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Nederlandse Volleybalbond

Dutch Volleyball Association
Sport Volleyball
Beach volleyball
JurisdictionNetherlands
AbbreviationNeVoBo
Founded1947 (1947)
AffiliationFIVB
Affiliation date1947 (1947)
HeadquartersNieuwegein
LocationNetherlands
Netherlands

The Dutch Volleyball Association or in (Dutch : Nederlandse Volleybalbond, NeVoBo) is an organisation founded in 1947 to govern the practice of volleyball in the Netherlands.

It organises the men's and women's championships, and places the men's and women's national team under its aegis. The NeVoBo joined the FIVB in 1947.[1][2]

The NeVoBo included Steven van de Velde, a convicted child rapist, in their team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[3][4]

NeVoBo members

This table shows the evolution of the number of members and associations through the years:[5]

Year Membership Associations
2019 112.183 981
2018 115.568 1.008
2017 117.783 1.020
2016 117.053 1.047
2015 116.820 1.064
2014 118.295 1.076
2013 116.354 1.105
2012 116.539 1.119
2011 120.186 1.141
2010 125.785 1.166
2009 125.195 1.195
2008 127.047 1.232
2007 127.308 1.247
2006 128.089 1.287
2005 128.693 1.310
2004 128.202 1.406
2003 126.735 1.405
2002 127.054 1.463
2001 1.534
1999 140.549 1.507
1996 151.332 1.586
1993 155.292
1990 164.057
1987 160.926
1984 160.117
1981 148.988
1978 112.000

Region divisions

The NeVoBo is traditionally divided into several regions. There are currently four regions, however in the past there were more than ten.

The current regions are:

  • NeVoBo region North
  • NeVoBo region East
  • NeVoBo region West
  • NeVoBo region South

Controversy

Selection of convicted child rapist

In 2024, the Dutch Volleyball Federation nominated beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde for its 2024 Olympics team, setting aside the fact that he is a convicted child rapist and has been placed on the sex offender registry in the United Kingdom for life since 2016.[6] The Committee stood by their nomination despite his criminal record for sex crimes and even after the outcry from the British and American public, asserting that van de Velde has "served his sentence".[7]

References

  1. ^ Officiële website Retrieved 26 February 2022
  2. ^ www.volleybal.nl Retrieved 26 February 2022
  3. ^ Convicted child rapist to represent Dutch Olympic beach volleyball team: 'An exemplary professional'
  4. ^ Volleyball player convicted of rape set for Olympics
  5. ^ Ledentallen, Retrieved 26 February 2022 NOC*NSF
  6. ^ Brown, Oliver (25 June 2024). "Dutch volleyball player who raped 12-year-old British girl qualifies for Paris Olympics". The Telegraph. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Volleyball player convicted of rape set for Olympics". BBC News. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederlandse_Volleybalbond