# Beach 2v2 plays and views

Canonical: https://rufiostats.com/help/court/beach-volleyball
Reviewed: 2026-10-13

Choose beach plays, switch a court to sand and use the controls that apply to a two-player side.

## Beach 2v2

Rufio Court can draw a beach court: sand, rope lines instead of painted ones, no attack line, and two players a side. Beach plays follow beach rules, so there are no rotations and no libero, the blocker takes the net, and the defender digs or pulls.

1. Tap **New play** and choose **Beach 2v2** at the top of the dialog. You get an empty beach court with a pair on each side, numbered 1 and 2, and the beach formations and quick plays are listed instead of the indoor ones. In an open play, **Settings > Court > Court > Beach** switches the court and leaves every player where they are, only the lines move.
2. Pick the look on the **Court** tab of **Settings**. Choose the surroundings in **Venue**: **Beach**, **Outdoor stadium**, **Gym**, **Arena**, **Studio**, **Floating court**, or a minimal setting. The **Lighting** setting appears when the chosen venue uses outdoor lighting. **Sand** is golden, white, or volcanic, and **Ropes** sets the rope color.
3. For six a side on sand, set **Size** to **Indoor size**. That is the 9 x 18 m court with its 3 m attack line, played with the indoor rules.
4. Select a player to choose **Headwear** (None, Visor, or Cap) and, in a built play, their **Lane** (left or right) and **Role** (DEF, BLK, or Split, where the nearer player blocks each attack).

In **Edit touches**, a pass or a set goes **To partner** by default. An **Attack** has a **Shot** (Cut, Line, High line, Jumbo, Pokey, Cobra, On two, Swing, or Tip), and picking one aims the ball at its usual landing spot; click the floor to place it yourself. The **Block** choice sets what the other pair does at the net: **Line**, **Angle**, **Pull** off the net, or **No block**. Leave it on **Auto** and the blocker takes the side the ball does not go through.

An open-hand tip is a fault in beach doubles, so a Tip shot gets a warning in the touch list. A Pokey or a Cobra is the legal soft shot. The **Playbook** has a **Beach 2v2** filter for the built-in beach quick plays.

## Start with a beach example

1. Open **Playbook > Quick Plays** and choose **Beach 2v2**.
2. Open a side-out, a shot example or **Beach receive** from the First person group.
3. Watch it, then switch to **Edit mode** if you want to change it.

Changing the surface is not the same as changing the team format. Check the court kind and formation rather than assuming a sand floor means two players per side.