Leagues

League: 3 Player Volleyball

The 3's league is played every Tuesday from 6.15pm. This league is for teams who play at an intermediate level of volleyball and have a good knowledge of the rules and skills of playing beach volleyball. Weekly match fees are £12/team to be paid prior to your game. Each match lasts 36 mins and is made up of three 12 min sets. A refundable deposit of three weeks match fees (£36) are required at the start of each league. For more information or to enter a team into the next league please call us on 01273 672222 or email amy@yellowave.co.uk

To check out the rules scroll down to the bottom of the page.

Current league fixtures and results as follows:

Beach Volleyball 3's

starting 20/5/08

Team	Pld	W	L	F	A	GD	Pts
Power of 3	7	16	5	451	369	82	16
Great Balls of Fire	7	15	6	461	348	113	15
Riptide	7	15	6	468	357	111	15
The Superhands	7	14	7	427	377	50	14
Sandyballs	7	14	7	422	374	48	14
Horsey Horsey	7	8	13	400	413	-13	8
The Mighty GUSU	7	7	14	367	443	-76	7
JPF	7	7	14	372	467	-95	7
Ginkgo	7	6	15	370	467	-97	6
Brighton Beers	7	3	18	388	511	-123	3

Round 1 on 20 May 2008
	Horsey Horsey	2	-	1	Power of 3
Set 1: 22-18 Set 2: 19-20 Set 3: 19-18
	Ginkgo	1	-	2	Sandyballs
Set 1: 21-18 Set 2: 17-22 Set 3: 20-23
	Brighton Beers	0	-	3	The Mighty GUSU
Set 1: 22-25 Set 2: 21-27 Set 3: 22-23
	Great Balls of Fire	2	-	1	JPF
Set 1: 20-17 Set 2: 33-7 Set 3: 21-23
	Riptide	0	-	3	The Superhands
Set 1: 19-28 Set 2: 17-29 Set 3: 18-22
Round 2 on 27 May 2008
	Riptide	3	-	0	JPF
Set 1: 22-10 Set 2: 29-8 Set 3: 23-12
	The Mighty GUSU	0	-	3	Sandyballs
Set 1: 13-18 Set 2: 14-18 Set 3: 14-20
	Ginkgo	0	-	3	The Superhands
Set 1: 14-17 Set 2: 17-22 Set 3: 15-16
	Horsey Horsey	1	-	2	Great Balls of Fire
Set 1: 17-19 Set 2: 19-13 Set 3: 15-16
	Brighton Beers	0	-	3	Power of 3
Set 1: 17-21 Set 2: 14-25 Set 3: 13-24
Round 3 on 03 June 2008
	Ginkgo	0	-	3	Riptide
Set 1: 19-23 Set 2: 12-29 Set 3: 15-26
	Horsey Horsey	2	-	1	JPF
Set 1: 18-22 Set 2: 29-13 Set 3: 24-17
	Sandyballs	1	-	2	Power of 3
Set 1: 15-22 Set 2: 19-20 Set 3: 23-12
	Brighton Beers	0	-	3	Great Balls of Fire
Set 1: 19-22 Set 2: 13-25 Set 3: 15-27
	The Mighty GUSU	0	-	3	The Superhands
Set 1: 15-20 Set 2: 15-25 Set 3: 13-21
Round 4 on 10 June 2008
	Power of 3	3	-	0	The Superhands
Set 1: 21-15 Set 2: 24-12 Set 3: 22-17
	Brighton Beers	1	-	2	Horsey Horsey
Set 1: 14-24 Set 2: 20-26 Set 3: 26-20
	The Mighty GUSU	0	-	3	Riptide
Set 1: 7-29 Set 2: 10-22 Set 3: 13-22
	Ginkgo	3	-	0	JPF
Set 1: 22-21 Set 2: 22-18 Set 3: 21-18
	Sandyballs	0	-	3	Great Balls of Fire
Set 1: 17-23 Set 2: 14-22 Set 3: 9-31
Round 5 on 17 June 2008
	The Mighty GUSU	3	-	0	Ginkgo
Set 1: 31-13 Set 2: 27-22 Set 3: 29-14
	Sandyballs	3	-	0	Horsey Horsey
Set 1: 22-20 Set 2: 21-13 Set 3: 26-21
	Brighton Beers	1	-	2	JPF
Set 1: 23-26 Set 2: 23-30 Set 3: 27-25
	The Superhands	1	-	2	Great Balls of Fire
Set 1: 19-23 Set 2: 18-23 Set 3: 20-19
	Power of 3	1	-	2	Riptide
Set 1: 24-22 Set 2: 16-26 Set 3: 20-27
Round 6 on 24 June 2008
	The Superhands	2	-	1	Horsey Horsey
Set 1: 18-21 Set 2: 23-15 Set 3: 20-15
	Power of 3	3	-	0	Ginkgo
Set 1: 21-12 Set 2: 25-19 Set 3: 26-16
	Great Balls of Fire	2	-	1	Riptide
Set 1: 30-12 Set 2: 22-14 Set 3: 17-21
	The Mighty GUSU	1	-	2	JPF
Set 1: 13-21 Set 2: 15-23 Set 3: 21-18
	Sandyballs	3	-	0	Brighton Beers
Set 1: 26-18 Set 2: 29-13 Set 3: 21-17
Round 7 on 01 July 2008
	Power of 3	3	-	0	The Mighty GUSU
Set 1: 22-15 Set 2: 25-16 Set 3: 25-11
	The Superhands	2	-	1	Brighton Beers
Set 1: 22-18 Set 2: 17-18 Set 3: 26-15
	Sandyballs	2	-	1	JPF
Set 1: 22-12 Set 2: 15-18 Set 3: 24-13
	Great Balls of Fire	1	-	2	Ginkgo
Set 1: 22-21 Set 2: 17-19 Set 3: 16-19
	Riptide	3	-	0	Horsey Horsey
Set 1: 30-10 Set 2: 19-16 Set 3: 18-17
Round 8 on 08 July 2008
18:15	Horsey Horsey		v		Ginkgo
19:00	Great Balls of Fire		v		The Mighty GUSU
19:45	The Superhands		v		Sandyballs
20:30	Riptide		v		Brighton Beers
21:15	Power of 3		v		JPF
Round 9 on 15 July 2008
18:15	The Superhands		v		JPF
19:00	Great Balls of Fire		v		Power of 3
19:45	Riptide		v		Sandyballs
20:30	Horsey Horsey		v		The Mighty GUSU
21:15	Ginkgo		v		Brighton Beers

Beach Volleyball League Rules

(Show Details...)

General Rules

At the beginning of each game, the referee will call upon the team captains for a coin toss or pebble in the hand. The successful captain may then choose to serve or select the end that the tem starts at
Teams must be registered and paid for before matches unless agreed by staff on the day
A maximum of three touches on one team before the ball passes over the net
If the ball makes any contact with the court line the ball is in/ if the ball lands outside of the line it is out
If there is an obstruction to the referees view, not allowing a definitive decision, a let will be played
Three sets of 12 minutes will be played with a change of ends after each set
There is a one minute break between sets if required
The game will be stopped if another ball enters the court and a let will be played
If a ball appears to be going out it must be left to make contact with the sand, any touch on the ball will deem the shot to have been played
If it is a draw at the end of time an extra point will be played. There will be no drawn games

Shots

When smashing, the hand must make full contact with the ball, no tipping with the fingers is allowed
The ball can be played off of any part of the body
Double touches are only allowed when accidental and on receiving the first shot over the net
No carrying of the ball (please ask if you do not know what a carry is)
If the ball hits the net on your side, a team member can still play the ball off the net, as long as you have not used all three touches
Sets must be clean avoiding double touches
If setting over the net the shoulders must be perpendicular and face the direction of the set

The Serve

Once the ball has left the hand it counts as a serve. You may not throw the ball up a second time to attempt a second serve
The ball cannot be blocked or smashed from the serve
The ball must be received below the top of the net line from a serve
When serving, the feet must be behind the base line and must not go under or contact the line in any way
A player may not make contact with the net unless it is an accident (ie not in the process of making or blocking a shot)
A player may not block the view of the opposing server and must move if asked to do so
A ball coming over the net cannot be received as a set unless the ball is hard driven (i.e a hard smash) and may not be received as a set from the serve. (In-house rule)
The server must wait for the referees whistle before serving
All players in the team must take a turn in serving on a rotational basis
Points are obtained on all serves (rally point)
The serve is still in play if it hits the top of the net and goes over

Substitutions

A team cannot substitute a player whilst a point is being played
Unlimited substitutions are allowed in a match but it must not slow the game down
Any substitutes must be ready for the game prior to the commencement and players arriving from other games may not be used
All spectators and substitutes must stay clear of game play and off of the court

Lateness/No Shows

If a team is late, points or sets will be deducted. The decision will be made by the referee dependent upon the arrival time
Teams that do not show for a match lose all three sets 11-0
The referees decision IS FINAL