Official Bulletin no. 34 December 2008

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World VolleyNews

in this issuefiVB

• Editorial• Dr. Nasser named new head

of Asian Volleyball• Volleyball Family mourns passing

of Rolf AndresenVolleyball

• FIVB sets calendar for 2010 World Championships

Beach Volleyball

• SWATCH FIVB World Tour last stops in Phuket, Sanya

• SWATCH FIVB World Tour awardstechnical & Development

• FIVB confirms WADA code-compliant anti-doping rules

Quick Sets• News from Planet Earth

a momentous year

With the curtain about to fall on a historical year for the FIVB, we can look back on 2008

with a sense of achievement and look forward to 2009 with excitement. The past year has been a very busy one for the FIVB. The Olympic Games were a focal point for much of 2008, with the qualification events and planning of the Volleyball and Beach Volleyball tournaments in Beijing demanding close attention. The hard work resulted in a hugely successful Olympics, with three fantastic venues hosting large crowds who enjoyed the spectacular on-court action as millions of Volleyball and Beach Volleyball fans around the world watched the spectacle unfold on television.The FIVB also spent considerable time in May on the inauguration of the new FIVB premises, “Château Les Tourelles,” a fitting legacy of Dr. Rubén Acosta for the Volleyball Family. Following this came the 31st FIVB World Congress in June in Dubai, the most successful ever, where a number of exciting Executive Committee proposals to revamp the game were approved by the general assembly. The Congress was also an emotional occasion for the Volleyball Family as Dr. Acosta stepped aside as FIVB President after 24 years. In between the inauguration, Congress and Olympics were FIVB’s annual men’s World League and women’s World Grand Prix events. These tournaments, which continue to go from strength to strength, return in 2009 along with the quadrennial FIVB World Grand Champions Cup in Japan in November. It is sure to be another busy and successful year for the FIVB.

Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President

Dr. nasser named new head of asian Volleyball■ the executive committee of the asian Volleyball confederation in early no-vember agreed unanimously to nomina-te aVc first executive Vice-President Dr. Saleh Bin nasser as new aVc President in place of fiVB President Jizhong Wei.

FIVB President Wei, present at the meeting in Beijing, told the AVC Ex-ecutive Committee members that after his election to the FIVB Presidency he had to relinquish his AVC Presidency and in accordance with the AVC Char-ter the AVC First Executive Vice-Pres-ident is to take his place.

All AVC Executive Committee mem-bers present accepted Wei’s proposal. The meeting also accepted Saudi Arabian Dr. Nasser’s proposal to name Dr. Sivanthi Adityan, AVC Executive Vice-President for AVC Western Zone, as new AVC First Ex-ecutive Vice-President. Dr. Nasser expressed his appreciation to FIVB President Wei for his work at the Asian Confederation: “AVC, under the leadership of Mr. Wei, has been making rapid progress and as a result Volleyball in Asia has developed greatly. AVC is an insti-tution with solidarity within the Volleyball family. The AVC can be sure that I will fol-low Mr. Wei’s plans and his model of work and respect all the areas he created. I will continue the march Mr. Wei initiated and try my best to make AVC stronger and the sport of Volleyball more progressive and developed.” The new AVC President added, “With the support and effort from the AVC Execu-tive Committee, Board of Administration, National Federations and others we’ll continue our work more efficiently and we will become better and better.” Addressing FIVB President Wei, Dr. Nasser said, “We in AVC will do our best to sup-port FIVB with Mr. Wei as the President and maintain solidarity with FIVB. At the same time, we also need your help and suggestions in the future.”

FIVB President Wei told the meeting that he will not seek reelection after his term expires in 2012 when there will be an elec-tion for the FIVB Presidency. He stressed transparency and openness in the FIVB saying, “I will put everything on the table

and keep the FIVB Executive Committee informed on everything.” Wei said that he will not change the ori-entation of the FIVB approved by the 31st FIVB World Congress in June, but will in-troduce many improvements in FIVB’s affairs. Wei expressed his hope that the FIVB will pay more attention to Volleyball for all and not only to the top teams and players.

Dr. Saleh Bin Nasser

Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President

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World Volley NewsVolleyballMEN & WoMEN

fiVB sets tournament calendar for 2010 fiVB World championshipsThe start of the journey through what promises to be the most successful FIVB Men’s and Women’s World Cham-pionships in history was set to begin

for some national teams at the end of November after the FIVB confirmed the tournament calendar.

Two hundred and fifteen national teams are competing for a place in the 2010 FIVB Mens’ and Women’s World Championship finals in Italy and Ja-pan, with 68 tournaments and three preliminary rounds before the grand finale.

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Of the 24 national teams in each of the finals, Italy as hosts and Brazil as hold-ers have automatically advanced to the men’s finals, while Japan as hosts and Russia as holders have earned their spot in the women’s finals.

The 2010 men’s finals will be held in Italy from September 23 to October 10 and the women’s finals in Japan from October 29 to November 14.

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Beach Volleyball

19 SWATCH FIVB World Tour women’s events, Boss and Ross had finished sec-ond in October’s Dubai Open after going down to team-mates Branagh and Kerri Walsh in the final. They finished a disap-pointing ninth in the SWATCH FIVB World Tour Phuket Thailand Open in 2007. In the bronze-medal match, No. 8 seeds Geeske Banck and Anja Günther beat 13th-seeded Australians Tamsin Barnett and Becchara Palmer, playing in their first SWATCH FIVB World Tour event together, 21-14 21-18 in 43 minutes.

Top seeds Benjamin and Harley beat fifth seeds Roberto Pitta and Pedro Cunha in straight sets in the 58th SWATCH FIVB World Tour all-Brazilian final to

win the men’s gold medal of the US$350,000 China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Garden. With the 21-17 and 21-19 victory in 49 minutes, Benjamin and Har-ley exacted sweet revenge for their 21-19 and 22-20 quarter-final loss to Pitta and Cunha and shared the $28,000 first-place prize at the 20th and last men’s stop on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour.

“We had better concentration this time and the experience also helped us win through,” said Har-ley. It marked the seventh title of the season for Harley, who had se-cured the 2008 overall champion-ship with Pedro Salgado after win-ning six events together, including the Shanghai Jinshan Open in May. Saturday’s gold medal was Har-ley’s 13th and Benjamin’s ninth SWATCH FIVB World Tour title and their second together following a triumph in the Canada Open in 2005. Sixth-seeded Mariano Ba-racetti and Jose Salema of Argen-tina beat home players Xu Linyin and Li Jialu 21-12 and 21-17 for the bronze medal.

Boss and Ross avenged an earlier set-back in the China Sanya Open before out-lasting a young Chinese team to cap-ture their second-straight SWATCH FIVB World Tour event. The top-seeded Boss

American duo Jennifer Boss and April Ross claimed a double triumph in the last two SWATCH FIVB World Tour wo-men’s events of the season with golds at the US$175,000 Phuket Thailand Open and China Sanya Open presented by Olympic Garden. Brazil’s Benjamin Insfran and Harley Marques won the men’s gold medal at the double-gender US$350,000 Sanya Open.

No. 2 seeds Boss and Ross underlined their supremacy over the Phuket Thai-land Open field at Karon Beach by beat-ing Nicole Branagh and Tyra Turner in the final to hand USA its 77th SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal and sixth of the season. Boss and Ross, who did not lose

a single match en route to the all-Ameri-can showdown, pulled off an exceptional come-from-behind 18-21, 21-14, 15-12 win over Branagh and Turner to step onto the top of the podium and share prize money of US$28,000. It was the first gold medal of the season for Boss and Ross, who had already beaten third-seeded compatriots Branagh and Turner in their winner’s bracket quarter-final en-counter. Before taking part in the penultimate stop of the

Benjamin Insfran (right) spikes

April Ross (left) blocks as Anja Gunther spikes

MEN & WoMEN

2008 SWatch fiVB World touramericans Boss & ross claim Phuket & Sanya double; Brazil’s Benjamin & harley finish season on high in china

and Ross scored a 21-17 and 23-21 vic-tory over 15th-seeded Ying Huang and Xi Zhang of China in the 44-minute China Sanya Open finale to share the $28,000 first-place prize. Boss and Ross had opened play on the final day with a 23-25, 21-15 and 15-11 semi-final victory in 61 minutes over Jie Wang and Man Zuo. The ninth-seeded Chi-nese pair had earlier in the tournament posted a 24-22 and 21-16 win over Boss and Ross in the double-elimination. In winning their third SWATCH FIVB World Tour gold medal, including a 2007 title at the Norwegian Grand Slam stop in Stavanger, Boss and Ross also complet-ed the season as the No. 2-ranked team on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour behind Brazilians Shelda Bede and Ana Paula Connelly. The 16-year-old Huang became the youngest player to compete in a SWATCH FIVB World Tour “final four” following compatriot Chen Xue’s gold-medal winning appearance at the age of 17 with Zhang at the Shanghai 2006 stop. In the bronze-medal match, Bran-agh and Turner defeated Wang and Zuo 19-21, 21-16 and 15-9 in 49 minutes.

november 11-16 - Women’s Open Sanya, china - Podium finish

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november 4-9 - Women’s Open Phuket, thailand - Podium finish

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november 11-15 - Men’s Open Sanya, china - Podium finish

1 GOlDBenjamin / harley Bra

2 SilVerPitta / cunha Bra

3 BrOnZeBaracetti / Salema arG

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World Volley News

Led by Bra-zilian Harley Marques in the men’s category and China’s Xi Zhang and USA’s Misty May-Treanor in the women’s, the top play-ers on the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour have been an-nounced based

on the results of voting by SWATCH rep-resentatives, players, coaches, referees and officials associated with the interna-tional Beach Volleyball circuit.

Winner of seven gold medals this season with two different part-ners, Harley, 34, was recognized as the SWATCH Most Outstand-ing Player for the 2008 season at the year’s last double-gender event in China in Sanya. Beijing 2008 Olympic medal winners Zhang and May-

Treanor of the United States led the way in the women’s category of SWATCH Most Outstanding Player for the 2008 season. For the 23-year-old Zhang and 30-year-

old May-Tre-anor, SWATCH honoured the Olympic bronze- and gold-medal winners, respec-tively, as the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour joint-top per-formers after each competitor captured three ‘most outstand-ing player of the event’ awards.

2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour women’s awards

Team of the Year1. Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil

Top Server1. Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 86.0 km/h

Most Improved Player1. Nicole Branagh, United States2. Maria Antonelli, Brazil3. Stephanie Schwaiger, Austria

Most Inspirational Player1. Shelda Bede, Brazil2. Misty May-Treanor, United States3. Kerri Walsh, United States

Rookie of the Year1. Bibiana Candelas, Mexico2. Maria Antonelli, Brazil3. Anja Gunther, Germany

Sportsman of the Year1. Kerri Walsh, United States Misty May-Treanor, United States3. Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil Natalie Cook, Australia Shelda Bede, Brazil

Best Defensive Player1. Misty May-Treanor, United States2. Shelda Bede, Brazil3. Jia Tian, China

Best Offensive Player1. Misty May-Treanor, United States2. Xi Zhang, China3. Larissa Franca, Brazil Kerri Walsh, United States

Best Blocker1. Kerri Walsh, United States2. Talita Antunes, Brazil3. Chen Xue, China Tamsin Barnett, Australia

Best Setter1. Larissa Franca, Brazil Vasso Karadassiou, Greece3. Shelda Bede, Brazil Laura Ludwig, Germany Ilka Semmler, Germany

Best Hitter1. Larissa Franca, Brazil2. Sara Goller, Germany Nicole Branagh, United States Misty May-Treanor, United States

2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour men’s awards

Team of the YearHarley Marques/Pedro Salgado, Brazil

Top ServerIgor Kolodinsky, Russia, 114.0 km/h

Beach Volleyball

China’s Xi Zhang

Brazil’s Harley Marques

Most Improved Player1. Andy Ces, France2. Pedro Salgado, Brazil Jan Schnider, Switzerland4. Mischa Urbatzka, Germany

Most Inspirational Player1. Todd Rogers, United States2. Franco Neto, Brazil Emanuel Rego, Brazil4. Sean Rosenthal, United States

Rookie of the Year1. Adrian Gavira Collado, Spain2. Grzegorz Fijalek, Poland3. Stefan Uhmann, Germany Mariusz Prudel, Poland

Sportsman of the Year1. Phil Dalhausser, United States2. Emanuel Rego, Brazil Linyin Xu, China Richard Schuil, Netherlands

Best Defensive Player1. Todd Rogers, United States2. Sean Rosenthal, United States3. Reinder Nummerdor, Netherlands4. Marcio Araujo, Brazil Jason Lochhead, New Zealand

Best Offensive Player1. Phil Dalhausser, United States2. Pedro Salgado, Brazil3. Ricardo Santos, Brazil4. Igor Kolodinsky, Russia

Best Blocker1. Phil Dalhausser, United States2. Pedro Salgado, Brazil3. Ricardo Santos, Brazil Jonas Reckermann, Germany

Best Setter1. Marcio Araujo, Brazil2. Phil Dalhausser, United States3. Igor Kolodinsky, Russia4. Jonas Reckermann, Germany Tarjei Skarlund, Norway

Best Hitter1. Phil Dalhausser, United States2. Igor Kolodinsky, Russia Harley Marques, Brazil3. Linyin Xu, China

MEN’S AND WoMEN’S

SWatch fiVB World tour awards: harley named men’s Most Out-standing Player; Zhang & May-treanor share women’s MOP award

USA’s Misty May-Treanor

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Technical & Development

the present circumstances and in particu-lar the consideration that Volleyball (FIVB) has adopted rules in line with the revised code, WADA considers that the present case cannot be considered a case of non-compliance from the implementation point of view.”

New FIVB medical regulations approved by WADA and medical forms for all Na-tional Federations and Continental Con-federations are available on the FIVB website and are to be enforced from January 1, 2009.

Scoresheet updateThe FIVB Technical and Development De-partment is pleased to announce that the new official scoresheet and scoresheet instructions have been updated to be in line with the changes of the Rules of the Game, ratified during the FIVB World Con-gress in Dubai. The new version reflects the use of two liberos and other small ad-justments. The scoresheet and scoresheet instructions can be found on the FIVB website at the following link: http://www.fivb.org/en/volleyball/Forms/Referees/FIVB_VB_Scoresheet_2009.pdf

level i course on comorosThe Volleyball Federation of Comoros ran a Level I coaches course in the capital Moroni, with 19 coaches studying to ob-tain their official FIVB coaching diploma. The island of Comoros lies in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa and

The FIVB can confirm that its revised an-ti-doping rules that ensure a consistent out-of-competition testing program are in line with World Anti-Doping Agency regulations, following the release of a WADA compliance report.

The FIVB now has in place an existing out-of-competition testing contract and effi-cient out-of-competition testing program which will be strictly implemented and enforced in the coming year, with test-ing able to be carried out anywhere in the world without notice. The FIVB has sub-mitted its code-compliant anti-doping rules to WADA.

In 2006, 3,351 anti-doping tests were car-ried out by the FIVB and affiliated National Federations and Continental Confedera-tions, with 3,816 tests in 2007. The over-all percentage of positive cases in testing for use of performance-enhancing drugs throughout the Volleyball world in 2007 was 0.36 percent (one of the lowest per-centages in the sporting world).

FIVB President Jizhong Wei said, “The FIVB is proud to have such a small percent-age of positive doping cases all over the world. We are providing strong tests, even out-of-competition, and we plan even more stringent tests in the future to avoid cheating in Volleyball and Beach Volley-ball competitions.”

WADA reported that, “Taking into account

FIVB has implemented anti-doping rules compliant with WADA

fiVB confirms implementation of anti-doping rules in line with WaDa regulations

is one of the smallest nations on the Af-rican continent. The Federation was affili-ated to the FIVB in 1982. Course director Mr. Abdoulaye Baba Sy from Senegal and course instructor Mr. Mostafa Ahchouche from Morocco were satisfied with the conditions of the course and were sure it would serve as an important part of the Federation’s future development.

VcP in MozambiqueA Volleyball Cooperation Programme course took place on the continent of Af-rica in Maputo, the bustling capital of Mo-zambique. Forty-one participants gath-ered for the course led by instructor Mr. Abdelmajid Kilani Jerad from Tunisia who educated highly motivated new referees on their roles and responsibilities. The overall feedback from the participants indicated that the planning and the or-ganizing made by the National Federation was an important factor in the smooth running of this course.

Volleyball in the himalayasA Volleyball Cooperation Programme teachers’ course was recently held in Katmandu, the capital city of Nepal, nestling in the Himalayas at an alti-tude of 1,400 metres. Twenty-seven keen participants followed the course through November 6 to 11 led by in-structor Mr. Hussein Imam Ali from Qa-tar. The organization of the course was excellent due to Nepal Volleyball Asso-ciation’s hard work. Their initiative in inviting important national authorities to the opening and closing ceremonies, helped spark major interest from na-tional television and media.

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World Volley News

A Volleyball player, coach and even in-ternational referee, Prof. Dr. Andresen was one of the “fathers” of Volleyball in West Germany, playing an impor-tant role in introducing the sport to universities in the mid 1950s. Among other universities, he taught at Mün-ster (the city where in the 1960s he won six German titles as coach of

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The Volleyball Family lost one its most precious members in October with the passing of Prof. Dr. Rolf Andresen - a man who dedicated more than 50 years of his life to Volleyball. The former CEV President and FIVB 1st Vice President died in the early hours of Thursday morning on October 23, 2008, at the age of 83.

Andresen was President of the govern-ing body of European Volleyball from 1995 to 2001 before which he was Pres-ident of the German Volleyball Federa-tion from 1991 to 1995. He was named Honorary Member of the German Vol-leyball Federation and Honorary Presi-dent of the CEV at the end of his presi-dencies.

The German Andresen, who is survived by his wife Irene and two children, be-gan working with the FIVB after the Munich Olympics in 1972 when he was elected as a member of the Sports Organising Commission. He rose to become head of the Sports Organising Commission and was FIVB 1st Vice Pres-ident until 2002.

FIVB President Jizhong Wei said at the time of Andresen’s passing: “Rolf An-dresen devoted all his life to world Vol-leyball and the FIVB and I highly appre-ciate his valuable contribution. I am very sad to hear this news and I will always remember my good friend. I offer my sincere condolences to his family.”

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In an interview with FIVB’s VolleyWorld magazine in 2000, Andresen’s passion for the game was appar-ent: “I began in the mid-fifties,” said Andresen.

“First, as a boy, I played handball, a sport which even took me to the top German division. Volley-ball was then only known in East Germany, which had close contacts with the Soviet Union, the mas-ter of spikes. In Munster, I was one of the pioneers who introduced Volleyball to the universities …”

On why Volleyball had rap-idly grown compared to other sports and whether the level of play in the sport had improved, An-dresen said, “There are many reasons. I can give you three very solid ones: the excellent quality of its managers on all levels, the mix of great technical and mental ability that makes

our champions athletes you can admire, and the wisdom needed to change the rules in order to keep pace with the times. … In the last 10 years, giant steps have been taken.”

Andresen was a professor of sport until 1993. As the leading director of the high performance sport committee of the German Sports Confederation, he also was significantly involved in the devel-opment of the new sports structure in the period of German reunification.

A highlight of Andresen’s life was in 1972 when he was head of the dele-gation of the German Olympic Volley-ball teams for the Summer Games in Munich.

Rolf Andresen at the 1992 Barcelona Games

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News & Calendar

QuickSetslozano, Prandi, Weber take new positions

Argentine Raúl Lo-zano has agreed on a two-year contract to be-come the new head coach of the German Men’s National Team, taking over from Stelian Mocu-lescu.

The Bulgarian Vol-leyball Federation has confirmed the appointment of 60-year-old Silvano Prandi as Head Coach of the men’s national team.

The Argentine Vol-leyball Federation, meanwhile, have hired 42-year-old Javier Weber as new head coach of the Argentine men’s team for their next Olym-pic campaign that starts June 2009.

ary Graça shows skillsThe Brazilian Volleyball Federation and South American Confederation Presi-dent Ary Graça rolled back the years during the Brazilian Volley Master in November. More than 1,000 players turned out at the Brazilian Training Center in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, and among them, was the 65-year-old Ary Graça, who took the bronze medal with his friends in the Ama Vôlei team.

Ary Graça back on court

DATES EVENT COUNTRY ORG. M/W

2008 Global calendar - competitions and events - Volleyball & Beach Volleyball

Nov. 29/ Dec. 5 Norceca World Championship Tournament Nicaragua NORCECA M

Dec. 9-11 CEV Indesit Champions League - League Round - 3rd leg Various CEV M/W

Dec. 9-11 CEV Cup - 1/8 Finals - Home Matches Various CEV M/W

Dec. 9-11 GM Capital Challenge Cup - 1/16 Finals - Home Matches

Various CEV M/W

Dec. 9-13 Norceca World Championship Tournament Nicaragua NORCECA W

Dec. 16-18 CEV Indesit Champions League - League Round - 4th Leg

Various CEV M/W

Dec. 16-18 GM Capital Challenge Cup - 1/16 Finals - Away Matches Various CEV M/W

Dec. 16-18 CEV Cup - 1/8 Finals - Away Matches Various CEV M/W

Dec. 19-26 2008 Boys Youth African Nations Championship Egypt CAVB M

Dec. 26-30 Christmas Tournament 2008 Guadalajara, Spain CEV M/W

Dec. 26-31 2008 Girls Youth African Nations Championship Tunisia CAVB W

Dec. 27-29 Memorial Laurent Frand Thuin, Belgium CEV M/W

Dec. 28-30 Ermasport Volleyball Classic Almelo, Netherlands CEV M

Jan. 1-3 Asia World Championship Tournament Islamabad, Pakistan AVC M

Jan. 2-4 Europe World Championship Tournament Sheffield, UK CEV M/W

Jan. 2-4 Europe World Championship Tournament Riga, Latvia CEV M

Jan. 2-4 Novotel Cup 2009 Luxembourg CEV M/W

Jan. 3-5 Europe World Championship Tournament Vienna, Austria CEV M

Jan. 6-11 Youth European Championships 2nd Round Various CEV M/W

Jan. 9-11 Europe World Championship Tournament Guba, Azerbaijan CEV M

Jan. 9-11 Europe World Championship Tournament Tallin, Estonia CEV W

Jan. 13-15 CEV Indesit Champions League - League Round - 5th Leg

Various CEV M/W

Jan. 13-15 CEV Cup - 1/4 Finals - Home Matches Various CEV M/W

Jan. 13-15 GM Capital Challenge Cup - 1/8 Finals - Home Matches Various CEV M/W

Jan. 20-21 CEV Cup Men - 1/4 Finals - Away Matches Various CEV M/W

Jan. 20-21 GM Capital Challenge Cup - 1/8 Finals - Away Matches Various CEV M/W

Jan. 20-21 CEV Indesit Champions League - League Round - 6th Leg

Various CEV M/W

Ary Graça was the main setter of the Rio de Janeiro team and Botafogo in the 1960s and 1970s. An extremely skilled player, Ary Graça also played for the Brazilian National Team.

Kleinmann honouredPeter Kleinmann, President of the Austrian Volleyball Federa-tion and club manager of aon hotVolleys, received the “Order of merit for services rendered to the City of Vienna” at the Vienna City hall in October. Major Michael Häupl and Vice-major and City-councillor for sports Grete Laske awarded Kleinmann for his achievements in the sport of Volleyball.

Peter Kleinmann

fiVB technical courses & Seminars calendar - December 08

COUNTRY TYPEDATES

DAYSFrom To

Dominican Republic Coaches Level I 8-Dec 20-Dec 13

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World Volley NewsEquipment

fiVB homologated sports material & equipment 2008

fiVB eXcluSiVe aPPrOVeD VOlleYBall BallS

MiKaSaMVA 200 / MVP 200 (colour, synthetic leather)Exclusive game ball for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 2008

fiVB aPPrOVeD VOlleYBall BallS

MiKaSaMVA 300 / MVP 200NC (colour, synthetic leather)

MOltenIV5XC (MTV5SLIT) (colour, synthetic leather)

GalaBV 5091S (colour, synthetic leather)

caMBuci “Penalty” Volley Pro 6.0 (colour, synthetic leather)

QuinGDaO-SYnSheen“Star” VB 205-34 (colour, synthetic leather)

natiOnMan9900 PROFIT (colour, synthetic leather)

MOnDOMONDO 5MF-Pro (colour, synthetic leather)

fiVB Official inSPecteD VOlleYBall BallS

MiKaSa SV-2 SchoolMiKaSa VP500 Park Volley

Beach VOlleYBall BallS

MiKaSaVLS 200 (colour) BeachExclusive game ball for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 2008

MOltenBV5000 (colour) Beach

hOMOlOGateD POStS, PaDS, antennae, netS, referee chair

SenOhPosts, pads, nets with antennae & referees’ chairs are exclusive for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 2008

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aDiDaS Shoes & uniforms

aSicS Shoes & uniforms

chaMPiOn Uniforms

DacaPO Uniforms

DeScente Shoes & uniforms

MiKaSa UniformsInternational Referees supplier for Volleyball

MiZunO Shoes & uniforms

niKe Shoes & uniforms

OlYMPiKuS Shoes & uniforms

tOPPer Uniforms

fiVB aPPrOVeD SYnthetic SPOrtS flOOrS

tarafleXExclusive for all FIVB Competitions incl. OG 2008

tarafleXTaraflex Sport M Plus (7 mm thickness colour Teal 6431 and Coral 6146) over wood sub floors or synthetic sub floors

Taraflex Sport Performance Plus (9 mm thickness same colours as above) over concrete sub floors

MOnDOMONDOFLEX Blue Laguna H23 + Rose Flamingo H41

fiVB recOMMenDeD SYnthetic SPOrtS flOOrS

MOnDOMONDOSPORT HP-E PVC indoor floor Blue Laguna H23 + Rose Flamingo H41

national federations are requested to select material from the list of the fiVB approved sports material