Beach volleyball

Beach volleyball  is also a variant of the indoor sport volleyball .

Description
Beach volleyball is played on a surface of sand, often on the beach . The main difference with indoor volleyball is that a team has fewer players: in two international competitions, but at lower levels may also be three or four.

Important divergent rules with respect to indoor volleyball are:

Facts: Technology (for all these points here is that lower-level referees almost unknown whistled) Rules:
 * There are no fixed positions for players in the field
 * The ball is heavier and softer.
 * The field measures 8 by 16 meters.
 * There is no center line; So there can be no line error made by crossing this line, though the opponent may not hindered if the player under the net is.
 * Lines is made by stretching ropes; a ball is 'in' as the (imprint) ball hits the line.
 * When overhand playing the ball there is no need to be brief contact, but the ball must be played perpendicular to the shoulder line and should not be zijdelijngs outplayed.
 * After overhand play the ball must not exhibit any rotational movement, ie no more than make one complete revolution.
 * If a ball to the other side played there should be no soft / long contact. This is called hard contact. Forming these are a (hard) attack, underhanded technique or knuckle. Actually, not all variants where the fingers can be given to control the ball.
 * For a ball that is collected from the other side does pretty much the same; challenge or a perfect overhand technique. (Direction of the ball perpendicularly from the shoulder line.)
 * A block is considered a contact, below the ball may only be touched 2 times before about to be beat.
 * The ball may, after a block by the blocker will be played again. This is counted as two contacts.
 * The game consists of a maximum of 3 sets, set 1 and 2 go to 21 points, set 3 goes to 15 points. Only 2 points difference, the set can be won.
 * After each played seven points of ends is varied to prevent advantage of sun or wind.

International [ edit ]
In 1996, beach volleyball an Olympic sport has become. Since 1997, the FIVB every two years world championships organized beach volleyball.