{{Short description|Governing body of volleyball in the Netherlands}} {{Infobox sport governing body |name = Dutch Volleyball Association |abbrev = '''NeVoBo''' |logo = |logosize = 150px |sport = [[File:Volleyball pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Volleyball]]<br>[[File:Volleyball (beach) pictogram.svg|20px]] [[Beach volleyball]] |category = |image = |caption = |jurisdiction = [[Netherlands]] |founded = {{Start date|1947}} |aff = [[Fédération Internationale de Volleyball|FIVB]] |affdate = {{Start date|1947}} |region = |regionyear = |headquarters = [[Nieuwegein]] |location = [[Netherlands]] |president = |chairman = |chairperson = |chiefexec = |secretary = |coach = |womenscoach = |key staff = |operating income = |sponsor = |year closed = |replaced = |prevfounded = |url = {{URL|https://www.volleybal.nl/|volleybal.nl}} |countryflag = Netherlands |countryflag2 = |countryflag3 = }} The '''Dutch Volleyball''' Association or in ([[Dutch language|Dutch]] : Nederlandse Volleybalbond, '''NeVoBo''') is an organisation founded in [[1947 in sport|1947]] to govern the practice of [[volleyball]] in the Netherlands.
It organises the [[Dutch Volleyball League|men]]'s and [[Dutch Women's Volleyball League|women]]'s championships, and places the [[Netherlands men's national volleyball team|men]]'s and [[Netherlands women's national volleyball team|women]]'s national team under its aegis. The NeVoBo joined the FIVB in 1947.<ref>[https://www.nevobo.nl/ Officiële website] Retrieved 26 February 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.volleybal.nl/ www.volleybal.nl] Retrieved 26 February 2022</ref>
The NeVoBo included [[Steven van de Velde]], a convicted child rapist, in their team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.<ref>[https://www.skynews.com.au/world-news/convicted-child-rapist-to-represent-dutch-olympic-beach-volleyball-team-an-exemplary-professional/news-story/79405ab9d5decb4b2499f78af70d9ad3 Convicted child rapist to represent Dutch Olympic beach volleyball team: 'An exemplary professional']</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c511yz5ze18o Volleyball player convicted of rape set for Olympics]</ref>
== NeVoBo members == This table shows the evolution of the number of members and associations through the years:<ref>[http://www.nocnsf.nl/ledentallen Ledentallen], Retrieved 26 February 2022 NOC*NSF</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" ! 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 [[Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics|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.<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Oliver |title=Dutch volleyball player who raped 12-year-old British girl qualifies for Paris Olympics |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/volleyball/2024/06/25/volleyball-steven-van-der-velde-raped-british-12-olympics/ |access-date=26 June 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=25 June 2024}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news |title=Volleyball player convicted of rape set for Olympics |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c511yz5ze18o |access-date=26 June 2024 |work=BBC News |date=26 June 2024 |archive-date=26 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626195544/https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c511yz5ze18o |url-status=live }}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== *[https://www.nevobo.nl/ Official website] ( in Dutch ) *[https://worldofvolley.com/latest_news/othercountries Worldofvolley.com]
{{Volleyball in the Netherlands}} {{Sports governing bodies in the Netherlands}} {{CEV associations}} {{National members of the International Federation of Volleyball}}
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