USA Volleyball

USA Volleyball (USAV) is a non-profit organization which is recognized as the national governing body of volleyball in the United States by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). It is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and was founded by the YMCA of the USA. The organization is responsible for selecting and supporting US national teams that compete in FIVB-sanctioned international volleyball and beach volleyball competitions such as the Olympic Summer Games. USA Volleyball is also charged with fostering the development of the sport of volleyball within the United States through involvement with its forty Regional Volleyball Associations (RVAs).

USA Volleyball senior management includes CEO Douglas P. Beal, Secretary General Kerry J. W. Klostermann, Senior Director Marjorie L. Mara, and Board of Directors Chairman Adam Rymer.

Publications

Volleyball USA is the official magazine of USA Volleyball. Published four times a year, the magazine provides information regarding the national teams, youth programs, beach volleyball, and regional activities.

The USA Volleyball Domestic Competition Regulations (DCR), formerly published annually, is now published on a two-year cycle as of the 2009 season. The DCR is based on FIVB rules for both indoor and beach volleyball, while incorporating modifications for domestic play in the United States. Other sections of the DCR include refereeing techniques, scorekeeping instructions, and tournament guidelines.

Olympic results

Indoor volleyball
Year	U.S. Women's Indoor Finishes	U.S. Men's Indoor Finishes
1964	5th	9th
1968	8th	7th
1972	did not qualify	did not qualify
1976	did not qualify	did not qualify
1980	did not compete (Olympic boycott)	did not compete (Olympic boycott)
1984	02 ! Silver	01 ! Gold
1988	7th	01 ! Gold
1992	03 ! Bronze	03 ! Bronze
1996	7th	9th
2000	4th	11th
2004	5th	4th
2008	02 ! Silver	01 ! Gold
2012	02 ! Silver	5th
2016	03 ! Bronze	03 ! Bronze

Beach volleyball
Year	U.S. Women's Beach Finishes	U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1996	did not medal	01 ! Gold (Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes) 02 ! Silver (Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh)
2000	did not medal	01 ! Gold (Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana)
2004	01 ! Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	did not medal
2008	01 ! Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	01 ! Gold (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)
2012	01 ! Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) 02 ! Silver (April Ross and Jennifer Kessy)	did not medal

FIVB World Championship results

FIVB Women's and Men's World Championships
Year	U.S. Women's Indoor Finishes	U.S. Men's Indoor Finishes
1949	not held	did not compete
1952	did not compete	did not compete
1956	9th	6th
1960	6th	7th
1962	did not compete	did not compete
1966	02 ! Silver (1967)	11th
1970	11th	18th
1974	12th	14th
1978	5th	19th
1982	03 ! Bronze	13th
1986	10th	01 ! Gold
1990	03 ! Bronze	13th
1994	6th	03 ! Bronze
1998	16th	9th
2002	02 ! Silver	9th
2006	9th	10th
2010	4th	6th
2014	01 ! Gold	7th

USA Volleyball regions

There are forty regions of organized competition for adults and juniors in the United States. These regions are grouped into four zones and eight sections. Each region has its own bylaws but are required to follow the national standards and practices.

Central Zone
- Central East Section
  - Badger Region (BR) - Wisconsin
  - Great Lakes Region (GL) - Most of Illinois
  - Gateway Region (GW) - Southern Illinois and eastern Missouri
  - Lakeshore Region (LK) - Michigan except the Upper Peninsula
  - North County Region (NR) - Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
  - Hoosier Region (HO) - Indiana
  - Pioneer Region (PR) - Kentucky
- Central West Section
  - Great Plains Region (GP) - Nebraska
  - Heart of America Region (HA) - Kansas, Western Missouri
  - Iowa Region (IA) - Iowa
  - Rocky Mountain Region (RM) - Colorado and Wyoming
Pacific Zone
- Pacific Zone North
  - Alaska Region (AK) - Alaska
  - Columbia Empire Region (CE) - Representing Oregon and a small southern part of Washington
  - Evergreen Region (EV) - Eastern Washington, northern Idaho and Montana
  - Puget Sound Region (PS) - Western Washington
- Pacific Zone South
  - Aloha Region (AH) - Hawaii
  - Intermountain Region (IM) - Utah and Southern Idaho
  - Moku O Keawe Region (MK) - Hawaii
  - Northern California Region (NC) - Northern California and Nevada, except Las Vegas
Atlantic Zone
- North Atlantic Section
  - Chesapeake Region (CH) - Most of Maryland, Delaware, Washington D.C. and Northern Virginia
  - GEVA (Garden Empire Volleyball Association) - New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, Westchester & Rockland Counties, and a small portion of western Connecticut
  - Iroquois-Empire Region (IE) - Northeast New York State
  - Keystone Region (KE) - Pennsylvania except the westernmost portion
  - New England Region (NE) - Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Most of Connecticut, and Rhode Island
  - Ohio Valley Region (OV)- Ohio and the western bordering counties of Pennsylvania and West Virginia
  - Western Empire Region (WE) - Western New York State
- South Atlantic Section
  - Carolina Region (CR) - North Carolina
  - Florida Region (FL) - Most of Florida (Excluding the panhandle)
  - Old Dominion Region (OD) - Virginia except northern (near D.C.)
  - Palmetto Region (PM) - South Carolina
  - Southern Region (SO) - Georgia, Alabama and most of Tennessee
Border Zone
- Border East Section
  - Bayou Region (BY) - Southern Louisiana
  - Delta Region (DE) - Arkansas, Northern Louisiana, Mississippi, and western Tennessee
  - Gulf Coast Region (GC) - Southern Alabama, Southern Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle
  - Lone Star Region (LS) - Southern Texas
  - North Texas Region (NT) - Northern Texas
  - Oklahoma Region (OK) - Oklahoma
- Border West Section
  - Arizona Region (AZ) - Arizona
  - Southern California Region (SC) - Southern California
  - Sun Country Region (SU) - West Texas and New Mexico

External links

Volleyball in the United States

Overview	USA Volleyball

National teams	Men Women W U23 W U20 W U18

Other teams	Men's Military team Women's Military team

League Competitions	Men's Premier Volleyball League Women's Premier Volleyball League

NCAA Competitions	Men's Division I Men's Division II Men's Division III Women's Division I Women's Division II Women's Division III

Defunct Competitions	United States Professional Volleyball League

Sports governing bodies of the United States (USA)

Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Soccer Golf Olympic USGA Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating Figure Speed Short Track Ice hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing Alpine Cross Country Nordic Combined Freestyle Jumping Snowboarding

Other IOC Recognised Sports	American football Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports & Snooker Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Union Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu

Other Sports	Australian rules football Rugby League

United States Olympic Committee United States Paralympic Committee

National members of the International Federation of Volleyball

Disciplines Volleyball Beach Volleyball

Africa (CAVB)	ALG ANG BDI BEN BOT BUR CAF CGO CHA CIV CMR COD COM CPV DJI EGY ERT ETH GAB GAM GBS GEQ GHA GUI KEN LBA LBR LES MAD MAR MAW MLI MOZ MRI MTN NAM NGR NIG RSA RWA SEN SEY SLE SOM STP SUD SWZ TAN TOG TUN UGA ZAM ZIM

Asia and Oceania (AVC)	AFG ASM AUS BGD BTN BHR BRN KHM CHN COK FJI FSM GUM HKG INA IND IRI IRQ JOR JPN KAZ KGZ KIR KOR KSA KUW LAO LBN MAC MYS MDV MGL MHL MMR NEP NIU NRU NZL OMN PAK PLW PHI PSE PNG PRK QAT MNP WSM SGP SLB SRI SYR PLY TON THA TJK TLS TKM TPE TUV UAE UZB VUT VIE YEM

North America (NORCECA)	AGU AHO ANT ARU BAH BAR BER BIZ BON CAN CAY CRC CUB CUR DMA DOM ESA EUX FSM GDP GRN GUA HAI HON ISV IVB JAM LCA MEX MQE MSR NCA PAN PUR SAB SKN SUR SXM TCI TRI USA VIN

South America (CSV)	ARG BOL BRA CHI COL ECU FGU GUY PAR PER URU VEN

Europe (CEV)	ALB AND ARM AUT AZE BLR BEL BIH BUL CRO CYP CZE DEN ESP EST FER FIN FRA GBR ENG SCO WAL NIR GEO GER GIB GRE GRL HUN IRL ISL ISR ITA KOS LAT LIE LTU LUX MKD MLD MLT MON MNE NED NOR POL POR ROM RUS SRB SLO SMR SVK SUI SWE TUR UKR

Pinnacle Events Olympic Games Men's World Championship Women's World Championship Men's World Cup Women's World Cup

International volleyball

Worldwide

Olympic Games
- Men
- Women
World Championships
- Men
- Women
World Cup
- Men
- Women
World Grand Champions Cup
- Men
- Women
World League
World Grand Prix
Club World Championship
- Men
- Women

Age limited

Youth Olympic Games
- Men
- Women
World Championships

Multi-sport events

Bolivarian Games
Goodwill Games
Lusophony Games
Mediterranean Games
- Men
- Women
Pan Arab Games
Universiade
- Men
- Women

Continental

Africa

CAVB
- African Championship Men · Women
- U23 Men · Women
- Junior Men · Women
- Youth Men · Women
African Club Championships
- Men
- Women
African Games
- Men
- Women

Asia & Oceania

AVC
- Asian Championship Men · Women
- U23 Men · Women
- Junior
- Youth
AVC Cup
Asian Club Championship
- Men
- Women
Asian Games
- Men
- Women

Europe

CEV
- European Championship M · W
- Junior M · W
- Youth M · W
European League (M · W)
Champions League (M · W)
CEV Cup (M · W)
Challenge Cup (M · W)
European Games
- M
- W

Americas

Pan American Games Men Women Men's Pan-American Cup Women's Pan-American Cup America's Cup

North America	NORCECA NORCECA Championship Men · Women Junior Men · Women Youth Men · Women Central American and Caribbean Games

South America	CSV South American Championship M · W U23 M · W Junior M · W Youth M · W Child M · W South American Club Championship M · W

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