Rules of volleyball in the past 1895
- Court size was 25 x 50 feet.
- Height of the net was 6 feet, 6 inches.
- Any number of participants was allowed.
- Serves could be assisted across the net.
- A second serve was permitted (as in tennis) if the first was served out of bounds.
- There was no limit to the number of hits on each side of the court.
- Players could continuously “air dribble” the ball up to a restraining line 4 feet from the net.
- Any ball touching the net was considered to be out of bounds.
- Faults by the receiving team, balls landing in the receiving team’s court or hit out of bounds by the receiving team resulted in a point for the serving team.
- Faults by the serving team, balls landing in the serving team’s court or hit out of bounds by the serving team (except for first serves) resulted in “side out” for the serving team.
11. - Length of the game was nine “innings” with three serves per team per inning, for three or more players on a team. If one player on a team, one serve per side; two players on a team were thus allowed two serves per side.