{{Short description|Governing body of volleyball in Germany}} {{Infobox sport governing body |name = German Volleyball Association |abbrev = '''DVV''' |logo = |logosize = 200px |sport = 20px Volleyball<br />20px Beach volleyball |category = |image = DVV-Logo.svg |image_size = 250px |jurisdiction = Germany |founded = {{Start date|1955}} |aff = FIVB |affdate = {{Start date|1957}} |region = CEV |regionyear = |headquarters = Frankfurt am Main |location = Germany |president = Markus Dieckmann |chairman = |chairperson = |chair = |chiefexec = |secretary = |coach = |womenscoach = |key staff = |operating income = |sponsor = |year closed = |replaced = |prevfounded = |url = https://www.volleyball-verband.de/ |countryflag = Germany |countryflag2 = |countryflag3 = }}
The '''German Volleyball Association''' (DVV) or in (German: Deutscher Volleyball-Verband) is the governing body for volleyball in the Federal Republic of Germany. The '''DVV''' is a member of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB), the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) and it is associated with the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB). It has an active 7,009<ref name="DOSB">{{cite web |url=https://cdn.dosb.de/user_upload/www.dosb.de/uber_uns/Bestandserhebung/BE-Heft_2020.pdf |author=Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund |title=Bestandserhebung 2020 |access-date=2020-11-30 |format=PDF}}</ref> sport societies and 408,863 registered members.<ref name="DOSB" /><ref>[http://www.fanclub-dvv.de/ Fanclub Deutsche Volleyballnationalmannschaften] Retrieved 11 February 2022</ref>
It organizes the men's<ref>[http://www.volleyball-bundesliga.de/ Bundesliga – Official Website] Retrieved 11 February 2022</ref> and women's volleyball championships in Germany and it manages and organizes all the activities of the men's<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111111171738/http://www.dbs-volleyball.de/content/files/vm_30_highs.pdf 30 Jahre Highlights der Deutsche Volleyball-Nationalmannschaft] Retrieved 11 February 2022</ref> and women's national teams from seniors to under-age categories. '''DVV''' also is responsible for all activities in beach volleyball in Germany.
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==External links== <!-- per WP:ELMINOFFICIAL, choose one official website only --> *{{Official website|https://www.volleyball-verband.de/de/}} *[https://www.fivb.com/en/thefivb/directory/ger-germany DVV at FIVB.com]
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