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Official Bulletin no. 39 May 2009 World Volley Edition in English F É D É R AT I O N I N T E R N AT I O N A L E DE VOLLEYBALL News Website renewal brings new era for sport online ■ the fiVB’s newly designed website on the meaning or interpretation of the Online improvements has been constantly improving since its guidelines. launch ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olym- A selection of videos from the 2008 World pics last summer. League, the 2008 World Grand Prix and the 2008 SWATCH FIVB World Tour are A working group led by Press Officer Fab- also on the website, to be followed soon rizio Rossini and comprising the heads by video updates from the current tours. of the Press, IT, Marketing and TV de- It is through improvements such as partments has been working to make these, and many more to follow, that the site as impressive and informative the FIVB hopes to grow the game inter- as possible for all visitors, regardless of nationally and make Volleyball a more what they arrive at www.fivb.org for. interesting and accessible sport for eve- While the site has come a long way in ryone to enjoy. Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President the past few months, it is still very much a work n keeping with our commitment to in progress, with an ex- continually improve our service to the tensive list of alterations Volleyball Family, which includes the I forthcoming. media, fans, players and coaches, we recently introduced some exciting new High-resolution photos changes to our website at www.fivb.org. for media use are in the The first stages of the complete overhaul pipeline, as is an anti- were rolled out just prior to the 2008 Bei- doping program intend- jing Olympics and featured a stylish new ed to educate athletes homepage designed not only to be pleas- and coaches on the per- ing on the eye but more user-friendly and ils of using banned sub- informative. I’m convinced everyone who stances. Thankfully, our visits the site will find it not only more at- sport has been blessed tractive to look at but also easier to navi- with very few infrac- gate and extract information from. tions of this kind over Our Press, IT and Marketing departments the years, and it is our have been working tirelessly with the rel- hope that our proactive The newly designed SWATCH FIVB World Tour 2009 homepage was evant directors at the FIVB to ensure the and interactive online created to be visually appealing, informative and user-friendly best possible product is delivered online system will help to keep and to strike a delicate balance between it that way. offering balanced but in-depth informa- The most striking change to the site has in this issue tion along with entertaining articles and fiVB stories highlighting our commitment to been the shift to a more streamlined, the future of our game, especially at the modular look, designed to provide visi- • Editorial grassroots level. tors with rapid access to events and the • Website renewal brings new In recent weeks we have added a dedi- latest updates. era for sport online cated SWATCH FIVB World Tour 2009 For the first time in FIVB history, we have Volleyball and World Championships site at www. also added a link to a dedicated site: the swatchfivbworldtour.com, video tutori- SWATCH FIVB Beach Volleyball homepage • World League: Match of the Week als from the Beijing Games, the Official at www.swatchfivbworldtour.com. • Pope meets with 2010 World Volleyball Rules’ 2009 Casebook, as well The site incorporates the latest technol- Championship organizers as all the latest Volleyball and Beach Vol- • Early rounds of World ogy to provide a visually stunning, highly Championships continue leyball news, up-to-date statistics, video informative and user-friendly look at the and photos from around the globe. 2009 SWATCH FIVB World Tour, including Beach Volleyball The site is still a work in progress, with live scores, player bios, interviews, game • Brazilians off to flyer many more improvements to come, in- reports and other statistics. in Brasília opener cluding an online educational program In an effort to better inform and educate • Osaka, Seoul, Rome, Myslowice for anti-doping that will incorporate the athletes, coaches and officials, we also events upcoming on SWATCH Tour ADAMS open-resource database for ath- technical & Development letes, coaches and officials to use to their recently added a video section featuring own advantage. clips of the world’s best Volleyball play- • FIVB website showcases It is my firm belief that our improve- ers at the Beijing Olympics and the Offi- technical videos ments online will help attract renewed cial Volleyball Rules’ 2009 Casebook. • Argentine development attention to our sport, while at the same The videos are intended to be of instruc- • Official Casebook online time provide a greater level of service tional use, with game highlights show- • FIVB programme nominated and enjoyment to all of you, our Volley- casing the best blocks, serves, sets and for award ball Family. spikes. The Casebook is a compilation Quick Sets Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President of plays and their official rulings, aimed • News from Planet Earth at clearing up any misunderstandings www.fivb.org Volleyball World Volley News fiVB World league Pope meets with 2010 World championship Match of the Week organizers The FIVB World League Pope Benedict XVI officially received Match of the Week for use by the organisers of the 2010 FIVB Men’s television channels has been World Championship while 300 chil- decided for each of the six dren played in St. Peter’s Square in weekends of Intercontinent- front of St. Peter’s Basilica on a spe- al Round action in the 2009 cial day for Volleyball on April 1. edition of the flagship event in Men’s Volleyball. During The Pope’s audience, the or- ganizing committee for the FIVB 2010 Men’s World Championship in Italy For the first time ever, Volleyball is presented Pope Benedict XVI with an played on St. Peter’s Square Italian national team shirt with “S. S. Benedetto 16” written on the back. September 24 in Milan, then on to Torino, Reggio Calabria, Modena, Ve- On the same day in the Rome enclave, rona, Catania, Ancona, Florence and 300 children coordinated by the Local Trieste before the final in Rome on Oc- Volleyball Federations of Rome and the tober 10. region of Lazio enjoyed themselves by playing Volleyball--for the first time ev- At the end of the audience with Or- er--on St. Peter’s Square. Sixteen courts ganising Committee President Carlo were set up in front of the unique Salvatori, Italian Volleyball Federation backdrop of the domed roof of St. Pe- President Carlo Magri and Organising ter’s Basilica. Committee General Director Francesco Ghirelli, Pope Benedict XVI told them, The FIVB Men’s World Championship “It will be a wonderful World Champi- will be held in Italy in 10 cities, from onship.” Poland’s Sebastian Swiderski (left) spikes in the FIVB World League The Match of the Week is available to the World League’s valued Host Broadcasters and other TV channels and is a successful way of introducing the World League to TV viewers. TV channels interested in broadcasting a Match of the Week are requested to con- tact the FIVB TV and Marketing depart- ment at [email protected] for further information. Match of the week Week Teams Date Time Week 1 NED – uSa 14 June 15:00 Week 2 ITA – uSa 21 June 18:00 Week 3 POl – BRa 28 June 16:30 Week 4 fRa – SRB 5 July 18:30 Week 5 uSa – ITA 11 July 19:00 Pope Benedict XVI greets Carlo Salvatori and Carlo Magri of the 2010 Week 6 BUL– RuS 18 July 17:30 FIVB Men’s World Championship Organizing Committee italian, egyptian clubs take titles Itas Diatec Trentino players celebrated their first major European Egypt’s Al Ahly won their sixth women’s continental crown title on April 5, after the Italians beat Greek outfit Iraklis on April 5 following a 25-22, 25-22, 20-25, 25-22 victory Thessaloniki 12-25, 25-21, 26-24, 25-22 in the finals of the CEV over Kenya Commercial Bank in the final of the 2009 Indesit Champions League 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic Women’s African Clubs Championship in Nairobi, Kenya 2 fiVB World Volley news no. 39 May 2009 Volleyball MEN & WOMEN 2010 fiVB WORlD cHaMPiOnSHiPS Six more countries advance to second round Six additional nations earned tickets to and Tonga, who advanced by the narrow- the second round of the 2010 FIVB World est of margins from Asian Pool A after fin- Championships, including a tandem leap ishing tied on points with both New Zea- forward by St. Lucia’s men’s and women’s land and Samoa. Tonga booked its ticket teams. thanks to a better points margin after winning seven sets and losing three. Tonga St. Lucia’s men’s team went undefeated had a points ratio of 1.101 and a set ratio of in the first round, but had to work hard in 2.333, good enough to edge New Zealand their NORCECA-A group final game to get (1.097, 2.000) and Samoa (0.984, 1.200). past the Dominican Republic and advance to the next stage. St. Lucia won the hard- On the women’s side, St. Lucia advanced fought battle 25-22, 31-29, 25-19 to earn from a NORCECA-B group that included the right to play against Mexico, Haiti, Ba- Antigua & Barbuda, Saint Vincent and hamas, Cayman Islands and hosts Jamaica the Grenadines, and Grenada.