2026 Beach Volleyball Leagues
Registration will begin early April. League play will start the week of May 10. The fee per team is $360 for a 12 week season for 2’s leagues and $505 for an 8 week season for Coed 4’s.
Returning Teams:
On Sunday, April 5, team captains will receive an email with instructions regarding registration. If you are a returning team captain and do not receive the email, contact Cher at volleyballadmin@garneau-tennis.com.
New Teams:
The registration period is April 5 to April 19. If more teams register than there are new spots available, a random draw will be used to determine which teams get in. All applicants will be notified of their registration status by April 20.
The new Coed 4’s league will accept registrants based on a first come, first serve basis.
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2025 Beach Volleyball Leagues
May 4 update: We are still looking for a few more teams for COED 2’s Wednesday nights. Please use the new team registration form if you are interested.
Game Format
Substitutions
It is the team’s responsibility to find a suitable replacement if a player is unable to play. If a team does not have enough players to play 5 minutes after game time, they will forfeit the first set; if a team does not have enough players 20 minutes after game time, they will forfeit the whole match.
Registered players or those who regularly sub in the same league are allowed to sub up or two tiers down (i.e., if I regularly play in Tier 2, I may sub for a team in Tiers 1 through 4, but not Tier 5 or lower). If an opponent objects to a team using a “ringer” from a higher tier, the match is still played and the opponent may submit a default win of 21-0 for both sets.
The spirit of this rule is to ensure all teams compete against opponents of similar skill. When arranging a substitute, there should be a frank discussion about the skill level of the substitute player and the scheduled tier of play. While it is better to field a team than no-show, leaning on the skill of a ringer to win is unsporting and against the rules.
Determining the Winning Team
In tiered play, the winner is determined by:
- The team with the most matches won.
- The team with the most sets won.
If two teams tie for 2nd and 3rd in their tier, then their head to head point differential is calculated instead.
If all three teams have the same number of matches won at the end of the night then the total point differential is between all three teams.
If two teams finished their match with a tied score, for example: 16-21, 21-16, then the teams will play an additional point. The score would then be recorded on the sheet as 17-21, 21-16 or 16-21, 21-17 depending on which team won.
Rules
All leagues follow the latest 2025-2028 FIVB rules. Teams are expected to know the official rules and abide by them. The regulations below highlight some key FIVB rules as well as rules specific to the Garneau COED Reverse 2′ leagues.
- Sets must always be “clean”, whether it is the first, second or third hit. See Rule 9.2.2.1 regarding simultaneous contacts and Rule 9.3.4 regarding double contact.
- On the first hit, consecutive contacts during a single action are allowed, except when played overhand using fingers. See Rule 9.2.2.2 regarding consecutive contacts.
- A “side set” is permitted if you are attempting to set your teammate. See Rule 13.2.5 regarding faults of the attack hit. See Rule 13.2.5
- Open hand tips (ball redirection with your fingers/thumb) are not allowed. See Rule 13.2.3
- A player may not touch the net with any part of the body. See Rule 11.3
- A touch on the block counts as a touch, but the player who contacted the ball on the block may sequentially play the ball again. See Rule 14.4
Coed Reverse 2s Rules
- Coed teams must consist of 1 female and 1 male.
- Men can only attack the ball above the height of the net from behind a 3-meter attack line (i.e. back row attack).
- Between the 3-meter attack line and the net, men cannot complete an attack hit if the ball is entirely above the height of the net.
- Men are not allowed to block.
- Men are not permitted to jump serve. A re-serve can be requested in the event of a jump serve.
- Women can hit from anywhere. Jump serving and blocking are permitted.