The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) is the international governing body for volleyball. It has 220 affiliated national federations and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. The FIVB organizes the Men's Volleyball World Championship annually which 148 teams participate in. The tournament structure involves teams being placed in preliminary pools and the top teams advancing through further pools until a champion is crowned.
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