Sand Volleyball

SAND VOLLEYBALL RULES

Each participating team may consist of eight coed team members in a round robin/bracket volleyball tournament. Each team shall play with no more than six members at a time, two individuals are available for substitution. Teams consist of 3 women and 3 men.

Roster substitutions, including the use of alternates, may only take place prior to the first match of a team. ONCE YOUR TEAM HAS STARTED YOUR FIRST MATCH, THE EIGHT INDIVIDUALS REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE ARE THE ONLY TEAM MEMBERS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT.

All play will follow USAV co-ed 6s recreational beach volleyball rules with the exception of the Battle rules listed below. Rules to be especially aware of include:

• Rally scoring
• Players can serve underhand or overhand. Kick serves are not allowed.
• Ball may contact net on serve
• Double hit is legal when it is the first contact on a side
• It is legal for the ball to contact any part of the body
• No blocking or spiking the serve
• If the ball is hit more than once on a side, a female must contact the ball before the ball crosses back over the net
• Each team may take up to 2 time outs per game

Exceptions to USAV rules for Battle include:

• Round robin play will be one game to 21 points, must win by 2 points with a 25 points cap.
• Bracket play will be best of 3 games – first two games will be to 21 points, must win by 2 points with a 25 points cap. If needed, third game will be to 15 points, must win by 2 points with a 17 points cap.
• No free substitutions are allowed. During a side out, open substitutions are permitted into the middle back position as often as a team desires. The sub player must be of the same gender.
• Teams are required to “rotate” and must take turns serving the ball.
• It is a violation for a player to touch the net at any time during play (no incidental nets).
• A team may play with 5 players but must use a ghost player. Each time a ghost player reaches the service position, a side out will be awarded to the opposing team. Additionally, the rotation order of the six-player lineup must be maintained.
• There will be a 5-minute warm-up before each round robin game and each bracket match.

If at least 5 players (3 men & 2 women or 3 women & 2 men) are not present at game time, you will be given 15 minutes to field a team or the game will be forfeited.

Teams will be placed after the round robin portion with the winner from each pool advancing to bracket play. First place in the pool will be determined by – in order – 1) record 2) point differential 3) head to head. Second place will be determined by 1) record 2) 15 point playoff game. Third & Fourth place will be determined by 1) record 2) head-to-head.

There are no grievance forms for this event concerning play. Only the team captain may approach the referee to question a call. The referee has final authority regarding play and the interpretation of the rules of volleyball. The Rules Committee has final authority regarding interpretation of Battle Rules.