Who Runs the IVL?

The IVL started in 1979 and incorporated in 1985. The president and owner of IVL, Inc. is Kirk Anderson. Kirk has been involved in volleyball programs for over 25 years. He coached the varsity volleyball team at Menlo-Atherton High School for 15 years and taught beginning, intermediate and advanced adult volleyball classes for the Menlo Park Recreation Department for 19 years. Kirk served on the board of the Northern California Volleyball Association and was newsletter editor for two years and Men's AA Tournament Director for five years.

Kirk has played at the U.S. National Championships 15 times. 9 times in the Open and 6 times in the Masters Division. The team he plays with, Kings Mountain Fog, has won numerous medals in both the 45 and over division and also the 50 and over division. In 2005, the Fog won the gold medal in the 50's in Denver at the U.S. Nationals and also the gold medal in the 50's at the Huntsman World Senior Games in Utah. In addition, the Fog won the World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, defeating Finland, Germany, Croatia, Poland, Russia and many of the other top countries in the world. At past US National Championships, the Fog 50's also won gold in 2004 and silver in 2002 and 2006. The Fog 45's won silver in 2001, gold in 2002, 2003, 2004 and bronze in 2005. Kirk continues to play in the IVL Men's Open League during the summer and also plays in and runs the renowned Burgess Volleyball Club in Menlo Park. Kirk also was an original partner in the City Beach Santa Clara facility.

For the past couple of years, Kirk has been the color commentator on the Comcast Television Sports Channel doing women's collegiate volleyball matches featuring Stanford, Cal, USC and UCLA. Mid-Peninsula and North Peninsula residents for a number of years could see Kirk on Palo Alto's AT&T Cable Channel 6 and on Peninsula TV Channel 26 as the television play-by-play announcer for the Stanford Men's and Women's Volleyball teams. This locally produced show, Stanford Sports Action, won the national Cable ACE (Award in Cable Excellence) in its category as the best sports show in the country. The award was presented by Chris Berman and Joe Theisman.

Kirk is personally and professionally dedicated to serving individuals and the community through the sport of volleyball. Through his programs, classes and individual efforts, Kirk is responsible for introducing thousands of people to the world of volleyball. Kirk organized the first charitable volleyball events in the Bay Area, including a San Francisco 49er exhibition and a summer outdoor tournament. These events have been widely replicated over the years. Kirk and the IVL has sponsored local volleyball teams and supported many charities, including the Friends For Youth mentoring program, local schools and youth sports programs.

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Industrial Volleyball League, Inc.
Kirk Anderson, Director
947 Emerald Hill Road
Redwood City, CA 94061
650-365-2666 9am-5pm M-F
650-367-0881 (fax)
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