The Dutch Volleyball Association or in (Dutch : Nederlandse Volleybalbond, NeVoBo) is an organisation founded in 1947 to govern the practice of volleyball in the Netherlands.
It organises the men's and women's championships, and places the men's and women's national team under its aegis. The NeVoBo joined the FIVB in 1947.[1][2]
The NeVoBo included Steven van de Velde, a convicted child rapist, in their team for the 2024 Paris Olympics.[3][4]
NeVoBo members
This table shows the evolution of the number of members and associations through the years:[5]
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 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.[6] 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".[7]
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