# Getting started with Rufio Court

Canonical: https://rufiostats.com/help/court/getting-started
Reviewed: 2026-10-13

Watch your first volleyball play, try an edit and keep a copy. You can start without signing in.

## Start with a play

Rufio Court runs volleyball plays and drills in your browser. Open **Rufio Court** and choose a play to watch. A new browser starts with **Side-out: high 4 to the OH**. If you have used Court before, your local work opens instead.

1. Open [Rufio Court](https://rufiostats.com/court). The **Plays** pane has ready-made plays.
2. Press **Play this play** in the pane, or **Play** below the court.
3. Follow the serve, pass, set and attack. Use **0.5×** to slow the play down.

The first Court visit opens with the high 4 and a pane of plays.

![The first Court visit opens with the high 4 and a pane of plays.](https://rufiostats.com/help/shots/court/welcome-desktop.webp)

## Try changing the play

1. Choose **Edit mode** in the header.
2. Close or follow the editing walkthrough. Select a player and drag them to a new spot.
3. Press **Play** to see the change. **Undo** takes it back.

To change where the ball goes, use [Edit touches](https://rufiostats.com/help/court/edit-touches). You can edit without an account.

## Keep what you make

Court keeps drafts in this browser when storage is available. Open **Playbook**, then **Save current**, to add the play to **My plays**. **Save play file** downloads a copy you can keep outside the browser.

Browser storage belongs to this browser on this device. Clearing site data or using a different browser does not bring those plays with you. Read [Saving and Playbook](https://rufiostats.com/help/court/saving-and-playbook) before relying on a shared computer.

## Watching on a phone

The **Plays** button is on the court on narrow screens. The pane opens over the lower part of the view and leaves playback below it. Close the pane to see more of the court. **2D** is useful for overhead positioning; detailed editing is easier with a mouse.

On a phone, the introduction and play choices sit above playback.

![On a phone, the introduction and play choices sit above playback.](https://rufiostats.com/help/shots/court/welcome-phone.webp)