The basics
| Court | Short — 16m × 8m |
| Players | 3. Minimum 2 to finish a set. |
| Block counts? | NO — 3 hits after a block |
| Scoring — pool | 1 set to 21 (default), or 2 sets to 18 on a long day — per your pool sheet. Hard cap either way (21–20 / 18–17 wins). No deuce. |
| Scoring — playoff | 1 set to 21, hard cap. |
| Scoring — FINAL | Best 2 of 3, sets to 15, hard cap 15. |
| Switches | Sets to 21: every 7. Sets to 18: every 6. Sets to 15: every 5. |
| Timeouts | 1 per team per set, 45 sec. No technicals. |
| Attack line | None. No back-row attack restriction. |
Blocking
- Blocking is unrestricted in 3v3. Any player may block, from anywhere. No designated blocker, no front-row/back-row restriction.
- The block does not count as a contact. Three hits remain.
- Any player may make the first contact after a block, including the blocker.
- Consecutive contacts by one or more blockers in one action are legal.
Serving
- Fixed serve order. Set your order at the start of the set and keep it.
- Serving out of order: corrected immediately, no loss of points. Abusing it is unsportsmanlike conduct.
- Serve from anywhere between the sidelines.
- No courtesy serve rule in Coed.
Setting
- Hand-setting the serve is legal — judged to your Division's standard.
- Ball may never drop below the chin. All Divisions.
- Spin tolerance: Open/A = less than 1 full rotation. B = 2. C/Junior = 3.
- Setting over the net: Open/A/B only — shoulders square, zero rotation. C and Junior may NOT set over the net at all — automatic point to the opponent.
- Open-hand tips are illegal.
Injury
- 5-minute recovery, once per match.
- Open Division: injured player subbed out is done for that match.
- A and below, no rostered sub: play with a minimum of 2 for the rest of the set. The player may return for subsequent sets if fit.
Expulsion / DQ
- Disqualified: finish the set with a minimum of 2. Player returns next set.
- Expelled: finish the event with a minimum of 2. Player is out for the event.
Coed 3v3
- Net at Men's setting, no leveling blocks.
- More than one contact → a female player must make one of them.
Reverse Coed 3v3
- Net at Women's setting.
- Men may not attack the ball from above the top of the net — even standing.
- Men may not block. At all. Any male blocking contact is a fault.
- More than one contact → a male player must make one of them.
Forfeit / late
- 2 points to your opponent for every full minute you're late.
- 10 min late = forfeit the set. 20 min = forfeit the match.
- Forfeit score: 0–21.
Pool tiebreakers
- Set record (sets won − sets lost)
- Head-to-head — set record between the tied teams only
- Point differential — capped at ±10 per set. Running up the score earns nothing.
- Seed
GGVB Rules v1.1 · 3v3