Volleyball Canada
Homepage: http://www.volleyball.ca
Rules and regulations: http://www.volleyball.ca/index.asp?page=20
History:
For a long time,
volleyball games in YMCAs in Toronto
and Montreal were the only organized
manifestations of the sport in Canada.
It was only in 1953 when the Canadian
Volleyball Association, the nation’s
governing body for the sport was founded,
following Canada’s membership
in FIVB. The association was then
divided into three regions: Ottawa,
Toronto and Montreal.
1959 marked Canada’s
first international volleyball exposure
took place during the Pan-American
Games in Chicago. In 1976, both Canadian
Men’s and Women’s Teams
participated in the Olympics for the
first time as the host country. In
1984, the Canadian Men’s Team
qualified for the Olympic Games –the
first in Canadian history - where
they finished fourth overall. Moreover,
the country’s Men’s Standing
Disabled Team also played in the World
Championships in 2002 and won first
place, which marked Canada’s
first gold medal in the sport
Now, more than 50
years after it was founded, the association
is renamed as Volleyball Canada and
oversees more than 80,000 members.
Volleyball Canada’s regions
are now drawn along provincial/territorial
lines and take in the whole of Canada.
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