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What is roundnet?
Roundnet is the sport, Spikeball is the brand. The difference, the format, and who plays.
How do you play?
Serve, three touches, back onto the net. Everything you need for the first game.
The complete rules
The whole IRF ruleset in summary, with every detail page linked from it.
You just opened the box
Setting up the net
Two minutes of assembly, and the tension test almost nobody knows about.
How hard should the ball be?
0.3 to 0.5 PSI, which is below what most pumps can read. How to judge it by hand.
Where can you play?
Grass, sand, hall or dirt. How much space, what about wind, and which shoes.
Did I buy a good set?
Three measurements tell you what you have. Plus spare parts, care and transport.
The rules people argue about
How the score works
Rally scoring, win by two, and what a hard cap is.
The three touch rule
Alternating touches, what counts as one hit, and the exception nobody knows.
When is the ball dead?
Rim, pocket, roll-up and the no hit zone. Two of these are legal.
Who decides when nobody agrees?
There is no referee at any level. How self-refereeing actually works.
Playing with whoever turned up
Two, three or five players
Officially 2v2. In practice a net absorbs any number.
Teaching children
Softer ball, longer rallies. Children quit when nothing comes back.
Is it dangerous?
Jammed fingers, grass burn and partner collisions. What removes most of it.
Other games with the set
Winners stay on, one against one, catch and throw, solo serve practice.
If you only read one of these tonight, read the setup page and do the tension test. More first games are ruined by a slack net than by anything anyone does wrong.