Are the standards for hand setting stricter for indoor or beach volleyball ?
Instead of a team of six , each team consists of only two players , but otherwise the rules are almost identical with some exceptions including : The size of the court ( 16 m x 8 m ) The block counts as the first contact The banning of the open - hand " dink " or " dump " plays where a player uses his or her finger tips to redirect the ball into the opponent 's court instead of a hard spike .