The German Volleyball Association ( DVV ) or in (
German
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: Deutscher Volleyball-Verband ) is the governing body for
volleyball
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in the
Federal Republic of Germany
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. The DVV is a member of the
International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), the
European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) and it is associated with the
German Olympic Sports Confederation
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (german: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund or DOSB) was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the ''Deutscher Sportbund'' (DSB), and the ''Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland'' (NOK) which dates ...
(DOSB).
It has an active 7,009
sport societies, as well it has an active 408,863 registered members.
It organizes the
men
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's and
women
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's volleyball championships in Germany as well it manages and organizes all the activities of the
men
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's
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's national teams from seniors to under-age categories.
DVV also is responsible for all activities in Beach Volleyball in Germany.
References
External links
Official Website
DVV at FIVB.com
{{National members of the International Federation of Volleyball
Volleyball in Germany
Germany
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Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...