Official Bulletin no. 36 february 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 fiVB & continental confederations come together a time for consolidation to discuss Volleyball development ■ the fiVB met with the continental not organize every course and Volleyball confederations in early february to dis- activity. The Confederations should take cuss Volleyball development and open part of the responsibility and this should a new platform for direct and construc- lead to better results and a better use of tive dialogue with each confederation resources,” said President Wei. with the aim of improving development The Confederation Development Officers work around the world. present were AVC Chairman Development Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President he FIVB – much like any organisa- tion – has to contend with the cur- Trent global financial crisis. We must be realistic in how we develop our sport and find that fine balance – looking after what we have to avoid going backwards while taking tentative steps forwards. This pragmatism demands a different form of governance and is reflected in the changes I have implemented at an executive level. The Executive Commit- FIVB Development Commission President Vicente Araujo (centre) and participants tee, with its increased responsibility, of the development meeting in February needs to work hard as a group to develop sensible ideas and solutions – bearing in FIVB’s development policy and the organi- and Marketing Committee Ramón Suzara, mind the current climate – that can be sation’s approach to development in rela- CAVB Technical Director Howyda Mondy, put before the World Congress. tion to the Confederations were discussed CEV Senior Vice-President Philip Berben, It is not a time for grand gestures and in the wide-ranging meeting. Develop- CSV Executive Manager Laura Calello and largesse but there are certain things we ment initiatives such as Mass Volley and NORCECA National Federation Coordina- need to maintain in order to ensure the Volley All festivals were also on the agenda, tor Arateide Cáceres Hernández. quality expected from an FIVB event is with discussions centering on the need undiminished. There will be no reduc- for Category 1 and 2 National Federations tion in prize money in the US$20 million to introduce more activity in their coun- in this issue FIVB World League in 2009. This year’s tries and to consider Mass Volley events fiVB SWATCH FIVB World Tour, meanwhile, because of the interest they generate in • Editorial will have US$7.7 million prize money – terms of media and to potential sponsors similar to 2008 – including US$1 million • FIVB-Confederation development as a promotional tool. meeting for the SWATCH FIVB World Champion- FIVB President Jizhong Wei, FIVB Devel- ships in Norway. opment Commission President Vicente • FIVB hosts AIPS meeting The FIVB will increase assistance, within Araujo, FIVB Technical and Development Volleyball its means, to National Federations in Director Helgi Thorsteinsson and the re- • World Championship preliminary need. A new Beach Volleyball develop- sponsible Development Officer from each tournaments continue ment project for developing countries Confederation attended the meeting. The Beach Volleyball is already on our agenda. We will cut FIVB invited each Confederation to discuss unnecessary expenditure in our annual its needs and priorities in the field of devel- • Norwegian legend Maaseide looks budget in order to increase the budget opment. ahead to SWATCH FIVB World Championships for development projects. The FIVB President gave strong signals to The FIVB’s unhindered expansion for the Confederations that they should re- • Walsh & May-Treanor may miss many years puts it in an extremely main hands-on in their approach to work- SWATCH season strong position to cope with the crisis. ing with National Federations. The main technical & Development For now, though, the order of the day is principle President Wei underlined was • Mass Volley: Grass-roots consolidation of our enviable achieve- the National Federations acting first to programme creating stars of ments. It is, for everybody, a sign of the show their commitment in order for the tomorrow times we are in. FIVB to assist them. Quick Sets “It is important for the Continental Confed- Mr. Jizhong Wei, FIVB President • News from Planet Earth erations to be proactive as the FIVB should www.fivb.org Volleyball World Volley News MEN’S & WoMEN’S World championship preliminary tournaments continue The 2010 FIVB Men’s and Women’s World Championship preliminary rounds con- tinued in January with first-round tour- naments in Slovenia, Estonia, Azerbaijan and Pakistan. Montenegro qualified for the second round of the Men’s World Championship from the European first-round Pool D tournament staged in Guba, Azerbaijan, through January 9-11. On the final com- petition day Montenegro easily defeated hosts Azerbaijan and closed out the event with no sets lost after also beating Moldova and Albania. Montenegro will play against hosts Czech Republic, Finland, Ukraine and Belgium in the second round Pool H tournament May 27-31 in Liberec. Hungary and hosts Slovenia clinched the two tickets available in Women’s World Championship second preliminary round Montenegro and Moldova do battle at the European Pool A first-round tour- nament in Lendava through January 9-11. in Split through May 15-17 in Pool E. with an easy 3-0 win against Bosnia & The Hungarians opened their World Herzegovina before finishing the job Hungary, as the first-ranked team, will Championship campaign by defeating against Slovenia with another convinc- face Belgium, Slovakia and Croatia Austria 3-1, then continued their run ing 3-1 win. 2010 fiVB World championship tournaments in March - June Women’s competition calendar Confederation Round Dates Country City AVC 1 20 - 24 April New Zealand Wellington AVC 2 12 - 14 June Thailand Nakhonpathom CAVB 2 20 - 24 May Mozambique Maputo CEV 2 13 - 17 May Bulgaria Gabrova CEV 2 15 - 17 May Azerbaijan Guba CEV 2 15 - 17 May Croatia Split CEV 2 13 - 17 May France Marseille CSV 2 31 May - 4 June Argentina Buenos Aires NORCECA 1 27 - 29 March Saint Lucia Gros Islet NORCECA 1 15 - 19 April Saint-Martin Marigot NORCECA 2 26 - 30 May Barbados TBD NORCECA 2 2 - 6 June Trinidad and Tobago TBD NORCECA 3 12 - 14 June Dominican Republic TBD NORCECA 3 21 - 23 June Cuba TBD Men’s competition calendar Confederation Round Dates Country City AVC 1 20 - 24 April New Zealand Wellington AVC 2 22 - 24 May Kazakhstan TBD AVC 2 26 - 28 May Iran Tehran AVC 2 9 - 11 June Thailand Nakhonpathom CAVB 2 1 - 3 May Mozambique Maputo CAVB 2 26 - 28 May Algeria Echlef CEV 2 27 - 31 May Czech Republic Liberec CEV 2 29 - 31 May Slovakia Propad CEV 2 30 May - 1 June Netherlands Rotterdam CEV 2 27 - 31 May Portugal TBD NORCECA 1 1 - 5 April Antigua and Barbuda St. John’s NORCECA 1 15 - 19 April Saint Lucia Gros Islet NORCECA 2 19 - 23 May Jamaica TBD NORCECA 2 2 - 6 June Trinidad and Tobago TBD Moldova attacks against Estonia 2 fiVB World Volley news no. 36 February 2009 Volleyball As runners-up, Slovenia advanced to Pool G and in the second round will face hosts France, Greece, Spain and Finland (venue Slovenian libero Katja Medved receives against Hungary and competition dates to be confirmed). The Moldova Women advanced from the European Pool C first-round tourna- ment held in Tallinn January 9-11 ahead of hosts Estonia, Georgia and Denmark, dropping just two sets. Pakistan’s Farooq Khan spikes against Macau Moldova will face hosts Bulgaria, Czech B tournament in Islamabad through Jan- the pending Asian Pool C tournament. Republic, Romania and Albania in the uary 28-30, not dropping a set against Bangladesh qualified as the second- second round (venue and competition Bangladesh, Macau or the Maldives. They place team in Pool B and now move on dates to be confirmed). now advance to a second-round tourna- to the second-round event in Nakhon- ment in Tehran in May against hosts Iran, pathom against hosts Thailand, Indone- Hosts Pakistan won the men’s Asian Pool India and the second-place team from sia and the first-place team from Pool C. fiVB hosts aiPS meeting The FIVB opened its doors to the world’s AIPS President Gianni Merlo said, “We federation in terms of the attention sporting press in early January when want to thank Mr. Wei and the FIVB that they pay to our work, providing not the International Sports Press Associa- for welcoming us in this magnificent only an information feed but also free tion (AIPS) Board of Administration met place, confirming the strong commit- services such as internet connections at FIVB’s “Château Les Tourelles” head- ment that Volleyball has always shown and catering for the press during their quarters. towards journalists. The FIVB is a model top events.” AIPS members used the state-of-the-art FIVB boardroom for their meeting and were also able to enjoy the el- egance of the château and its grounds during the daylong session. FIVB President Jizhong Wei said, “It is first time we have hosted anoth- er organisation on our premises and we’re re- ally glad to be the first international sports federation who has wel- comed the AIPS Board. The work of the media is the daily engine of all our initiatives and I’m sure that the long-time relation between the FIVB and AIPS will be increasingly developed thanks to this meeting.” The AIPS convenes in the FIVB boardroom at “Château Les Tourelles” fiVB World Volley news no.