What CEVA Does

PROVIDE PERSONALIZED CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR CLUBS, MEMBERS & PARENTS

• Assist joining members with membership options and registration process
  • Explain to new members / parents what club volleyball is, the costs associated, the requirements and policies, locations, events, and provide questions to ask to clubs to help determine fit.
  • Help members / parents determine what age or playing level is appropriate
  • Help when there are problems with registration, such as duplicate records, forgotten or inaccessible login information, problems with club assignment or requirements, or lack of computer access or expertise
• Onboard new clubs, including new director orientations
• Help clubs register and build and troubleshoot roster-building
• Promote additional playing opportunities

GROW PARTICIPATION, PROGRAMS AND MEMBERSHIP

• Regions recruit, train, mentor and provide advancement paths to officials of all levels.
• Regions run coaches’ clinics and provide coaching education in various formats to train coaches and mentors to assist the newest members to the most experienced.
• Regions collaborate with our high school associations, high school coaching associations and high school officials’ associations to remain an integral part of the volleyball communities in the states we operate in.
• Regions are the hub for all region-related USAV insurance, including verifying and processing all requests for certificates of insurance for every facility used in the region; verifying and processing incident reports from injuries obtained at a USAV-sanctioned event (practice, tournament) and sending medical claim forms to help the member secure insurance claim payments; serving as a resource for member questions regarding coverage and claim status.
• Regions hire staff and independent contractors for events.
• Regions run USAV sanctioned tournaments (indoor, sand and grass)
  • This includes building relationships and securing facilities, contracting the space, securing staff, building a budget to set appropriate fees, facilitating registration, building the schedule while taking into account facility space limitations and late drops as well as the number of teams in appropriate age divisions to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for all participants.
• Regions promote grassroots volleyball through our websites, social media and communications channels
  • Region communication provides information to the local populations on location-specific events and opportunities near them to encourage participation.

OPTIMIZING RESOURCES AND GIVING BACK

• Regions assist USAV in staffing their events.
• Regions give scholarships to players, coaches, officials, as well as being philanthropic – we give grants to those who need it, including under-served communities, boys high school, new clubs or emerging markets. 
• Region leadership and staff volunteer on various committees for USAV, the RVA and other volleyball organizations. The amount of work done in these unpaid positions can equate to full-time jobs depending on the role and time of year.

HELPING USA VOLLEYBALL BUILD BRAND EQUITY AND AFFINITY

• Regions promote USAV on our social media when applicable
• Regions use the USAV marks appropriately to demonstrate to the grassroots population the connection between their club, the region and USAV, as most members do not know they are members of USAV.
• Regions promote the National teams and age group teams by celebrating regional participation and overall USAV pride in communications and at events.

PROVIDING DIRECT SAFETY AND WELL BEING TO OUR MEMBERSHIP

• Regions adjudicate all ethics & eligibility issues not taken on by SafeSport or USAV. This level of attention ensures that USAV and the regions take safety seriously.
• Regions assist NCSI with background screens that need additional information by reaching out to the member and the club to ensure they have seen the notification from NCSI and that it is a legitimate request.
• Regions promote SafeSport training on all of our websites and provide information in our communications and at our events, ensuring that members see this information at the local and regional events they attend.
• Regions promote sportsmanship and Spectator Codes of Conduct, providing a safe environment for all participants and educating / removing those who do not comply.

ACHIEVE SUSTAINED COMPETITIVE EXCELLENCE ON THE COURT.

• Regions promote and run All Star teams and the annual All-Star Championships to have our top athletes participate in an elite-level, college-like experience. Many of these athletes go into the USAV pipeline, helping age group and National Teams.

History

The first teams to play in the USAV National Adult Championships from Oregon were the Portland downtown YMCA Men and the Northeast Portland YMCA Women in 1949 in Los Angeles. The Portland Men finished tied for 7th in the 1949 Championships. The first Oregon team to win the Open division in the Far West Championships was the Multnomah Athletic Club in 1976. The first CEVA senior players elected as Most Valuable Player in a USAV National Championship were Rich Leong in 1981 and Marlene Piper in 1983. In 1988, the CEVA Viking Volleyball Club brought home the first adult division championship in the USAV National Tournament held in Salt Lake City, Utah, led by their coach Jeff Mozzochi.

In international play within CEVA, Marlene Piper and Tom Swanson coached the first year of the Canadian-American (CAN-AM) Senior and Junior Championships in 1975. Among the teams participating were Alberta, British Columbia, Oregon and Washington. The first Oregon team to win the CAN-AM’s was in 1978, coached by Dick Soderquist and Rod Jones.

In Junior play, the first Junior CEVA Championships were held in 1975 and hosted by the club LOCO’s of Estacada. The first Junior team to win a championship at the Festival in Davis was Carl Neuburger’s Portland Volleyball Club 17 and under team in 1987.

At the first annual USAV Outdoor National Championship in San Jose, California, Keith Phillips and Tonya Fix-Ketcham won the Coed BB Gold Division, Gary Patch and Tamee Allen placed second in the Coed A Gold Division and Curtis Thorne and Russell Davis placed second in the Men’s AA Silver Division.

Portland has also sponsored several USAV National Tournaments. In 1968, the Portland YMCA hosted the National tournament, while the Multnomah Athletic Club in 1975 hosted the National AAU Tournament, co-sponsored the 1980 USAV Nationals with CEVA, and also hosted the 1984 Coed National Championship.  The CEVA Region also hosted the Outdoor National Championships in 1995.

Tax Information

Copies of the region’s tax forms can be found at various sites online (such as Candid), or may be requested from the region by sending an e-mail to the CEVA office.