The International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) wants to take advantage of the current season to carry out experiments on a possible change in the rules of beach volleyball. Objective: to harmonize the regulations for indoor and sand volleyball. The most important, carried out at World Tour tournaments, including those of the Grand Slam, will consist of no longer considering the block at the net as a first touch of the ball. Beach players will therefore be entitled to three touches of the ball in their court after a block.
— Published February 21, 2014
