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 |