The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international
governing body for the sports of
volleyball in
Northern America,
Central America, and the
Caribbean
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. NORCECA is the continental confederation that represents its 35 member associations at the
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) level. It also has six associate members:
Bonaire
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,
Saba,
Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to:
People
* Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France
* Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal)
* Pope Martin I (598–655)
* Saint Mart ...
,
Sint Eustatius
Sint Eustatius (, ), also known locally as Statia (), is an island in the Caribbean. It is a special municipality (officially " public body") of the Netherlands.
The island lies in the northern Leeward Islands portion of the West Indies, so ...
,
Sint Maarten, and the
Turks and Caicos Islands. The confederation is responsible for, among other things, the staging of Olympic and World Championship zone qualification tournaments, as well as continental championships for both men and women in indoor volleyball and
beach volleyball
Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...
. In 2022, NORCECA celebrated its fifty-fourth (54th) anniversary.
Origins and expansion
During the 1966 Caribbean and Central American Games held in
San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to:
Places Argentina
* San Juan Province, Argentina
* San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province
* San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province
* San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...
,
Puerto Rico, the idea of the NORCECA concept was born. At that time it was known as the Caribbean and Central American Zone. The development of the NORCECA Confederation came from the visionary mind of today’s FIVB President, Dr. Rubén Acosta Hernández, in conjunction with several other sportsmen from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti. NORCECA was formally created by the FIVB and its President, Mr. Paul Liband in 1968, when Canada and the United States of America joined the confederation. Its first Senior Championship was held in Mexico from August 4–9, 1969 and the inaugural game featured
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
vs.
Panama, with
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
winning 3-0. NORCECA’s first Junior Championship was staged in 1980.
NORCECA's presidents
*Dr. Rubén Acosta Hernández (1968–1984)
*Lcdo. Libertario Pérez, Esq. (1984–1988)
*Lcdo. Luis R. Mendoza, Esq. (1988–2001)
*Lic. Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz (2001–present)
Affiliated federations
AFECAVOL (Asociación de Federaciones CentroAmericanas de Voleibol)
CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association)
ECVA (Eastern Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association)
NCVA (North Central Americas Volleyball Association)
Note:
* Associate members of NORCECA.
Tournaments
Organised entirely by NORCECA
*
Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship (men)
*
Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship (women)
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Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship (men)
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Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship (women)
*
Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship (men)
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Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship (women)
*
NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (men and women)
Current champions
Organised alongside the CSV
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Pan-American Games (men and woman)
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Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup (men)
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Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup (women)
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Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a bi-annual Continental Cup organized by NORCECA for U21 teams from South-, North- and Central America, and the Caribbean.
This tournament also serves as qualifier to U21 World Championship.
His ...
(men)
*
Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup (women)
*
Boys' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The Boys' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a bi-annual Continental Cup organized by NORCECA for U19 teams from North- and Central America
Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas. Its boundaries are ...
(men)
*
Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup The Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a bi-annual Continental Cup organized by NORCECA for U19 teams from all over America ( North-, South- and Central America, and the Caribbean)
History
Medal table
See also
* Women's Pan-American ...
(women)
*
Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup (women)
Current champions
Sponsors
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Volleyball organizations
Sports organizations established in 1968