Beach Volleyball Terms

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If you have ever played beach volleyball you are aware that are certain beach volleyball terms that you need to know. The lingo is a part of the game, so it's time you learned.

Digging- Playing defense and passing a hit or shot.
Gator- Digging the ball wrists touching but hands open like a gators mouth.
High Line- Means to shoot the ball high over the blockers hands.
Nobody- No block is up so swing away.
Cutty- Short angle shot.
Spear- One arm dig with a straight arm.
Chicken Wing- A dig with a bent arm that bounces off the elbow portion of the arm.
Jumbo Shrimp- A high arched shot to the back line.
Line- Hit straight.
Angle- Hit across the court.
Camel Toe- (Also known as the hoof) When you hit the ball with your first 2 knuckles.
Roof - (A.K.A phone booth) When you block the hitter and the ball goes straight down.
Joust- When two players are pushing the ball at the same time above the net.
Butter- (Nectar) A perfect set.
Cobra- A hit with the finger tips when fingers are straight.
Deep Dish- Letting the set come all the way down to the chest.
Shank- When the pass bounces off of one arm and goes somewhere not intended.
Six Pack- Getting a ball spiked in the face.
Tool- When you hit off the block on purpose so it bounces off of them and out.
50/50- When the ball is set right on top of the net.

Volleyball Tips

Beach volleyball rules are different than indoor rules. Outdoor setting is very different from normal volleyball setting.
Sand volleyball rules consist of many things such as not setting the serve and not open hand tipping the ball.

Volleyball Setting-Beach Volleyball Set

In volleyball setting is a very hard part of the game for people to grasp. Then when you throw the beach volleyball set into the equation it gets even harder. You can tell if someone knows how to play volleyball by seeing one of their sets. Outdoor setting is much more gentle than indoor setting. An indoor volleyball set is illegal in beach volleyball.

What are the differences from setting a volleyball on the beach versus indoor?

The biggest difference is that in outdoor setting you can't double the ball which means the ball will not be spinning at all when it leaves your hands. Refs will sometimes notice a ball rotating and call the set bad but for the most part the ref will look at how the ball is handled to see if it's illegal or not.

Beach Volleyball Setting Tips
Open your hands wide because you are going to be grabbing the outside of the volleyball. Keep you hands, fingers, wrist and arms lose. You don't ever want stiff fingers while setting the volleyball. This is part of the sand volleyball rules that you must know in order to successfully compete. You want to let your arms cushion the ball even more than your wrists. You can actually do a clean set without moving the wrists if you bend at the elbows to absorb the ball.