self-belief returns and a balanced life is built.
What we do
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Training
Regular training sessions for members and anyone interested, led by our coach.
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Competitions
The Serbian First League, the PVE EuroLeague and international tournaments across the region — we play to win.
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The Belgrade Trophy
Our own international tournament, bringing clubs and national teams from all over Europe together since 2009.
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Sitting volleyball school
Sports schools where new players learn the fundamentals and build up their physical abilities.
Club memberships: The club is a member of the Belgrade Sports Federation of Persons with Disabilities, the Sports Federation of Persons with Disabilities of Serbia, the Rakovica Sports Federation and the Volleyball Federation of Persons with Disabilities, and also works with the Belgrade Volleyball Federation. Since 2025 it has competed in ParaVolley Europe club competitions.
The people of the club
Our team
Smeč brings together players of different generations and backgrounds — amputees, people with other physical disabilities, and able-bodied players who train and grow alongside the club. These are the people who have worn, and still wear, the Smeč jersey:
- Head coach
- Slobodan Dmitrović
- Club president
- Vilijam Maksimović
Players
- Vilijam Maksimović
- Željko Savić
- Svetislav Brcanski
- Stevo Prtina
- Radovan Milivojević
- Dragiša Zorić
- Arsen Arsenović
- Mladen Stević
- Luka Čubrilo
- Miloš Veselinović
- Draško Suvara
- Jovica Putniković
The sport
What is sitting volleyball?
Sitting volleyball is a Paralympic discipline played in a seated position, designed primarily for people with physical disabilities. It is particularly well suited to people with amputations, as it develops speed, strength, endurance, agility and coordination.
What makes the game unique is that a player’s pelvis must be in contact with the floor whenever they play the ball. Players move around the court using their arms — which demands exceptional speed and coordination. The game is faster and lower than standing volleyball, and every bit as spectacular.
A short history of the sport
The earliest form of the game, known as "Sitzball", originated in Germany. In 1956 the Dutch sports federation for the disabled introduced a more dynamic game — sitting volleyball. International competitions have been played since 1967, the sport was officially recognised by the international organisation ISOD in 1978, and it has been on the Paralympic programme since 1980.
Sitting volleyball has a long tradition in the former Yugoslavia: the national team won silver at both the European and World Championships in 1985 and bronze at the 1990 World Championship. In Serbia the sport first took root in Novi Sad, Subotica and Kikinda.
The rules in brief
Court 10 × 6 m
Smaller than a standing volleyball court (18 × 9 m), divided into attack and defence zones.
Net at 1.15 m
For men; 1.05 m for women. Blocking the serve is allowed.
Contact with the floor
The player’s pelvis must be touching the floor at the moment the ball is played.
Sets to 25
Matches are played best of five sets, just like in standing volleyball.
Where we train
Training takes place at the Republic of Serbia Institute of Sport and Sports Medicine on Košutnjak, on Sundays from 8.00 to 9.30 pm. Times can shift during the season — get in touch before your first visit.