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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.
Before 2014, the United States women's national volleyball team had achieved second place six times in major competitions (1967 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, 2002 World Women's Volleyball Championship, 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2011 World Cup, 2012 London Olympic Games) but had never reached the top.
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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.
U.S. women’s volleyball qualified for each of the first two Olympic competitions, in 1964 and 1968. They won a grand total of one match at those Games, then failed to qualify in ‘72 and ‘76.
Canadian Anna Smrek has been massive for Wisconsin volleyball the last three years. The 2021 Final Four MVP has a father who played with NBA royalty.
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 ] Professional leagues saw a resurgence in the 2020s, starting with Athletes Unlimited Volleyball (AUV) in 2021. [ 7 ]