Both indoors and outdoors, the ball can be played with all parts of the body. When using a setting motion to send the ball into the opponent's court it must be released in the direction in which the shoulders of the player are facing either front or back. Recently changed, beach rules now require the server to clearly release or toss the ball before contacting the ball for serve. C. Protocol 1. Traditionally, judgment of setting is tighter on the beach but each year the move is to let players have more latitude with hand sets.
Players call their own nets and ball in or out.
Rotation of players is not required and no substitutions are allowed. Switch sides with opponent every 5 points in a game to 15 and every 4 points in a game to 11 to equalize the advantage of sun, wind, etc. Court size is 30'X60' 5.