A volleyball match begins when the ball is served into play. A team may touch the ball three times – not counting blocks – on its side of the net. The usual pattern is as follows: a dig (underarm pass ...

An official volleyball court is 18 m × 9 m, but must be positioned in a much larger area to accommodate the referee, serving the ball and safely allowing the players to chase after misplaced passes.

All Olympic beach volleyball matches are best two-out-of-three sets. The first two sets are played to 21 points by rally scoring. The third set, if necessary, is played to 15 points. In each set, a ...