2022 Women's Volleyball Nations League
The 2022 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) features the best 16 men’s and 16 women’s participating teams fighting for VNL supremacy at venues in Europe, North America, South America and Asia starting this May. This year’s edition has a new, dynamic format which includes teams competing in pools of eight teams, and the top eight teams per gender, including the host, then moving to the final knockout phase of the competition.
In addition to Canada, the women's teams playing in Calgary include Belgium, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Serbia, Turkey, and USA. Canada host week three: June 28 to July 03.
The 2022 women's VNL is set to start on May 31 with the preliminary round completed July 3. The Finals will take place July 13-17.
Tickets: https://www.showpass.com/o/volleyball-nations-league-calgary/
Schedule
June 28
5:00 pm - Serbia vs. Germany
8:00 pm - Canada vs. Turkey
June 29
5:00 pm - Japan vs. Netherlands
8:00 pm - Belgium vs. USA
June 30
2:00 pm - Turkey vs. Netherlands
5:00 pm - Germany vs. Belgium
8:00 pm - USA vs. Serbia
July 1
2:00 pm - Belgium vs. Netherlands
5:00 pm - Turkey vs. Japan
8:00 pm - Serbia vs. Canada
July 2
2:00 pm - Turkey vs. USA
5:00 pm - Japan vs. Serbia
8:00 pm - Germany vs. Canada
July 3
11:00 am - Belgium vs. Japan
2:00 pm - USA vs. Germany
5:00 pm - Netherlands vs. Canada
Volunteer
This year Volleyball Nations League is bigger - with twice as many teams and matches over six days instead of three. With the extended event, we need more volunteers than ever before to ensure its success. This is a great opportunity to participate in an exciting international event. A variety of volunteer positions are available. See here for a short description of required volunteers.
We are looking for Team Host's for the tournament. Please find the job description here: Team Host
Registration for volunteers is now open.
If you have any questions, contact Sandra Lamb at slamb@volleyball.ca.
International Coaching Symposium
- In person event – Wednesday June 28 through Friday July 1 during Volleyball Nations League
- International Coaches and leaders will present including:
Shannon Winzer (CAN), Karch Kiraly (USA), Giovanni Guidetti (TUR), Daniele Santarelli (SRB), Vital Heynen (GER), Cari Din (CAN) and many more! - 8-10 sessions hosted in Calgary. FULL Schedule HERE as well as additional online sessions (added June 16)
- Featuring a Women in Leadership panel session to inspire and empower women
- Pre-tournament online sessions are also being offered separately for referees and coaches on “Maintaining Confidence Through Conflict” and “Mentorship” (registration deadline is Sunday, June 26).
- Tournament Pass included and childcare options potentially available.
- Register here: https://volleyball.canada.sportsmanager.ie/sportlomo/registration/event-registration/index/12316
Contact Sandra Lamb
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