2. Fédération Internationale de
Volleyball
• International governing body for the
Sport of indoor, beach and grass
volleyball
• 220 affiliated national federations
• President since 2012 Ary Garca
• Season all year long
• 12 players in indoor games
• 2 players in beach games
• Only difference between men and
women is height of net
6. Championship
148 teams participate
24 qualify - 4 pools of 6 teams
Top 4 go to 2 pools of 8 teams
Top 3 go to 2 pools of 3 teams
Top 2 go semifinals
Finals
For women 3rd place in each pool play for 5th place
13. Anima sana in corpore sano
“a healthy mind in a healthy body”
• Football
• Running
• Lacrosse
• Volleyball
• Cheerleading
• Martial Arts
• Golf
• Tennis
14. Headquarters
• Kihachiro Onitsuka founded in 1949
• Headquarters still in his hometown of Kobe, Japan