| USA Volleyball Common Acronyms | |
| AAHPERD
(pronounced AFERD) |
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance |
| AAU | Amateur Athletic Union |
| ADVA | American
Deaf Volleyball Association (now DSFUSA Deaf Sorts Federation USA) |
| AIA | Athletes in Action |
| ALA | American Latvian Association |
| AMATEUR SPORTS ACT | Public Law 95.606. This is the legislation governing USA Volleyball as a NGB. |
| AMERICAN TURNERS | no acronym |
| ASEP | American Sorts Education Program |
| AVA | Amateur Volleyball Association |
| AVCA | American Volleyball Coaches Association |
| AVP | Association of Volleyball Professionals |
| BD | Beach Volleyball Division |
| BOD | Board of Directors |
| BSA | Bo Scouts of America |
| CAP | Coaching
Accreditation Program (advanced coaches training courses offered by USA Volleyball) |
| CBVA | California Beach Volleyball Association |
| DSUSA | Disabled Sports USA |
| DVD | Disabled Volleyball Division |
| FIVB | International
Volleyball Federation (USAV is a member of this, our International Federation (IF)) |
| IMPACT | Increased
Mastery and Professional Application of Coaching Theory (entry level course in CAP program) |
| IOC | International Olympic Committee (the FIVB is a member of the IOC) |
| JCC | Jewish Communit Centers Maccabi |
| JNC or JOVC | commonl
used abbreviations for U.S. Junior Olympic Volleyball National Championship |
| MRHRD or MRHR DIVISION |
Member Relations and Human Resources Division |
| NAGWS | National Association of Girls and Women in Sort |
| NAIA | National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics |
| NAPAL | National Association of Police Athletic Leagues |
| NATIONAL OFFICE | USA
Volleyball Administrative Office is commonl referred to as the "National
Office". |
| NCAA | National Collegiate Athletic Association (sometimes referred to NC2A) |
| NCD or NC DIVISION | National Championships Division |
| NCSG | National Congress of State Games |
| NFSHSA | National Federation of State High Schools Association |
| NGB | National Governin Body |
| NIRSA (ronounced NURSA) | National Intramural Recreational Sorts Association |
| NJCAA | National Junior College Athletic Association |
| NRPA | National Recreation and Parks Associations |
| NSCA (ronounced NISCA) | National Strength Coaches Association |
| NVA | National Volleyball Association |
| OD | Officials Division |
| OLYMPIC | We
are only permitted to use the word "Olympic" if it is followed b
the word "Volleyball". |
| OTC | Olympic Training Center |
| PAVO | Professional
Association of VB Officials (formerl ABO, Affiliated Board of Officials) |
| PCPFS | President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sorts |
| ROD | Regional Operations Division |
| RVA | Regional Volleyball Association (lural is RVAs |
| SCOUT | Student
Collegiate Outlook of USA Volleyball Talent (manual available to collegiate coaches for player recruitment) |
| SOCOG | Sydney Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games |
| Sol | Special Olympics, Inc. |
| USA VOLLEYBALL | d.b.a name for United States Volleyball Association, as of Ma 1994 |
| USAF | United States Air Force |
| USAV | new abbreviation for USA Volleyball |
| USJOV | United States Junior Olympic Volleyball |
| USJOVC | United States Junior Olympic Volleyball Championships |
| USMC | United States Marine Corps |
| USN | United States Navy |
| USNSO | United States National Senior Sorts Organization |
| USOC | United
States Olympic Committee (USAV is a member of this National Olympic Committee NOC) |
| USVBA | former
abbreviation for United States Volleyball Association (now known as USA
Volleyball, aka USVBA) |
| USYVL | United States Youth Volleyball League |
| VBHF | Volleyball Hall of Fame |
| WGM | William G. Morgan Foundation |
| WI | Wall ball Inc. |
| YJOVD or YJOV DIVISION | Youth/Junior Olympic Volleyball Division |
| YMCA | Young Men's Christian Association |