The game starts with the server standing behind the service line and serving underarm from the right service court. The server is allowed two attempts.
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The server must allow the ball to bounce before hitting.
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The server's one foot should be at least on the ground when hitting the serve. And the server’s feet should not touch or cross the service line.
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The service ball may not touch the wire fence after rebounding off the opponent’s service area; otherwise, the serve is a fault.
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If the service ball touches the net before landing in the service area, the serve shall be repeated. If this happens a second time, the serve is a fault.
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Once the ball is in play, after crossing the net, it must always hit the court floor on the opponent's side before touching the walls.
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Volleying is allowed except when returning a serve.
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After touching one or more walls, the ball may be played back to the opponents, but only before it touches the floor a second time.
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As in tennis, the ball may touch the floor on one's own side only once and may be hit only once. Before crossing the net, the ball may be played against one or more walls on one's own side of the court.
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Players may smash the ball so hard onto the opponent's court floor that it bounces out of the cage. Opponents are allowed to run out of the cage and try to hit the ball back onto the opponent's court.