Today’s volleyball tip will cover some rules of beach volleyball. You may not be aware of the main differences between indoor and sand volleyball rules, but you will know them by the time you finish reading here.

1. The court is much smaller in beach volleyball. Simply remove 3 feet from each side and you have the new court dimensions.
2. The net has the same height as the interior one.
3. The ball is very different. It’s a little lighter, a little bigger, and a little less inflated. Yes, it is a rule of thumb to keep the ball less inflated than an indoor ball that feels as hard as a rock.
4. There are no rotation rules because there are only 2 people on each team.
5. Cannot establish service. You are not allowed to double serve or any other ball that is not driven towards you.
6. There are no open hand spikes in beach volleyball. You can roll the ball, but it comes out of the palm of the hand and not the fingers.
7. It is not allowed to place sideways on the net. Any passing set must be directly in front of you or behind you.
8. The block counts as one of your 3 hits. You can block it and then hit it again, but then your teammate has to put it back over the net.
9. You change sides in multiples of 7.
10. Games go to 21, scoring rally points. The third game goes to 15 and you switch sides in multiples of 5 during the last game to 15.

These are the rules that you must know before stepping on the sand to compete with the beach volleyball players.