About Us

The Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association (OZVA), also known as Oceania Volleyball, is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in Oceania.

In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 Plan, AVC was the first to create five Zonal Associations at the 10th General Assembly in December 1993 prior to the FIVB Centennial Congress in September 1994.

Western Zone

• Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
• Guam (GUM)
• Kiribati (KIR)
• Marshall Islands (MHL)
• Nauru (NRU)
• Northern Mariana Islands (SAI)
• Palau (PLW)

Central Sub-Zone

• Australia (AUS)
• Fiji (FIJ)
• Papua New Guinea (PNG)
• Solomon Islands (SOL)
• Tuvalu (TUV)
• Vanuatu (VAN)
• New Caledonia (NCL)**
• Wallis and Futuna (WLF)**

Eastern Sub-Zone

• American Samoa (ASA)
• Cook Islands (COK)
• New Zealand (NZL)
• Niue (NIU)
• Samoa (SAM)
• Tokelau (TKL)
• Tonga (TGA)
• Tahiti / French Polynesia (PLY) **

** = Associate Members

President:  

Hugh Graham (COK)

Secretary General / Treasurer:  

Terry Sasser (MHL)

Vice-President: Western Sub-Zone & Coaching Commissioner:  

Herman Ada (GUM)

Vice-President: Central Sub-Zone:

Morris Maitaki (SOL)

Vice-President: Eastern Sub-Zone:

Ben Sauvao (ASA)

Referee & Events Commissioner:

Samuel Montalvo (ASA)

Beach Commissioner

Debbie Wooster (VAN)

Gender Representative

Hila Asanuma (PLW)

(As of October 21, 2020)

  “Zonal Association” 

means the regional grouping of NFs within specific areas under the jurisdiction of a Confederation and recognized by the FIVB and the Confederation concerned.

2.10.3 General provisions 

2.10.3.1 A group of NFs, on the proposal of the corresponding Confederation and with the approval of the FIVB Board of Administration, may create a Zonal Association responsible, within their respective zone, for: 

a) Spreading the practice of local, national and regional Volleyball competitions; 

b) Encouraging the creation of NFs and their affiliation to the FIVB; 

c) Ensuring the respect of the FIVB Constitution, Regulations, Official Rules and decisions and those of the relevant Confederation; 

d) Organizing zonal championships; 

e) Drawing up an annual calendar of activities including international competitions and submitting it to the relevant Confederation and to the corresponding FIVB institutions; and 

f) Presenting an annual administrative report to the FIVB and to the respective Confederation, comprising, in particular, the sports results of international competitions.

2.10.2.6 The Confederations shall be responsible, in their geographical area, for: 

a) Ensuring the respect of the FIVB Constitution, Regulations, Official Rules and decisions in order to protect the image of the FIVB; 

b) Providing technical support and expertise to their NFs by all available means for the implementation of continental and FIVB programmes; 

c) Organizing Continental competitions and other tournaments or activities related to Volleyball. 

d) Approving the zonal competition calendars and regulations.

4.10 ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONAL ASSOCIATIONS 

4.10.1 The FIVB may support sports activities of Zonal Associations founded on the basis of geographical, linguistic or cultural links and composed of NFs, provided they have first obtained the approval of FIVB and of their Confederations. 

4.10.2 Zonal Associations must refrain from any prejudices of a political, religious or racial nature and must respect the authority of their respective Confederations as well as the principles and provisions of the FIVB Constitution and Regulations. 

4.10.3 Once approved by the FIVB and respective Confederations, the Zonal Associations are responsible, in their respective zone, for:

a) spreading the practice of local, national and regional Volleyball competitions; 

b) encouraging the creation of NFs and their affiliation to the FIVB; 

c) ensuring the respect of the FIVB Constitution, Regulations, rules and decisions and those of their Confederations; 

d) organising zonal championships; 

e) drawing up an annual calendar of activities including international competitions, submitting it to their Confederations and to the relevant FIVB institutions for approval; and 

f) presenting an annual administrative report to the FIVB and to their Confederations, comprising, in particular, the sports results of their international competitions. 

4.10.4 Recognition 

The Zonal Associations may be recognised if: 

a) Their statutes have been previously reviewed by their Confederation concerned and afterwards approved by the FIVB. 

b) their activities are purely for the purpose of raising their sports level and they do not jeopardise or undermine the authority of their Confederation; and 

c) their creation is beyond any political or discriminative implications. 

4.10.5 Functioning 

a) The Zonal Associations are composed of NFs incorporated in a specific Confederation and, therefore, shall function according to the Regulations approved by the said Confederation and the FIVB. 

b) To be a member of a Zonal Association, an NF should share a geographical proximity with other NFs. 

c) It is recommended that the National Federations of a Zonal Association have as much as possible similar technical level to compete in the World Championship Qualification process and/or Continental Championships. or service you'd like to show.