USA Volleyball

Logo of USA Volleyball
Sport	Volleyball
Affiliation	FIVB
Regional affiliation	NORCECA
Headquarters	Colorado Springs, Colorado
President	John Speraw

USA Volleyball (USAV) is anon-profit organization which is recognized as thenational governing body ofvolleyball in the United States by theFédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and theUnited States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC).^[1] It is headquartered inColorado Springs, Colorado, and was founded by theYMCA of the USA. The organization is responsible for selecting and supporting US national teams that compete in FIVB-sanctioned internationalvolleyball andbeach volleyball competitions such as theOlympic 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]

USA Volleyball was previously known asUnited States Volleyball Association (USVBA).^[3]

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 VolleyballDomestic 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.

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
2024	Silver	Bronze

Beach volleyball

Year	U.S. Women's Beach Finishes	U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1996	did not medal	Gold (Karch Kiraly andKent Steffes)  Silver (Mike Dodd andMike Whitmarsh)
2000	did not medal	Gold (Dain Blanton andEric Fonoimoana)
2004	Gold (Misty May-Treanor andKerri Walsh)	did not medal
2008	Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)	Gold (Phil Dalhausser andTodd Rogers)
2012	Gold (Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh)  Silver (April Ross andJennifer Kessy)	did not medal
2016	Bronze (April Ross and Kerri Walsh-Jennings)	did not medal
2020	Gold (April Ross andAlix Klineman)	did not medal
2024	did not medal	did not medal

FIVBWomen's andMen'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
2022	4th	6th

FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships

Year	U.S. Women's Beach Finishes	U.S. Men's Beach Finishes
1997	Silver (Lisa Arce andHolly McPeak)  Bronze (Karolyn Kirby andNancy Reno)	Silver (Canyon Ceman andMike Whitmarsh)  Bronze (Dain Blanton andKent Steffes)
1999	Silver (Annett Davis andJenny Johnson Jordan)  Bronze (Liz Masakayan andElaine Youngs)	did not compete
2001	did not compete	did not compete
2003	Gold (Misty May-Treanor andKerri Walsh)	Silver (Dax Holdren andStein Metzger)
2005	Gold (Misty May-Treanor andKerri Walsh)	did not compete
2007	Gold (Misty May-Treanor andKerri Walsh)	Gold (Phil Dalhausser andTodd Rogers)
2009	Gold (Jennifer Kessy andApril Ross)	Bronze (Phil Dalhausser andTodd Rogers)
2011	Silver (Misty May-Treanor andKerri Walsh)	did not compete
2013	did not compete	did not compete
2015	did not compete	did not compete
2017	Silver (Lauren Fendrick andApril Ross)	did not compete
2019	Silver (Alix Klineman andApril Ross)	did not compete
2022	did not compete	did not compete
2023	Gold (Sara Hughes andKelly Cheng)  Bronze (Kristen Nuss andTaryn Kloth)	did not compete

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 ofIllinois
    • Gateway Region (GW) – SouthernIllinois and easternMissouri
    • Lakeshore Region (LK) –Michigan except the Upper Peninsula
    • North Country Region (NO) –Minnesota,North Dakota,South Dakota, and the Upper Peninsula ofMichigan
    • Hoosier Region (HO) –Indiana
    • Pioneer Region (PR) –Kentucky
  • Central West Section
    • Great Plains Region (GP) –Nebraska
    • Heart of America Region (HA) –Kansas, WesternMissouri
    • Iowa Region (IA) –Iowa
    • Rocky Mountain Region (RM) –Colorado andWyoming
• Pacific Zone
  • Pacific Zone North
    • Alaska Region (AK) –Alaska
    • Columbia Empire Region (CE) – RepresentingOregon and a small southern part ofWashington
    • Evergreen Region (EV) – EasternWashington, northernIdaho andMontana
    • Puget Sound Region (PS) – WesternWashington
  • Pacific Zone South
    • Aloha Region (AH) –Hawaii
    • Intermountain Region (IM) –Utah and SouthernIdaho
    • Moku O Keawe Region (MK) –Hawaii
    • Northern California Region (NC) – NorthernCalifornia andNevada, exceptLas Vegas
• Atlantic Zone
  • North Atlantic Section
    • Chesapeake Region (CH) – Most ofMaryland,Delaware,Washington D.C. and NorthernVirginia
    • GEVA (Garden Empire Volleyball Association) –New Jersey,New York City,Long Island, Westchester & Rockland Counties, and a small portion of westernConnecticut
    • Excelsior (XL) – NortheastNew York State
    • Keystone Region (KE) –Pennsylvania except the westernmost portion
    • New England Region (NE) –Maine,Vermont,New Hampshire,Massachusetts, Most ofConnecticut, andRhode Island
    • Ohio Valley Region (OV)-Ohio and the western bordering counties ofPennsylvania andWest Virginia
    • Western Empire Region (WE) – WesternNew York State
  • South Atlantic Section
    • Carolina Region (CR) –North Carolina
    • Florida Region (FL) – Most ofFlorida (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 ofTennessee
• Border Zone
  • Border East Section
    • Bayou Region (BY) – SouthernLouisiana
    • Delta Region (DE) –Arkansas, NorthernLouisiana,Mississippi, and westernTennessee
    • Gulf Coast Region (GC) – SouthernAlabama, SouthernMississippi, and theFlorida panhandle
    • Lone Star Region (LS) – SouthernTexas
    • North Texas Region (NT) – NorthernTexas
    • Oklahoma Region (OK) –Oklahoma
  • Border West Section
    • Arizona Region (AZ) –Arizona
    • Southern California Region (SC) – SouthernCalifornia, andLas Vegas
    • Sun Country Region (SU) – WestTexas andNew Mexico

• United States men's national volleyball team
• United States women's national volleyball team
• United States national beach volleyball team

• Official website
• United States Volleyball Association Collection – Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Research Center

• National members of the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation
• Sports governing bodies in the United States
• Volleyball in the United States
• Non-profit organizations based in Colorado

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