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Beach Volleyball score tracker, approved by everyone who played.

Volleyball on sand. Keep the ball off your side of the net. log8 keeps the score with the people you actually play. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, and your head-to-head record, group board and personal history build themselves.

Scoring

How log8 scores Beach Volleyball

Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.

  1. Play 2v2. Anything from 1v1 up to 4v4 works, and uneven sides count too.
  2. Record who won, or the score of each set, like 21 to 17 and 21 to 19.
  3. No draws.

The basics

How to play Beach Volleyball

The casual version of the rules. log8 shows the same guide in the app, on the game's page.

  • Players2 a side. Casual games sometimes use 3 or 4.
  • How to winWin 2 sets out of 3. The first two sets go to 21 and the third to 15. You must win by 2.
  • The official gameFIVB writes the rules. The court is 16 by 8 metres.
  • How groups differCasual games often play one set to 21, or to 15. Agree before you start.
  1. Every rally wins a point, whoever served.
  2. Serve from behind the back line. The ball must clear the net.
  3. Your team gets up to 3 touches to send it back over.
  4. You can’t catch, hold or throw the ball.
  5. The same player can’t touch it twice in a row, except after a block.
  6. Swap sides every 7 points in the first two sets, and every 5 in the third.

Play better

Beach Volleyball tips

  1. Call “mine” early so you don’t both go for it.
  2. Serve into the gap between them.
  3. Check the wind and the sun before the first serve.
  4. Watch the hitter’s arm to guess where the ball is going.

In the app

Logging a game in log8

  1. Pick the game and the playersChoose Beach Volleyball, then everyone who played. Friends without log8 can join as guests.
  2. Enter the resultRecord the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board.
  3. The other players approveFriends on log8 get 48 hours to approve it, or tap Disagree if it is wrong. Guests count straight away. A result nobody answers closes without counting.
  4. Your record updatesOnce it is official it counts toward your head-to-head records, group board, badges and cups.

Log a game · Results everyone approves · Head-to-head records · Guest players · Cups and tournaments · How to play guides

Questions

Beach Volleyball in log8: questions

Can I keep Beach Volleyball scores with friends in log8?

Yes. Beach Volleyball is one of the 72 built-in games. Record the winner, or the score of every set, game, frame or board. The other players approve it, then it counts.

How do you win at Beach Volleyball?

Win 2 sets out of 3. The first two sets go to 21 and the third to 15. You must win by 2.

How many people play Beach Volleyball?

2 a side. Casual games sometimes use 3 or 4.

Do people play Beach Volleyball differently?

Casual games often play one set to 21, or to 15. Agree before you start.

Do my friends need the app?

No. Add a friend as a guest and the game counts straight away. If they join log8 later, the games move to their account.

Settle your Beach Volleyball rivalry.

log8 is coming soon to Android and iPhone, and is free to download. It is in closed testing now: write to us for an invite, or to hear the day it reaches the stores.

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