Official house ball is the Spalding King of the Beach volleyball.
Absolutely no spitting or bodily fluids on the courts indoors, we don’t have the luxury of rain and high tides to flush out the sand.
No food or drinks (other that water on the courts)
No throwing sand
League Rules
Coed leagues – 2 men maximum on a team
No “woman must hit” rule
Rally scoring – 3 games to 21 points
No spiking, blocking, or volleying a serve
Ball may be hit with any part of the body
Players must maintain service rotation, but players do not have to rotate position
You may serve anywhere along the back line within the sidelines
Players are allowed 2 tosses of the ball to serve as long as there is no contact on the first attempt
No open hand dinks (you cannot use your finger tips to redirect the ball when it is going over the net)
Serves can not be received with two hands that are not connected
Receiving a ball coming over the net with an overhead open hand set is not allowed in any of our leagues or tournaments. So that means roll shots, forearm passes, chips, pokes, or any hit that goes up before it goes down can NOT be received with an overhead open hand set.
Receiving the a ball coming over the net with an open handed dig or overhead open hand set is LEGAL only when receiving a HARD DRIVEN ball that has a downward trajectory after it was hit.
Roll shots must be received with a pass, poke, two connected hands and NOT with an open hand set
Setting the ball over the net with an open hand set is NOT allowed in any of our recreational leagues. An open hand set that unintentionally goes over the net is usually an indication of a bad set . We encourage people to practice hand setting and the quality of the hand set depends on the particular league. Please call bad sets on yourself or your team but continue playing even if you think there was a bad set by the opposing team.
A block counts as a touch – the blocker can dig his block for the second touch, but the next contact must send the ball over the net
The antennaes (and the vertical line extending from the top of the antenna) are out of bounds
All boundaries, meshing around court, roofs, poles, etc., are out of bounds
Ball is in if it makes any contact with the boundary lines.
Any player who participates in a reckless manor runs the risk of suspension from game by Sandbox Sports staff if the staff believe they could cause injury to themselves or someone else, one warning may or may not be given.
Sandbox Sports staff also has the right to suspend or eject anyone at our discretion (not just for
Lifts and carries are NOT allowed….please call this on yourselves
Touching the net at ANY time during play is not allowed….please call net violations on yourselves
Going under the net IS allowed as long as it doesn’t interfere with the play. Please be conscious of players on both sides of the net!
We are all out there to have fun so if there are any disputes, please replay the point. Any conflict resolved by Sandbox Sports staff will require 3 laps around the court, 20 push ups, a pint of beer, and a shot of tequila!
