[5] [7] [8] There are several categories of membership: To assist with the running of the association, the SVA and its board of directors, establish various commissions, typically staffed by volunteer members, each with specific areas of responsibility.

[5][10] These include: Each season, Scottish Volleyball organises various senior and junior league and cup competitions.

[22] The teams winning the SVL Premier division gain the title of Scottish Champions and are entitled to enter the CEV Cup the following season.

[20] Currently, the top four teams in SVL Premier go into a series of semi-finals and finals, each played over two legs.

Table showing Scottish Cup winners from season 1963–64:[update][33] The top junior league was introduced in the late 1990s and, over the years, varied between an U18 and U19 competition.

The Development Co-ordinator for Scottish Student Volleyball is Paul McPate of the University of Dundee's, Institute of Sport and Exercise.

[39] [40] The following student competitions are organised each year: On 13 March 2020, the day before the Scottish Cup and Plate Semi-finals were due to take place, the 2019–20 season was interrupted as part of the country's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[42][43] As of the end of April 2020[update], an SVA Board decision on the outcome of the season's outstanding competitions was still to be finalised.