Thursday Sand Volleyball: 6v6 coed Season 3

Sand Volleyball League Levels 2025

League Levels:

Recreational
For any volleyball player looking to have a great time! These leagues are open to players of all levels including beginners. Players should have a general understanding of how to play volleyball and will abide by Highland Brewing League Rules. Players should know how to serve overhand or underhand and pass. Advanced rules DO NOT apply to Rec Leagues.

Sand Volleyball Rules
Below rules apply to all Highland leagues. Rules will be posted during league play.

Rosters & Tardiness

·         Players must be present at the start of game to play. Unless approved by opponents, players cannot join mid-game

·         The captain must notify Highland Sports Coordinator if team will not be present for a match, or forfeit through the LeagueLinq App

6v6

·         Must have 8 players registered per team NO LATER THAN 3 days before the first scheduled match

·         If co-ed league/tournament, must have two players of each gender on roster and on the court

·         A minimum of 4 players (two of each gender, if co-ed) are required to begin a game

·         A team can play with 3 players (regardless of gender, if co-ed) but the game will be forfeited until the required number of players arrives.

Free Agents & Subs

·         Free agents are listed in LeagueLinq and may be recruited by captains. If a team’s roster is not full 7 days prior to the first match, Highland will fill out teams with free agents

·         Subs should be approved by opponents before game – rosters and contact information will be shared at the start of each season. If you cannot find an approved sub, plan to play down a player.

·         Subs are NOT allowed for play-offs – no exceptions

League Match Play (tournament play may differ)

·         Rock, paper, scissors or flip a coin to determine first server. The winner may choose to serve first or may select which side they play on first

·         Loser of game serves first for the next game

·         Each match consists of three games

6v6

·         Game 1 and 2 are to 21, win by 2, cap at 25

·         If game 3 begins with less than 15 minutes left of the allotted match time, game is to 15, win by 2, cap at 21

·         If more than 15 minutes remain, game may play to 21, win by 2, cap at 25

General Rules of Play

Contact & Serve Receive

·         Each team has a maximum of three contacts to return the ball

·         A player may not contact the ball two consecutive times unless blocking or at serve return (so if the serve hits you in the face and then you bump it, that’s OK)

·         You cannot block or attack (jump) a serve

·         The ball must be contacted cleanly and not held (including lifted, pushed, caught, carried or thrown)

·         The ball cannot roll or come to rest on any part of a player's body

Net & Boundaries

·         The ball may touch the net while crossing the net, including during the serve

·         A ball driven into the net may be recovered within the limits of the three team contacts

·         If a player goes under the net, it is not a fault unless it interferes with play

·         It is a fault for a player or a player's clothing to touch any part of the net with the exception of incidental contact of the net by a player's hair OR if wind blows the net and causes the net to touch a player

·         If the ball touches the outer boundary net, it is out of play

·         If the ball goes into another court and a different game is occurring on that court, the ball is out of play

Blocking

4v4 and 6v6

·         Block does NOT count as one of team’s three touches

·         If two opponents simultaneously contact the ball over the net, the ball remains in play and the team receiving the ball is entitled to another three hits. If such a ball lands out of bounds, it is the fault of the team on the opposite side of the net from where the ball lands

·         In blocking, the player may place his/her hands and arms beyond the net provided that his/her action does not interfere with the opponent's play. Thus, players are not permitted to touch the ball beyond the net until the opponent has executed an attack-hit

Setting / Open Hands

·         A contact of the ball with two hands, using the fingers to direct the ball, is a set

·         Ball cannot visibly come to rest during a set

Rotating

·         Serve order must rotate consistently

·         All players present for the game must rotate into the game in the same order

·         Players must rotate positions around the court, but can swap into new positions once the ball is in in play