Nashville Sports Leagues Sand Volleyball Rules
4 v 4 Coed
6 v 6 Coed

FOREWARD
Rules not mentioned within this document will default to rules published for USA indoor Volleyball.

NUMBER OF PLAYERS
4 v 4 coed (2 male/2 female) *max 2 males
6 v 6 coed (3 male/3 female) *max 3 males

NUMBER TO START/FINISH MATCH
2 players minimum to start a game 1 female minimum to start game
*Less than 2 players at start will result in game forfeit

PICKING UP PLAYERS
Every player must be on a roster within the division of play. Teams are eligible to "pick up" players during regular season play. Teams must have a minimum of two (2) rostered players from the shorthanded team in order to be eligible to pick up players. No team can pick up players to be used as "subs" (player over the league format. i.e., in 4v4 volleyball a player from another team can’t be player 5 or above). No pickup player allowed during playoffs.

SCORING 
A set is won by the team which first scores 21 points with a minimum lead of two points. In the case of a 20-20 tie, play is continued until a two-point lead is achieved or first team to 25 (22-20; 23-21; ...).  
The scoring will be 21, 21, 21. 

GAME LENGTH
Regular Season: Game length is three (3) games. All three matches will be played to twenty-one points (21).

Playoffs: Best 2 of 3 game. The first two matches will be played to twenty-one points (21) and the third game is needed, it will be played to fifteen points (15).

SERVING
Every player is required to serve. A consistent rotation order is required to be kept throughout the match.

Forfeits
Each match is allotted 50 minutes to play 3 to 5 games. A team will forfeit their match if at least one player do not show up within 15 minutes of their scheduled playing time. If a team shows up within the allotted 15 minutes, that team will not receive extra time to play, and must complete the match in the remaining 35 minute allocated match time. If the results are not determined by the end of the allotted time, final score is recorded as is and the match is over.