Beach Volleyball Rules

It’s very important that you understand the rules of beach volleyball before you just go out on the sand and start trying to play. Don’t assume that just because you played indoor volleyball in high school or college that you know the how to play sand volleyball. The game is much different and is a different sport entirely.

The one similarity between indoor and outdoor is that passing. If you can pass well you will be a great player on the beach and on the hard court. The difference that you will have to get use to is passing a ball that is lighter, less inflated and slightly larger than the typical indoor ball. You will find that it is easier to pass a ball that is larger and less pumped up. So your passing will not suffer when you make the transition from indoor to beach volleyball.

Let’s take a typical play and dissect it. So you are playing your fist game of beach volleyball, the other team serves the ball and it’s high so you take the serve with your hands, then your partner sets you the ball and you have a blocker up so you tip it over him and get the point. Good job right? NO! You made 2 vital errors that would cost you the point. In sand volleyball you cannot set the serve and you cannot open hand tip the ball. These are 2 of the most often made mistakes made in beach volleyball. Don’t break these rules because they will make you look like a beginner.

By: Bruce Bentley

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