Tonight let’s talk about the sometimes inane and seemingly innumerable abbreviations and acronyms that have sprung up and mushroomed around the sport of Volleyball. These abbreviations and acronyms just seem to show up everywhere the game is played, watched, and enjoyed. An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word used in place of that original word; abbreviations represent one word, although an abbreviation representing one and only one word is not written in stone.
On the other hand (one contact only or Up Referee will whistle a double) an acronym is a separate word formed from the first letters of the words in a defined phrase. It is pronounced as a separate word or phrase; acronyms represent several words by replacing the original words with one new word or phrase (an acronym representing several words is not written in stone either). Although the terms abbreviation and acronym are different, they are often used interchangeably.
Okay, I’m confused now, even if you’re not. So, let’s move out of the whimsical grammar stuff and look at abbreviations… or, are they acronyms? Maybe we should just say terms.
Some Scorekeeping Statistical Abbreviations.
Abbreviations are a staple in Volleyball scorekeeping, as shown below. Also, there is no truth to the rumor that scorekeeping in Volleyball is a mutation of scoring in bowling.
A – Assists
BA – Assisted Blocks
BE – Blocking Errors
BHE – Ball Handling Errors
BS – Solo Blocks
Dig – Digs
DQ – Dairy Queen or Disqualification, depends on how hungry you are
E – Errors
K – Kills
PCT – Kill Percentage
RE – Serve Receive Errors
SA – Serving Aces
SE – Serving Errors
SP – Sets Played
SR – Serve Receive Points
SRA – Serve Receive Attempts
SR AVG – Serve Receive Average
SRV% – Serving Percentage
TA – Total Attacks
TB – Total Blocks
TS – Total Serves
Some General Volleyball Abbreviations.
VB for Volleyball. What a great example of a Volleyball abbreviation, and it’s one we all use.
R1 for 1st Referee, R2 for 2nd Referee. These abbreviations are not yet widespread among coaches, fans, and players, who sometimes have other more descriptive (but less printable) terms to describe referees.
MCVB for Men’s College Volleyball. Just an abbreviation (or maybe it’s an acronym) used to avoid boredom at repeating men’s college volleyball.
Some General Volleyball Acronyms.
FIVB for Federation Internationale de Volleyball. This acronym represents the term for the international governing body of Volleyball.
USAV for United States of America Volleyball. An acronym for the organization that governs Volleyball in the USA, from grassroots to the National Team.
NAIA for National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Acronym for one of the two major regulatory agencies for college sports in the USA.
NCAA for National Collegiate Athletic Association. Commonly used acronym for the largest regulatory agency for college sports in the USA.
CCAR for Conference Carolinas. This acronym represents the newest player in the DI and DII MCVB arena. CCAR is found in the southern USA, and Erskine is the current conference champion.
EIVA for Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. The acronym for an MCVB conference found in the eastern USA and home of the powerful Penn State program.
MIVA for Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association. An acronym for an MCVB conference found in the Midwestern USA and home of the reigning national champion, the Loyola Ramblers.
MPSF for Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. An acronym for an MCVB conference in the western USA which is widely regarded as the best MCVB conference in the country. BYU is the two-time defending MPSF champion.
NAIAMVB for NAIA Men’s Volleyball. A coast to coast conference composed of MCVB teams from the NAIA. Park University is the reigning NAIAMVB champion.
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Obviously, abbreviations and acronyms abound in the sports world, and Volleyball is no exception. If you don’t like them, you can ……. Well, actually, there’s nothing you can do about them. They’re here for the duration
Hope you found this piece informative and entertaining. Let’s grow the game!
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