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Water Volleyball

Water volleyball is volleyball in a swimming pool or shallow water. Teams play a water-suitable ball over a net; team size, net height, set length, serve and allowed touches are adapted by pool, league or recreation format.

LevelVariant FamilyVolleyball Family CategoryWater sport / pool game

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Classification

Category Water sport / pool game

Family Volleyball Family

Level Variant

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Pool volleyball with net, ball and locally adapted set/contact rules.

Geeignet für Suitable for groups that want volleyball in a relaxed, social water setting.

Cost Low with an available pool: net/set, ball and safe pool approval are enough for entry. Pool access, net/volleyball set, water-suitable ball and possible rec/league fee. Sports pool, recreation centre, university sport, pool-volleyball group, biribol offer or private pool group. Rules vary strongly; clarify team size, water depth, net height and set scoring…

First progress Rallies work quickly; good placement and movement in water need repetition.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

approved pool
net or pool volleyball set
water-suitable ball
swimwear
safe water depth
local rules

First steps

clarify pool approval
set net safely
check ball and water depth
agree teams and set scoring
play short rallies

Sports pool, recreation centre, university sport, pool-volleyball group, biribol offer or allowed private pool group.

Avoid slippery entries, pool edges, overly deep areas, hard balls and unsafe net anchors.

Weitere Angaben

Tags water-volleyball, water-sport, volleyball-familie, wassersport-poolspiel, water-volleyball-pool-volleyball, water-sport-pool-game

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Play the ball over the net so the opponent cannot legally return it under local pool rules.

Teilnehmer

Two teams by local rule.

Teamgröße

locally regulated; often 2 to 4 per side, intramural rules may differ.

Spielfeld

Pool area with net and boundary.

Dauer

Depends on format and event.

Wertung

Rally or house scoring by pool/league rule.

Gewinnbedingung

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

Ausrüstung

net
water-suitable ball
pool area
supervision

Wichtige Regelpunkte

net fault
double hit/carry by rule
playing ball below water
pool/safety breach
local rule breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Water Volleyball Topend Sports · sport-guide · medium
Pool Volleyball WaterVolleyball.com · blog-guide · medium
Water Volleyball Rules Texas State University Rec Sports · intramural-rules · medium