Official Volleyball Rules – FIVB
INSTITUTIONAL. The FIVB is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level. Working closely with national federations and private enterprises to develop Volleyball as a popular media and entertainment sport.
History – FIVB
William G. Morgan. (1870-1942), who was born in the State of New York, has gone down in history as the inventor of the game of volleyball, to which he originally gave the name “Mintonette”.. The young Morgan carried out his undergraduate studies at the Springfield College of the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) where he met James Naismith who, in 1891, had invented basketball.
2025 Volleyball World Championships participants revealed
Sep 3, 2024 · The 32 men’s and 32 women’s national teams that will compete for medals at the 2025 FIVB Volleyball World Championships have now been announced, as the qualification period for the tournaments was concluded.Set to feature 32 national teams in each gender for the first time (previously 24 t...
2025 FIVB Volleyball Youth World Championships’ pools to be …
Nov 26, 2024 · The drawing of lots for all four FIVB Volleyball Youth World Championships in 2025 to take place on 4 DecemberThe draws will be streamed live and free of chargeAccording to the new competition format, the 24 partici...
China set to host FIVB Women’s Club World Championship 2024 …
Oct 28, 2024 · Hangzhou, China has been officially announced as the host city for the FIVB Women’s Club World Championship 2024, taking place from 17-22 December.Returning to China for the second year running, the matches will be held at the Huanglong Sports Center, an 8,000-capacity venue that is set to...
Pools set for 2025 FIVB Volleyball Youth World Championships
Dec 4, 2024 · The four FIVB Volleyball Youth World Championships set to take place in 2025 started taking shape on Wednesday, when the drawing of lots for the tournaments were held in Lausanne, Switzerland, determining the start of the journey of each of the 96 national teams set to compete for medals next year.
Basic Rules – FIVB
There are six players on court in a volleyball team, who each must rotate one position clockwise every time their team wins back service from the opposition.Only the three players at the net positions can jump and spike or block near the net. The backcourt players can only hit the ball over the net if they jump from behind the attack line, …
Participating teams for U19 Volleyball World Championships 2025 ...
Oct 11, 2024 · With four editions of the Age Group Volleyball World Championships scheduled for next year, excitement is building as the participating teams for the U19 Boys’ and Girls’ events have been confirmed and the Drawing of Lots date has been set. Participating teams for th...
2025 Men’s World Championship match schedule released
Nov 27, 2024 · The tournament will kick off on September 12 with the opening match between the host country, the Philippines, and Tunisia. The 32 national teams that will take part in the 2025 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship, in the Philippines, are now familiar with what the start of their journeys in the tournament will be like as the event’s match schedule was released.
Beach Volleyball – FIVB
4 days ago · INSTITUTIONAL. The FIVB is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level. Working closely with national federations and private enterprises to develop Volleyball as a popular media and entertainment sport.