Volt Hockey Chair
Volt Hockey is the ultimate team sport for physically disabled children and young adolescents. It is played by children with many different types of disability from around the age of six. What they... read more
Description
Volt hockey is an exciting, fast-paced adaptive sport for people with physical disabilities, played in specialized joystick-controlled power wheelchairs that have a stick attached to the front to maneuver a ball on a gym floor, combining elements of ice, floor, and field hockey for inclusive team competition and community building.
Many players deal with great physical limitations in their everyday lives. But on the Volt hockey court they only face challenges in the form of opponents and teammates – and sometimes the judge.
The Volt Hockey Sport chair, which is moulded in beech veneer, is available in three sizes – Medio, Maxi and Maxi+. What they have in common is that they are easy to separate without using tools. The chair is easy to transport.
A joystick, which can be placed on either the right or the left side or in the middle of the chair, is easily adjustable to the the user’s needs. It is used to control the chair and and the pace and direction of the ball. The chair, which can go up 15 km/h, is adjustable to the individual user’s needs with a headrest, pillows, respirator holder, etc. The individual adjustment is made in collaboration with the player’s occupational therapist.
Specification
- Height armrest and back 11.8 and 27.6 inch
- Width 27.6 inch
- Length
- Medio 55.1 inch
- Maxi 57.1 inch
- Maxi+ 59.1 inch
- Total weight 88 lbs
- Seat weight 22 lbs
- Motor incl. batteries 66 lbs (38 lbs + 28 lbs)
- Wheels and pressure
- Front wheel 260 x 85, 2,7 bar / 29 psi
- Back wheel 200 x 50, 2,7 bar / 29 psi
- Turning radius
- Medio 55.1 inch
- Maxi 57.1 inch
- Maxi+ 59.1 inch
- Batteries 20 Ah
- Charger 2,5A
- Motor 2 x 380 W
- Operation time / charge Up to 1½ hour
- Max speed 15 km/h – 9.3 mi/h
- Seat Moulded beech veneer
- Max user weight 109.kg/17st
FAQs
What is Volt Hockey?
In Volt Hockey you only encounter obstacles in the form of opponents and players, and sometimes the referee! Many players deal with great physical limitations in their everyday lives. But on the volt hockey court they only face challenges in the form of opponents and teammates – and sometimes the judge.
The game is played in three-man teams in lively, little carts that are controlled by a joystick. The joystick can be placed in different positions depending on the player. The chair has a stick attached on the front, so it is the movement of the chair that guides the ball around on the 14×20 meter field. Volt hockey is played in three divisions. In the first division there are high demands for technique, understanding of the game and the handling of the chair, whereas the second and the third division are played at an entirely different pace where there is room for everyone.
The Volthockey Chair As An Activity Tool
The volt hockey chair allows the user to be part of a team in entertaining surroundings and it also gives access to different experiences, like tournaments, which are held among the clubs in Denmark, but also abroad. In addition, the volt hockey chair allows the user to participate in physical education classes with their classmates in a new and active way and to be a bigger part of the class community.
Volt Hockey Clubs
There are currently no Volt Hockey clubs in UK or Ireland so this is the ideal opportunity for grassroots clubs to form. Clubs can be found internationally in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, USA and Canada.
