Beach volleyball rules can be quite intricate. It seems like just a fun game on the beach, but there is much more to it than that. Here are some of the most common beach volleyball rules:
You can actually go all the way under the net to your opponent's side as long as you do not have any contact from the other team.
Even if a ball has gone over or under the net or outside the antenna, you can play it back to your side as long as your team has a contact left and the ball is played back under the net or outside the antenna.
If the ball is a hard driven spike, you can double hit the ball to dig it out. An open hand is allowed in this case.
Except in the case of a hard driven spike, you can never double hit a ball on the first contact.
You can use all parts of your body to play the ball.
If you are serving you have to toss the ball before contacting it to serve it. If you toss it, consider it served.
You cannot move the court boundaries during the serve. This is even true if the sand shifts during serving.
Each team in college volleyball is allowed three contacts. If you touch the block it is considered to be one of your contacts.
If you are using a setting motion to hit the ball over the net, you have to hit the ball in the direction that your shoulders are facing. This can be to the front or the back. The exception would be if you were side setting to your partner.
You should switch court sides. If you are playing to 15, switch every five points. If you are playing to 11, switch every four points.
You can actually go all the way under the net to your opponent's side as long as you do not have any contact from the other team.
Even if a ball has gone over or under the net or outside the antenna, you can play it back to your side as long as your team has a contact left and the ball is played back under the net or outside the antenna.
If the ball is a hard driven spike, you can double hit the ball to dig it out. An open hand is allowed in this case.
Except in the case of a hard driven spike, you can never double hit a ball on the first contact.
You can use all parts of your body to play the ball.
If you are serving you have to toss the ball before contacting it to serve it. If you toss it, consider it served.
You cannot move the court boundaries during the serve. This is even true if the sand shifts during serving.
Each team in college volleyball is allowed three contacts. If you touch the block it is considered to be one of your contacts.
If you are using a setting motion to hit the ball over the net, you have to hit the ball in the direction that your shoulders are facing. This can be to the front or the back. The exception would be if you were side setting to your partner.
You should switch court sides. If you are playing to 15, switch every five points. If you are playing to 11, switch every four points.
