What size is the court and how high is the net?
Rule- Australia
- Volleyball Australia
- Beach volleyball
- FIVB beach rules
- All ages
- 2025-2028
- Australian Beach Volleyball Tour
- Players
Under the FIVB Official Beach Volleyball Rules 2025-2028:
- The playing court is a rectangle measuring 16 m by 8 m, on levelled sand that is as flat and uniform as possible. The service zone is an 8 m wide area behind the end line.
- A team is exactly two players, both recorded on the score sheet, and one of them is the team captain.
- Standard net height is 2.43 m for men and 2.24 m for women.
- The rules note that net height may be varied for age groups:
| Age group | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|
| 16 years and under | 2.24 m | 2.24 m |
| 14 years and under | 2.12 m | 2.12 m |
| 12 years and under | 2.00 m | 2.00 m |
The net height measured over the two sidelines must be exactly the same and must not exceed the official height by more than 2 cm.
Added 24 Oct 2026