In Volleyball a high net separates two teams. The players play the ball by using their hands, arms & other parts of their bodies. They hit the ball back and forth over the net. To get the ball each team is allowed three hits. If the ball hits the scores or the ground and the opponents commit a fault or if they did not return the ball properly a point.
In beach volleyball, each half of the court measures 8 by 8 meters, not 9 by 9 as in indoor volleyball. Overhand finger passes are called very tightly when receiving or attacking. Unless executed very cleanly and square to the shoulders, they are ruled illegal. The exception is receiving a hard smash. The standard for double hits when using overhand finger passes and hand sets is much stricter than in indoor volleyball. The block always counts as the first contact.
The disallowance of the open-hand dink play where a player uses his or her finger tips to redirect the ball into the opponent's court. It is legal to cross under the net as long as doing so does not interfere with the opponents' attempt to play the ball.
Beach volleyball has certain restrictions upon being played nude except in notified beaches.
The rules for volleyball in Australia are the same as that of the international ones, with the exception for some professional beach volleyball tournaments, especially at the amateur levels.
The rules of volleyball differ as you compare the ones for beach volleyball, women’s volleyball, men’s volleyball and those between the volleyball played in the Commonwealth Games or the Olympics. The official rulebook is a set of volleyball rules that covers all different aspects of the game. No proposal to changes rules of volleyball can be accepted unless they are mentioned in the official rulebook.
Some of the basic rules that are common in all forms of volleyball are:
- The serve must be made from behind the restraining (end) line
- The ball can be served either underhand or overhand
- Opponents should be able to view the ball while serving, till it is actually served