What is a lifting fault?

Lifting is a fault in playing the ball: part of the player's body between the buttocks and shoulders loses contact with the court during a playing action.

• At all times during playing actions, you must contact the court with some part of the body between the buttocks and shoulders.
• To stand up, raise the body or take steps is forbidden.
• Lifting at the moment of an attack hit is an attack hit fault.
• A server who lifts his or her buttocks commits a service fault.
• The exception is a defensive action on a ball that is not entirely higher than the top of the net (see the question on lifting while defending).

Source: World ParaVolley Official Sitting Volleyball Rules 2025-2028, Rules 9.3.5, 9.4, 12.6.1.3 and 13.3.4.