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Snow Volleyball

Snow volleyball is the FIVB/CEV volleyball variant on snow: teams play on an 8 x 16 m snow court over a net, usually three-a-side, with rally scoring and winter-suitable equipment.

LevelVariant FamilyVolleyball Family CategoryWinter sport / volleyball

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Classification

Category Winter sport / volleyball

Family Volleyball Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Snow volleyball is the FIVB/CEV volleyball variant on snow: teams play on an 8 x 16 m snow court over a net, usually three-a-side, with rally scoring and winter-suitable equipment.

Geeignet für Fits if you play or want to learn volleyball, you like snow events and team rallies, you can handle cold, grip and winter-suitable equipment.

Cost Volleyball basics plus organised snow court/event; football boots and warm clothing matter more than indoor shoes. Ball, net, marked snow court, winter-suitable shoes, thermal clothing, club/event fee and possible travel. Volleyball club, CEV/FIVB-adjacent events, winter resort or beach/snow-volleyball organiser. Treat as its own snow-volleyball variant.

First progress Volleyball players adapt quickly; snow footwork and ball control need a few sessions.

Fitness level medium to high

Was du brauchst

Volleyball, net, 8 x 16 m snow court, warm clothing, football boots or grippy shoes and team/referee structure.

First steps

Start with volleyball basics on an organised snow court: serve, receive, three-touch rhythm and safe movement in snow.
Look for a volleyball club, snow-volleyball event, winter resort with a court or CEV/FIVB-adjacent event.

Look for a volleyball club, snow-volleyball event, winter resort with a court or CEV/FIVB-adjacent event.

Start only in the appropriate source-described context and follow local rules.

Weitere Angaben

Tags snow-volleyball, winter-sport, volleyball-familie, wintersport-volleyball, winter-sport-volleyball

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Play the ball over the net so it lands in the opponent's court or forces an error.

Teilnehmer

two teams.

Teamgröße

usually three per side.

Spielfeld

snow court with net.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

rally scoring and sets.

Gewinnbedingung

Best valid time, placing or score in the announced format.

Ausrüstung

volleyball
net
snow court
football boots

Wichtige Regelpunkte

four touches
net fault
ball out
rotation/service fault

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

FIVB
Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB)
European Volleyball Confederation (CEV)

Snow Volleyball CEV · official-discipline-guide · high
The Game FIVB · official-discipline-guide · high
Official Snow Volleyball Rules 2021-2024 CEV / FIVB · official-rulebook · high