Outdoor Setting

Outdoor setting is very different from setting for indoor volleyball. Outdoor volleyball is much different and has different rules than what you are probably used to. Let me list a few differences for you.
In outdoor volleyball you can not:

• Set the serve.
• Double any ball that is not hard driven.
• Open hand tip.
• Side set over the net.
  
• Double the set.

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The setting is very different in beach volleyball. You are allowed to hold the ball a little bit longer than you can for indoor volleyball. This is so that you can set the ball without it spinning. If it comes out spinning it is usually an indication that one hand touched the ball before the other and would result in a double contact and you would lose the point. When watching men's beach volleyball you will see more sets with the hands than when you will with women's beach volleyball. If you have a hard time setting perfectly you will have to arm set (bump set) in tournaments to avoid losing points. A perfect indoor set is illegal in sand volleyball just as a perfect outdoor set is illegal in indoor volleyball. An outdoor volleyball court is smaller in dimension than indoor courts.
You want to jump higher in volleyball to play better. In the sand you will notice that the approach is different. Instead of jumping forward you will jump straight up and use your arm swing to increase your vert. Plyometric exercises will help you jump higher for volleyball as well as other sports that require jumping such as basketball so that you can dunk.

Beach Volleyball Tips

Always pass to the front middle. This means if the ball is served to your partner, you need to immediately run to the front middle to receive the pass.

Always tell your partner where to hit. If the defender runs to the angle, yell line and vice versa.

Always yell NOBODY if there is no blocker when you set your partner. This way he can swing without fear of being blocked.

Sand volleyball workouts or beach volleyball workouts are designed to increase your speed and jumping ability. Most of your workouts should take place on the sand because that will result in better movement during game time.
So open hand tips volleyball are not good according to avp sand volleyball rules.

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Wilson Beach Volleyball

There are thousands of volleyballs available to buy but only one is approved by the AVP (association of volleyball professionals) and that is the official wilson beach volleyball.

If you are going to buy a ball to play with this summer either at a local sand court, at a picnic or on the beach you need this ball. Don't waste your money on a less expensive ball that feels like hard plastic and hurts everyone's arm every time they bump the ball. There are a few things in life that are worth a paying a little more for and this is one of those things. When it comes to volleyballs you get what you pay for. So never buy the cheap 10 dollar ball because it will hurt and will make people hate volleyball for the rest of their lives. The wilson beach volleyball
is yellow and white and is the softest ball you will find. Beware of the replica wilson ball that looks just like the real official ball but only costs $20.00. If you are getting the real thing you can expect to pay anywhere from $40.00 to $55.00 dollars.

How to Build a Sand Volleyball Court

The key of knowing how to construct a sand volleyball court is by doing your homework and planning well. Most sand courts are made with too little sand or the wrong type of sand which makes the court useless. The sand needs to resemble the sand of a beach as closely as possible. If you don't get the right type of sand or enough sand then the court will not turn out well. Plan of the sand being at least 16 inches deeps.
A sand volleyball court is much smaller than the traditional indoor volleyball court. An outdoor court measures 60 feet by 30 feet. When making a court make sure that there are 10 extra feet around the court. So you will need to buy enough sand to cover an area of 80 feet by 50 feet.
The poles are going to be placed 36 feet from each other. This leaves 3 feet on each side of the court from the boundary line to the pole.
I would recommend using steel poles that can adjust between mens height and womens height. The height for a mens net is just shy of 8 feet at 7'11"5/8 and womens net height is 7'4"1/8.
You can have the best pole system along with net and boundary lines but if you go cheap on the sand you will regret it and your court will not turn out the way you want.
You can bank on the sand putting you back a few thousand dollars but if you get it right then you will have the best court in town because everyone else will only buy enough sand to be 6 inches deep and the sand will most likely be of the wrong consistency and will pack down like dirt.