Northern
Ireland Volleyball Association
http://www.nivb.co.uk/index.php
Rules and regulations: http://www.nivb.co.uk/forms.htm
History:
The Northern Ireland
Volleyball Association (NIVA) traces
its beginnings in 1970 through a group
of enthusiastic schoolteachers and
youth workers. The group went on to
organize a men's league in 1975 and
the first women's competitions in
1977.
The first NIVA’s
men’s team officially competed
in 1976 against the Republic of Ireland’s
team. The men's team went on to compete
in its first ever (and so far, only)
official tournament in the Commonwealth
Championships, held in England in
1981. The women’s team, on the
other hand, first competed with England
in 1983 for the West European Spring
Cup.
In 1985, NIVA and
the Volleyball Association of Ireland
worked together to organize an All
Ireland Top 4 teams tournament, in
collaboration with TriSport Belfast.
NIVA’s men’s team served
as the inaugural winners in their
category.
To date, NIVA has
been holding courses and clinics for
coaches and referees annually. NIVA
also sponsored an FIVB course in 1998.
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