Criteria of the degrees of disability

* Basically,degree of disability 1 (DD1)means players who need total assistance to follow and hit the ball.DD2means
players who need partial assistance,DD3means players who are independent in playing, andDD4means players who have no
disabilities.

* The players of the degrees 1, 2, and 3 are called“Players with disabilities(DPs)”, and those of the degree 4 are called
Able-Bodied players (APs)”. These degrees are taken into consideration for team composition and application of rules.

* All players will be categorized in colors of number during the game as below:
DD1……red       DD2……yellow      DD3……blue        DD4……none

1. Criteria for degrees of orthopedic disabilities:

i)        DD1: The player has difficulty going after the ball, and he/she can touch but cannot control it.

ii)      DD2: The player can go after the ball, but needs some support to hit it. Players with limitations less than DD1
and more than DD3 are all categorized as DD2.

iii)    DD3: The player can move to some degree by him/herself, and can hit the ball.

2. Criteria for visual disabilities

 The players with visual impaired are categorized by the distance where they can recognize the ball.

Distance to recognize the ball

Degree of disability

Equal to or less than 1 meter; 3.3’

DD1

Equal to or less than 3 meters; 9.8’

DD2

More than 3 meters; 9.8’

DD3


3. Criteria for disabilities in understand situations (cognitive disabilities)

 The players with difficulties in understanding situations and deciding what to do are categorized by their difficulties.            

Situations

Degree of difficulty

Can understand neither the
directions of other players, nor the
rules.

DD1

Can play with directions or
assistance of other players.

DD2

Can play independently, but requires
much time to understand the
situation.

DD3



4.  Criteria for hearing disabilities

  The players with hearing impaired are categorized as DD3.