Section 5: Rules of Play
- Best of 5 sets
- Sets 1-4: rally scoring to 25 points, must win by 2 (no upper cap)
- Set 5 (decider): rally scoring to 15 points, must win by 2
- Service rotation clockwise on each side-out
- Serve must clear net within antennas; let serve permitted
- Each team max 3 contacts before returning over net (block does NOT count as contact in indoor — different from beach)
- Side-switch between sets; teams switch in set 5 at 8 points
- Two team timeouts per set (60 seconds each); technical timeouts at 8 and 16 points sets 1-4