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).^[1] 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).^[2]

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	Silver	Gold
1988	7th	Gold
1992	Bronze	Bronze
1996	7th	9th
2000	4th	11th
2004	5th	4th
2008	Silver	Gold
2012	Silver	5th
2016	Bronze	Bronze
2020	Gold	10th

Beach volleyball
Year	U.S. Women's Beach Finishes	U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1996	did not medal	Gold (Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes) Silver (Mike Dodd and Mike Whitmarsh)
2000	did not medal	Gold (Dain Blanton and Eric Fonoimoana)
2004	Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	did not medal
2008	Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	Gold (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)
2012	Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh) Silver (April Ross and Jennifer Kessy)	did not medal
2016	Bronze (April Ross and Kerri Walsh-Jennings)	did not medal
2020	Gold (April Ross and Alix Klineman)	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	Silver (1967)	11th
1970	11th	18th
1974	12th	14th
1978	5th	19th
1982	Bronze	13th
1986	10th	Gold
1990	Bronze	13th
1994	6th	Bronze
1998	16th	9th
2002	Silver	9th
2006	9th	10th
2010	4th	6th
2014	Gold	7th
2018	5th	Bronze

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Year	U.S. Women's Beach Finishes	U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1997	Silver (Lisa Arce and Holly McPeak)	Silver (Canyon Ceman and Mike Whitmarsh) Bronze (Dain Blanton and Kent Steffes)
1999	Silver (Annett Davis and Jenny Johnson Jordan) Bronze (Liz Masakayan and Elaine Youngs)	did not medal
2001	did not medal	did not medal
2003	Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	Silver (Dax Holdren and Stein Metzger)
2005	Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	did not medal
2007	Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	Gold (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)
2009	Gold (Jennifer Kessy and April Ross)	Bronze (Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers)
2011	Silver (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	did not medal
2013	did not medal	did not medal
2015	did not medal	did not medal
2017	Silver (Lauren Fendrick and April Ross)	did not medal

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 (BG) – 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 Country Region (NO) – 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, and Las Vegas
  - Sun Country Region (SU) – West Texas and New Mexico

References

^ "About Us". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
^ "USA Volleyball Regions/How to join". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-01-11.

External links

[1] "About Us". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-01-11.

[2] "USA Volleyball Regions/How to join". Team USA. Retrieved 2019-01-11.

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