FIVB Official Beach Volleyball Rules will be used with exceptions herein listed. For a list of official beach volleyball rules visit: www.fivb.org.
ROSTERS & WAIVERS: All team members must sign a waiver/roster form prior to playing. Only
players on a roster are eligible to participate in league games. Team rosters/waivers will be filled out at
the court on the first night of league play. Any roster changes or substitute players must sign a waiver/
roster at the courts prior to their first game.
PLAYER ELIGIBILITY: Games will consist of four (4) person teams. Games may begin with 2 or more
players. Players must compete in three (3) regular season games to be eligible for playoffs. Players
will be expected to check-in at the courts each night to ensure the needed regular season games have
been played. Teams who participate in playoffs with a player who is not on their roster will be subject
to forfeiting the match.
EJECTIONS: All individuals who are ejected from a game will automatically be suspended from the next night of match play, three (3) games. More severe suspensions or league ejections may be enforced at the discretion of the league coordinator.
SCOREKEEPING & RECORDS: Teams will keep track of scores and report them to the site supervisor. No officials will be used. Site supervisors will not weigh in on discretionary calls. All calls must be made by the players. If a dispute occurs, play the point over.
SUGGESTED ROSTER MAXIMUM: 6 Players *Teams may have more players on their roster, but only six championship shirts will be given at the end of the season.
TEAMS PER NIGHT: Players are allowed to play on one team per night.
FORFEITS/NO SHOWS: Teams are expected to be at the court at their scheduled game time. Teams that fail to arrive will lose by forfeit. A "no show" is defined as a team that is scheduled to play but does not show up with no warning given to league administrators. Teams that no show more than once in a season or forfeit more than twice will not be eligible for playoffs and may be removed from the league at the discretion of the league coordinator. Forfeits and no-shows are poor team etiquette, and should be avoided at all cost.
CO-ED RULE: There can be no more than two (2) males on the court at a time. In co-ed games, the following combinations are permitted:
1. Two (2) Men and Two (2) Women
2. Two (2) Men and One (1) Woman
3. Two (2) Women and One (1) Man
4. One (1) Man and One (1) Woman
5. Three (3) Women and One (1) Man
6. Four (4) Women
SUBSTITUTIONS: Substitution is open and unlimited but can only be made between points.
ROTATION: There are no rotational faults. Players may start wherever they’d like within their side of the court. However, the service order still must be followed once established.
GENDER RULE: There is no requirement that a certain gender must come in contact with the ball prior to it going over the net.
DIVISIONS (if needed): Teams will be broken into divisions within the first four (4) weeks of play, provided there are enough teams playing on a given night to warrant doing so.
VOLLEYBALLS: Teams should bring their own ball. Teams that cannot agree which ball to play with will be provided a ball by the site supervisor.
SCORING: All games are played in each match. Games must be won by two (2) points with a caps at +3 points of the match score. Example: Games to 25 = 28-point cap.
State Park: 25 – 25 – 15
Matt Urban: 25 – 25 – 15
SETTING: All sets over the net require the setter’s shoulders to be squared to where the ball is directed. Backsets are permitted as long as shoulders remain square to where the ball is directed.
TIPS: No open hand tips are allowed. However, a player can, “Knuckle”, “Roll” or “Punch”.
SERVE RECEIVE: Open hand serve receive is allowed.
TOURNAMENT SEEDING: Based on overall season record.
AWARDS: Awards will be presented to the team with the best record. One award will go to regular-season champions and a separate award will go to playoff champions.
CANCELLATIONS: Game cancellations will be made by 5pm and managers will receive an email. Cancellation information is also available on the City of Holland’s website (www.hollandrecreation.com).