How many time-outs do we get, and are substitutions allowed?
Rule- Canada
- Volleyball Canada
- Beach volleyball
- 14U-Senior
- 2026
- Players
Under the FIVB Official Beach Volleyball Rules 2025-2028:
- Each team may request a maximum of one time-out per set.
- There are no substitutions.
- Only the captain may request a regular game interruption.
- A time-out is requested with the hand signal when the ball is out of play and before the whistle for service, and lasts 30 seconds.
- Time-outs for both teams may follow one another in the same interruption.
- Intervals between sets last one minute.
- For FIVB, World and Official Competitions, sets 1 and 2 also get one automatic 30-second Technical Time-Out when the teams' combined points reach 21. In the deciding set there is no Technical Time-Out.
Source: FIVB Official Beach Volleyball Rules 2025-2028, rules 15 and 18.1.
Updated 25 Oct 2026