Section 1: Season

• Girls Beach Volleyball is classified as a Spring Sport.

• Practices may begin on the date specified for Spring Sports in the NCS Calendar.

Section 2: General Regulations All beach volleyball matches shall be conducted under the current

California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) State Beach Volleyball Rules.

Section 3: Scoring and Timeouts

• Matches will follow a best-of-three sets format, with scoring as follows:

  • Sets 1 and 2 played to 21 points,

  • Set 3 (if necessary) played to 15 points.

• Rally scoring will be utilized, with teams required to win by a margin of two points.

• Teams will switch sides after 7 total points of play in sets 1 and 2; this is not a timeout or water break. Play will resume immediately after the switch.

• Results from the top five pairs will determine the outcome of the match.

• Each team is allowed one timeout per set, lasting 60 seconds.

Section 4: Match Schedule

• Matches will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

• Match start times will be 4:00 pm.

Section 5: League Championship

• The League Championship shall be determined by the standings resulting from dual meet competitions.

Section 6: All-League and MVP Selection

• All-League honors and the MVP award will be earned through an end-of-season individual pairs competition.

• Each school will submit its top [number of pairs to be determined] to participate.

• A bracket will be created based on the individual pairs' records in league play throughout the season.