Abbreviation | NORCECA |
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Formation | 1968 |
Type | Continental sports organisation |
Headquarters | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Membership | 35 member associations 6 associate members |
President | Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz |
Parent organization | FIVB |
Website | NORCECA.net |
The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that represents its 35 member associations at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) level. It also has six associate members: Bonaire, Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The confederation is responsible for, among other things, the staging of Olympic and World Championship zone qualification tournaments, as well as continental championships for both men and women in indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. In 2022, NORCECA celebrated its fifty-fourth (54th) anniversary.