Footvolley Malaysia

What is Footvolley
Footvolley is a great sport from Brazil.

It is basically beach volleyball played with Sepaktakraw and football rules, so 2 against 2 over a net.

3 touches per team and no 2 touches for the same player.

No Substitutes or reserve player.

It is a beach game normally played on sand, but it can be practiced on grass and indoor court.

Now days, Footvolley combines with skill tactic of Sepaktakraw and football.

History of Footvolley

Footvolley was created in Brazil, by Octavio de Moraes, in 1965 in Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach as a means to have soccer players touch the ball without violating the formal soccer ban at the time. Players would bring a soccer ball; but opt for the volleyball courts when the police would come ask for their ball.

The game of footvolley - first call 'pevoley' literally meaning "footvolley" was discarded for "futevolei". Footvolley may have started in Rio de Janeiro; but cities like Recife, Salvador, Santos, and Florianopolis have players who have been playing footvolley since the 1970s. Teams of footvolley had five a side initially. Given the incredible skill level of the then footvolley athletes (nearly all were professional soccer players); the ball would rarely drop. Thus, the players began dropping players on each side and eventually settled on 2 versus 2 (which is used today).

The English version of the term "futevolei" was first translated into English or "footvolley" in 2000 with the first events of the sport happening in South Florida at the time.

The sport's first major promoter outside of Brazil was Miguel Ángel Hernández Nodrid who created the official rules of 'futvoley' in Spain in 1993. Those rules varied slightly from the ones adopted in Brazil.

Rules of Footvolley
Basic Rules
Essentially footvolley is nearly identical to beach volleyball except with one fundamental difference:
- no use of the hands or arms (instead the use of the feet, chest, head, and shoulders is used)

Touches on the ball:

In footvolley, each side has a maximum of 3 touches.

Playing Area:

The footvolley court dimensions are 59 FT by 29 FT 6 Inches (18M x 9M). This is same size Beach Volleyball used in the past. There should be an area surrounding the playing surface, for players chasing balls, set at 20 feet from the ends of the court and 10 feet from the sides.

Height of the Net:

Men's Court: The Footvolley net should be set at 2.2 meters.
Women's Court: The Footvolley net should be set at 2 meters.

In Game Rules:
Maximum of three hits per side
Player may not hit the ball twice in succession

Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve

A ball touching a boundary line is good; ball touching the antenna is OUT

A legal hit is contact with the ball by any part of the body, except the hand or arm, which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest

If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered TWO TOUCHES

Basic Footvolley Violations:

Stepping on or over the line on a serve

Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully

Touches of the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play

Reaching under the net (if it interferes with the ball or opposing player)

The use of the arm or hand is illegal. The outside and top of shoulder may be used IF THE arm is rested against the body when initiating the hit on the ball.
Footvolley Team Formation:

- Each squad is made up of 2 players. No substitutions (this includes player injury).

Official Footvolley Ball Specs:

Size 5 soccer ball; 440 - 460 grams

Basic Play of Footvolley: