Beach Volleyball Rules

The beach volleyball competition will be conducted under the rules set down by the Australian Beach Volleyball Federation, except where modified below.

Event
This is an open teams event.

Shield Points
The total Shield Points available will be based on the formula contained in the General Rules. 

Format
The Beach Volleyball competition will be held as a round robin tournament over 3 days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday). If required teams will be placed into pools.
Each match will be the best of three sets. The first two sets will be first to eighteen points and capped at eighteen. 
The third set (if required) will be to fifteen and uncapped. If the score gets to 14 the winner is the team that obtains a two point advantage.

Ladder points
Points are awarded as follows:

• Win – 3 points

• Draw – 1 point 

• Loss – 0 point 

In the event of a forfeit the team that is available to play shall be awarded the winning points. For the purposes of ‘for and against’ the score line will be eighteen-nil (18-0). Each set is forfeited after five minutes therefore after ten minutes the game is forfeited.

Finals
The top teams in each pool at the end of the round robin will contest semi-finals with the winners contesting the final. 
In the event of two or more teams finishing with the same number of points, their positions will be determined on a sets for and against basis (sets won minus sets lost), using the results from the preliminary round. If still tied, positions will be based on points for and against. 
The grand final will be best of three sets as above but with no time limit.

Rule Modification
The following rules modify or are in addition to Australian Beach Volleyball Federation rules
There must be four players on the court and teams must have at least one female on the court at any one time. This rule may be disregarded where there are insufficient females participating in the event.

Points are awarded per rally (that is, you don’t have to serve to win the point). 
Playing time is limited to thirty minutes per game. Any set which is incomplete at the end of the prescribed time limit shall be counted as a completed set provided one team has reached at least eight points and holds a lead of at least two points. Matches will be decided on the basis of completed sets.

Equipment Requirements

• Volleyballs will be provided

• Teams will be rostered to umpire, score and time keep.​