RULE #1: THIS IS FOR FUN. MAKE SURE THE KIDS ALL HAVE FUN AND DO NOT STRESS WINNING. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT ABOUT WINNING!

All players will play barefoot or with socks on, no shoes permitted.

Divsions 1 and 2 should practice for 30 minutes then play for 30 minutes.

Division 3 should practice for 20 mins then play for 40 minutes.

Balls and scorecards will be provided at the courts.

 

Serving:

• A serve that hits the net and goes over is good
• You may not block a serve…ever!
• Players may serve underhand, overhand or jump serve
• Players may only serve 5 times then the serve goes to the other team (All Divisions)
• Players must stay behind the line when serving. Players in Div. 1 may move up if they can’t reach the net
• Players in Div 1 may have a second serve if the first one does not go over.

 

Scoring:

• Games are played to 25, must win by 2 or first one to 30.
• We will use rally (speed) scoring in all Divsions. Rally scoring means a point is scored every time the ball hits the sand. You do not have to serve to score a point.
• Play as many games as time allows
• Coaches will take turns keeping score.

 

Boundaries:

• If any part of the ball touches the boundary line, its in.

 

Rotation:

• Each time a new server comes up, that team must rotate. When you begin a new game, always begin with the rotation you ended the last game with. Teams rotate clockwise.

 

General Rules:

• Teams may only hit the ball 3 times per side. A blocked ball does not count as a hit so after a block, you still have 3 hits.
• In Div 3, if you have girls and boys on a team, a girl must touch the ball if there are 3 hits. These are typical co-ed rules. I also don’t want two boys lined up next to each other on a team.
• You can not touch the net or go under the net at anytime. If you do, its loss of point

 

Reffing:

• Coaches will ref their own games. Whenever there is a disagreement between coaches, do a replay. Let’s not have coaches arguing over calls, ok? Kids hate that!