Volleyball Court Dimensions: Essential guide

The length of the volleyball court is 18 m long by 9 m wide. The free zone is at least 5 m on the sides and 8 m on the ends.

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The playing surface is flat and light in color. The lines are drawn in white. The free zone and the playing zone are marked in different colors.

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The centre line’s axis and the attack line’s back edge define the boundaries of the front zone on each court.

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BEACH VOLLEYBALL A 16 m x 8 m measurement of volleyball court.

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