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33 volleyball indoor volleyball beach volleyball P P Total investment 201415 2764000 high performance 2460000 participation 64000 other 240000 ASC funding as a percentage of total income 42 indoor volleyball men Volleyball Australia has been rated as progressing for both Olympic and Paralympic disciplines. The Australian team benefited from competition exposure in the FIVB Volleyball Word League in 2014. They played in the finals and qualified for the first division in 2015 a first for Australia and achieved their best ever finish at the world championships by finishing equal 15th though missing their Volleyball Australia benchmark event target of 48th. While this performance is to be applauded relative to the teams past recordVolleyball Australias target of a medal in Rio appears ambitious. There has been significant leadership change in the sport with a new CEO April 2014 and high performance director November 2014 providing a positive direction for the high performance program. The high performance director will oversee both the mens indoor and beach volleyball sections. Volleyball Australia will streamline the mens indoor program. This is necessary given the large number of overseas contracted players and allow for concentration on the senior squad returning for team preparation from May to September when they will play in the world leagues top division and in the Olympic qualifying competitions Asian Championships and world cup. In early 2015 Volleyball Australia commenced a recruitment process for a mens indoor volleyball coach. beach volleyball Beach volleyball achieved its benchmark event targets for 2014 through the efforts of a mens and womens pair. This combined set of performances suggests Olympic qualification is a possibility for both male and female pairs but a medal will require much work to achieve consistently high performances. Volleyball Australia also won the 2014 world under-23 womens championships and Asian mens and womens senior titles. Through new leadership Volleyball Australia aims to provide greater direction and targeted resourcing going into the 2015 Olympic qualifying period a labour-intensive period that will involve a lot of international travel. governance Volleyball Australia became a company limited by guarantee in 2014 and is proactively working towards compliance with the ASCs mandatory sports governance principles. Volleyball Australia has not conducted a board evaluation in the last 12 months and would benefit from this independent analysis. Additionally Volleyball Australia needs to adopt appropriate systems and processes to ensure it continues to identify and attract skilled individuals through a skills audit and nominations process to become directors. 2014 benchmark event indoor world championships men medal target non-medal target achieved N 2014 benchmark event beach world tour medal target 1 actual gold 0 silver 0 bronze 1 total 1