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| Name: | USA Volleyball |
| Location: | Colorado Springs, Colo. (administrative offices) San Diego, Calif. (national team offices) |
| Founded: | 1928 |
| Membership: | Approximately 100,000 |
| Mission: | National Governing Body for all disciplines of volleyball in the United States, officially recognized by the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). As mandated by the Amateur Sports Act, USA Volleyball is responsible for the growth of the sport in America at the grassroots and most elite levels. USA Volleyball is the parent organization of the USA National Teams (America's Olympic Teams) |
| John D. Carroll | |
| President: | Jerry Sherman |
| Taras"Terry"Liskevych (11th year) | |
| Fred Sturm (5th year) | |
| Sponsors: | Champion Anheuser-Busch Ricoh Office Depot Sport Court Active Ankle Tachikara Kodak Kaepa United Airlines Sports Imports |
BCV Cup - Montreux, Switzerland (women, June 10 - 17) $2 Million World Grand Prix (women, August 30 - September 29) FIVB Super Four - Japan (women, Nov. 9 - 18; men Nov. 18 - 28) | |
U.S. Open Volleyball Champ. (May 25 - June 1, Dallas, Tex.) U.S. Junior Olympic Volleyball Champ. (June 28 - July 7, San Jose, Calif.) U.S. Outdoor Grass Volleyball Champ. (Aug. 2 - 4, Lake Tahoe, Calif.) U.S. Outdoor Sand Volleyball Champ. (August 31 - Sept. 1, Manhattan Beach, Calif.) | |
USA Olympic Trials (June 6 - 9, site TBD) Bud Light World Beach Invit. (June 21- 23, Hermosa Beach, Calif.) Bud Light World Beach Champ. (July 10-16, Hermosa Beach, Calif.) Olympic Games (July 23 - 28, Atlanta beach, Clayton County, Ga.) | |
| Other: | USA Volleyball consists of 34 regional volleyball associations which manage grassroots playing opportunities for the USA Volleyball membership, and is affiliated with 29 member organizations (i.e. NCAA, AVP, WPVA, YMCA) that provide playing opportunities at a variety of levels. |
| Special: | The sport of volleyball, which was invented in Holyoke, Mass., turned 100 years old in 1995 and celebrated its centennial with a series of special events throughout the year. |