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Introduction

The Playing Field:

Fourcourt Volley is set up in either a 20' x 20' or 40' x 40' configuration, depending on the length of the nets used (standard 10'L nets in the 20' x 20' court and optional 20'L nets in the 40' x 40' court). The playing field is divided into four equal size boxes (see illustration 1), with the nets set out along the dividing lines, as shown.

Net Height: The standard Fourcourt Volley net height is 5'1" (badminton). You can, with the purchase of the optional Volley Ball Pole Set, play the game at a height of 8'.

The Number Of Players Per Team: There are always four teams playing, with 1 to 4 players per court, when using 10'L nets on the 20' x 20' court, 4 to 9 players per court when using 20'L nets on the 40' x 40' court.

Volleyball Rules In Effect:

All games are played using volleyball rules, with the following exceptions.

1. There is no spiking allowed.
2. Points are not awarded in the traditional manner (i. e., the team that scores gets a point), but are awarded to the team that is scored against (a ball landing in that teams court or going out of bounds when last touched by a member of that team).
3. Serves are taken from the diagonal corner and can be served to any of the three other courts.
4. Each team takes 3 consecutive serves, served by 3 different servers. Serving position is rotated as in volleyball, and no server can serve again until all other players on that team have served. After the third serve, the ball rotates clockwise to the next team.

How The Game Is Won:

The game is played in four equal time periods of 5 minutes (20 minute game), 7 minutes 30 seconds (30 minute game), or 10 minutes (40 minute game). Time outs and rest time between periods are at your discretion. At the end of the match, the team(s) with the lowest score wins. Ties are allowed. If time permits, the game can be continued until one team's point total is lower than any others by a minimum of two points.

Note: The 2 Point Rule is for tie breakers only and does not apply to regulation time games, where a team may win by a single point.