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2009 Men's European Volleyball Championship squads; 2009–10 CEV Challenge Cup; 2009–10 CEV Champions League; 2009–10 Russian Volleyball Super League; 2009–10 V-League (South Korea) 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (AVC) 2010 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship qualification (CAVB)
As the birthplace of volleyball, the United States founded the first association to regulate the sport. The United States Volleyball Association was formed in 1927, and was the founding member of FIVB in 1947. [1] However, by the time of volleyball's international growth in the 1940s, the U.S. was no longer a major power.
The 2009 NCAA men's volleyball tournament was the 40th annual tournament to determine the national champion of NCAA men's collegiate indoor volleyball. The single elimination tournament was played at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah during May 2009.
The 2009 NCAA Division I women's volleyball tournament began on December 3, 2009 with 64 teams and ended on December 19, when Penn State defeated Texas, 3-2, in the NCAA National Championship match. With the win, Penn State won its fourth overall title, and became the first team in the history of women's intercollegiate volleyball to win three ...
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.
United States libero Erik Shoji (22) celebrates after winning the men's volleyball bronze medal match against Italy during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at South Paris Arena 1.
Michael John Whitmarsh [1] (May 18, 1962 – February 17, 2009) was an American male volleyball and basketball player. He won the silver medal in the men's inaugural beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, partnering with Mike Dodd. Throughout his volleyball career, Whitmarsh earned over $1.6 million as well as 28 ...
The NVA currently has 12 teams. The second league is the Volleyball League Of America (VLA) founded in 2019 and has 8 men's Tier 1 teams, 32 men's Tier 2 teams and 8 women's teams spread across the United States. [6] Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (AUV) is a women's professional indoor volleyball league in the US, founded in 2021.