How to Play Beach Volleyball

The same rules apply as in the indoor game - you've just got a ton of sand slowing you down.

Things You'll Need

  • Volleyballs
  • Nets
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Instructions

    • 1

      Bring an all-weather, outdoor volleyball and a net system of regulation size to the beach.

    • 2

      Gather a minimum of four players (two per side).

    • 3

      Set up your court away from sunbathers, in an area where the ball will not continually roll into the water.

    • 4

      Play games to 15 points, earning a point only when you win a rally where you serve.

    • 5

      Serve only once per turn and within the court lines (draw a line in the sand to mark these), or forfeit the ball to your opponents.

    • 6

      Hit the ball a maximum of three times before it must go over the net to your opponents.

    • 7

      Bump the ball to a setter, who sets the ball for the spiker, who spikes the ball over the net (see "eHow to Bump a Volleyball,' "eHow to Set a Volleyball' and "eHow to Spike a Volleyball'). Do this without grabbing the ball or allowing it to rest in your hands. The same person cannot contact the ball twice in a row unless the first touch is off a block at the net.

    • 8

      Avoid touching the net at all times or lose the ball, and possibly a point.

    • 9

      Rotate player positions clockwise whenever your team has won a change in possession (called a 'sideout,' it's when it's your turn to serve).

    • 10

      Play a set of three or five games. The team that wins the most games in the set is the winner.