PlayHQ Partners to Deliver Belgium's First Unified Volleyball Platform

PlayHQ Partners to Deliver Belgium's First Unified Volleyball Platform

MELBOURNE, Australia – 12 November, 2026 - PlayHQ, a global leader in competition management platforms, and Belgium's two volleyball federations, Volley Vlaanderen (VV) and the French-speaking Volleyball Federation Wallonia-Brussels (FVWB), have announced a strategic partnership to deliver a single, unified platform for volleyball across Belgium.

The joint agreement brings together close to 61,000 members under one system for the first time, marking PlayHQ's first partnership in the Benelux region and its first with a volleyball federation.

The partnership follows a competitive tender process, with VV and FVWB selecting PlayHQ to provide member-centric registration, competition management, lives coring, payments, and a dedicated volleyball app for participants.

Both federations, which currently operate on separate systems for registration and competition management, will move to a shared platform, with each federation configured as its own region — giving administrators a single, modern system to manage registrations, competitions and communications nationally.

Tim MacKinnon, Chief Executive Officer of PlayHQ, emphasised the significance of the partnership.

“Belgium is our first partnership in continental Europe and our first in volleyball, and we couldn’t ask for better partners to start with. VV and FVWB have chosen to work as one national sport while keeping what makes each federation distinct, and our platform is built to support exactly that.”

VV and FVWB evaluated multiple competition management platforms before selecting PlayHQ, weighing each system against administrative efficiency, data and reporting capabilities, and the ability to support two federations without compromising local autonomy. PlayHQ emerged as the platform best placed to meet both federations' current needs while supporting long-term growth and innovation.

Alongside registration and competition management, the platform will integrate with VOTAS and the Sport Vlaanderen learning management system. Analytics and government reporting tools will give both federations real-time visibility over participation, replacing manual data exports with dashboards built for national reporting.

Lander Vandecaveye, Chief Executive Officer of Volley Vlaanderen, said:

“PlayHQ reduces the administrative burden for our clubs while opening up commercial opportunities for both the federation and the clubs themselves. It's a future-proof system we can keep building on, and one that will continue to evolve. This partnership is a first major step in our digitalization strategy. It's also the first project of this scale we've set up together with our Walloon colleagues, a big step forward for Belgian volleyball.”

Laurence Rase, Chief Executive Officer of the Volleyball Federation Wallonia-Brussels, added:

“This partnership marks an important new phase for the FVWB. Beyond modernising our registration and competition management, PlayHQ will help us strengthen our digital and marketing approach, improve engagement with our clubs and members, and create new opportunities to grow volleyball in Wallonia and Brussels, while strengthening our collaboration with Volley Vlaanderen on a shared national platform.”

For players, coaches and parents, PlayHQ will introduce a modern registration and competition experience, with scoring functionality extended to parents and coaches for junior matches. A dedicated volleyball app for participants is planned to give players and families access to schedules, results and club information from their phones.

Volleyball in Belgium is organised through two independent federations, each responsible for its own clubs, competitions and membership base. PlayHQ's shared-tenant architecture allows VV and FVWB to operate as distinct regions within one system, preserving each federation's autonomy over local competitions and club operations while giving both a unified, national view of participation for the first time.

Registrations are set to open in March 2027 ahead of the new season. This is PlayHQ's first partnership in the Benelux region and its first with a volleyball federation.

‍About PlayHQ

PlayHQ is a sports technology company transforming the way community sport is managed and experienced. Partnering with leading sports organisations across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, Canada and Belgium including Basketball England, Basketball Australia, the Australian Football League, Netball Australia, Cricket Australia, Cricket New Zealand, Hockey New Zealand and Rugby Canada, PlayHQ supports over 11 million registrations and more than 100,000 administrators and volunteers. Its cloud-based platform simplifies registration, payments, competition management, live scoring, results, websites, apps and participant engagement for millions of players, parents, coaches, volunteers and administrators. For more information, visit get.playhq.com.

About Volley Vlaanderen

Volley Vlaanderen (VV) is the governing body for volleyball in Flanders, Belgium, representing approximately 43,000 members across the region. For more information, visit volleyvlaanderen.be

‍About the Volleyball Federation Wallonia-Brussels

The French-speaking Volleyball Federation Wallonia-Brussels (FVWB) is the governing body for volleyball in Wallonia and Brussels, Belgium, representing approximately 18,000 members. For more information, visit fvwb.be

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