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Net heights, court dimensions, faults and referee signals: the rules explained.

Live wedstrijdscherm in de Koach-app met setstand en puntenregistratie
Rules of the game

Volleyball rules: all the rules of the game at a glance (2026)

All the volleyball rules in one place: scoring, sets, rotation, positions, net faults, substitutions and the libero.

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Wedstrijdscherm in de Koach-app tijdens een zaalvolleybalwedstrijd
Rules of the game

How high does a volleyball net hang? All net heights

How high does a volleyball net hang? All the official net heights in one place: men 2.43 m, women 2.24 m, plus youth, CMV mini volleyball and beach volleyball.

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Opstellingskaart in de Koach-app met de zes veldposities op een volleybalveld
Rules of the game

Dimensions of a volleyball court: all the lines and zones

All the dimensions of a volleyball court explained: 18 by 9 meters, the three-meter line, the service zone, the free zone and what each line means for the game.

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Vijfde set in de Koach-app met de setstand en het beslissende scoreverloop
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How many sets does a volleyball match have (and to how many points)?

How many sets does a volleyball match have? Best-of-five to 25 points, the fifth set to 15 and always a 2-point margin — the set format fully explained.

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Opstellingskaart in de Koach-app met de zes positienummers op het veld
Rules of the game

Position numbers 1 to 6 in volleyball: who stands where?

Position numbers 1 to 6 in volleyball explained: who stands where on the court, how the rotation turns and what the numbers mean for your lineup.

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Opstelling in de Koach-app met de drie achterspelers achter de driemeterlijn
Rules of the game

May a back-row player attack? The three-meter-line rules

May a back-row player attack in volleyball? Yes — but with rules: take off behind the three-meter line and never block.

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Live wedstrijdregistratie in de Koach-app tijdens een rally aan het net
Rules of the game

Net fault in volleyball: when is touching the net a fault?

When is touching the net a fault in volleyball? The net-fault rules explained: net contact during the action, the center line, the antennas and what is simply allowed.

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Punttype kiezen in de Koach-app bij het registreren van een fout in de rally
Rules of the game

Double contact, carried ball and more technical faults explained

Double contact, carried ball, four touches: all the technical faults in volleyball explained, with the exceptions many coaches do not know.

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Wedstrijdscores in de Koach-app naast het veld tijdens een competitiewedstrijd
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Referee hand signals in volleyball: all the signals explained

All the referee hand signals in volleyball explained: from serve and point to net fault, double contact and rotation fault.

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Wedstrijdscores in de Koach-app met setstanden van een volleybalwedstrijd
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Indoor volleyball vs beach volleyball: the most important differences

Indoor and beach volleyball differ in more than just sand: court, scoring, number of players, block rules and technique — all the differences in one place.

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