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Abbreviation | BVF |
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Formation | 1955 |
Type | National sports governing body |
Legal status | Private company limited by guarantee without share capital (06651480) |
Purpose | To lobby for funding from the UK’s key government agencies to help athletes compete in elite competitions |
Region served | UK |
Membership | British volleyball players |
President | Richard Callicott MBE |
Main organ | British Volleyball Board (President - Richard Callicott) |
Affiliations | Fédération Internationale de Volleyball, Confédération Européenne de Volleyball, British Olympic Association, Scottish Volleyball Association, Northern Ireland Volleyball Association, Volleyball England, Volleyball Wales |
Website | British Volleyball |
Formerly called | Amateur Volleyball Association of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
The British Volleyball Federation (BVF) is the national sports governing for volleyball participation in the UK. It is a Home Nations federation of Volleyball England, Volleyball Wales, Scottish Volleyball and Northern Ireland Volleyball.[1] It lobbies the UK government for funding to help elite volleyball athletes compete internationally.[2]