USA Volleyball

The United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) is a non-profit organization which serves as the national governing body of volleyball in the United States of America (USA).

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado and founded originally by the YMCA of the United States of America (USA), this organization is responsible for selecting and supporting US national teams that compete in FIVB sanctioned international 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 40 Regional Volleyball Associations (RVAs).

USA Volleyball is recognized by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

"See also Volleyball in the United States"

Publications

[http://estores.infront.com/usavolleyball/item_info.asp?pid=33 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, regional and other news. Issues are released in the Spring (Mar), Summer (July), Fall (Sept), Winter (Dec/Jan).

USA Volleyball Regions

There are forty regions of organized competition for adults and juniors in the United States. These regions are grouped into 8 sections and 4 zones. 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 (GR) - 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
*** [http://www.geva.org GEVA (Garden Empire Volleball Association)] - New Jersey, New York City, Long Island, Westchester & Rockland Counties, and a small portion of western Connecticut
**** [http://www.geva.org/giGEVALinks.php View list] of girls volleyball clubs in region (New Jersey, downstate New York)
***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) - Southeast 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

* [http://www.usavolleyball.org/ Official site: USA Volleyball]
* [http://www.usoc.org/ Official site: United States Olympic Committee]
* [http://www.fivb.ch/ Official site: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (International Volleyball Federation)]
* [http://www.bsu.edu/library/article/0,,28976--,00.html United States Volleyball Association Collection - Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Research Center]
* [http://www.avca.org American Volleyball Coaches Association]