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USA Volleyball will host the next three editions of the FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League (VNL) Finals from 2019 to 2021. The announcement was made by the FIVB, the sport’s international federation, at the 2018 VNL Finals in Lille, France. Launched by the FIVB in 2018, the Volleyball Nations League is a competition for the top men’s and women’s […]
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The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) and the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA) have partnered to announce the AVP Hawaii International, presented by HTA. The beach volleyball event will be held in Waikiki Beach, September 14–16, 2018, bringing together top male and female beach volleyball players across the United States and abroad. It will be the eighth stop on the tour following the […]
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USA Volleyball and the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE) have partnered to bring RISE’s leadership and education programs to USA Volleyball athletes, coaches, referees, administrators and fans. “A fundamental pillar of USA Volleyball is to be welcoming to members of all ethnicities,” said USA Volleyball CEO Jamie Davis. “We are proud to be partnering with RISE to further […]
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The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) and the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) have signed a landmark agreement to share the organization of the World Beach Games after the 2019 edition, which is scheduled to take place in San Diego. The inaugural World Games Beach Games will comprise 15 sports spanning 17 disciplines. “We are delighted to have […]
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been selected to host the 2020 and 2021 National Junior College Athletic Association Division II Volleyball Championships. The event will be staged November 19–21, 2020, and November 18–20, 2021, at U.S. Cellular Center. GO Cedar Rapids, with the support of Kirkwood Community College, will host the event. Tim Keating, club director for […]
Continue ReadingThe Association of Volleyball Professionals has announced a partnership with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, the international governing body responsible for all forms of volleyball. The AVP will host the FIV Huntington Beach Open, an international beach volleyball event that will be held in Huntington Beach, California, May 2–6. “World-class beach volleyball competition and entertainment is […]
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The Hawaii Tourism Authority and Hawaii Convention Center have signed agreements with three national sports organizations to host futsal, basketball and volleyball tournaments at the center’s new sports courts, located in the Kamehameha Exhibit Hall. The four-year agreement with U.S. Futsal will bring the organization’s first international tournament, the Pacific Futsal Cup, to Honolulu from 2018 to 2021. […]
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After years under the leadership of Doug Beal, who was an icon in the sport as a player, coach and executive, USA Volleyball went in a decidedly different direction when it hired Jamie Davis in January. Davis is the national governing body’s first CEO with no prior experience in the sport and was hired by design for his marketing and e-commerce background. Davis founded his own company, Jomandrew Sports and Entertainment, after serving as president of online retailer Fanatics from 2012 to 2014. Before that, he served as president of the Versus television network from 2008 to 2011 and held several roles with News Corporation, Fox Sports and…
Continue ReadingLeonard Armato has always been an innovator. When he founded the AVP beach volleyball tour in 1983, he helped turn beach volleyball into a mainstay of pop culture. After serving as CEO, Armato left the AVP in 2009 and became chief marketing officer for Skechers. In 2012, he became chairman and managing director of the Leverage Agency. In the midst of that, he also ran his Management Plus Enterprises, which represented Shaquille O’Neal and Oscar De La Hoya…
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Women’s wrestling will be an official NCAA championship sport after the governing body approved its addition on the Division I, II and III levels.
The Ann Arbor Sports Commission will host its second annual Washtenaw County Celebration of Girls and Women in Sports, a two-day event February 1-2 with a mix of activities, collegiate sports and panel discussions.
.@KemperSports will manage the Bad Boy Mowers @B4AOfficial, a men’s and women’s college basketball tournament held annually at the Atlantis Paradise Island in @VisitTheBahamas.
.@SailGP will have @All as its official hotel partner starting with this weekend’s New Zealand Sail Grand Prix as part of a multi-year agreement.
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