Required Equipment
Required and optional equipment for playing volleyball at the Ocean Beach courts. Nets, balls and boundary lines are not provided.
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Park & Sun BC-400 Volleyball Net
Net only. The courts already have poles, and freestanding net systems aren't allowed.
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Wilson AVP OPTX Volleyball
Official game ball of the AVP. The Tour Replica is a different, cheaper model.
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Boundary lines
Lines are not provided. Official court size, 26.3ft x 52.6ft, and this set ships with sand anchors rather than augers.
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Line winders
Two hand winders for rolling up the boundary lines.
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Line anchors
Weights or shallow stakes. No screw-in augers at these courts.
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Ball pump
Hand pump with a needle for the ball.
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YETI Rambler 26 oz Water Bottle
26 oz insulated bottle. There isn't a drinking fountain at the courts.
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YETI Roadie 24 Cooler
Small hard cooler. Holds bottles upright.
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Thinksport SPF 50+ Sunscreen
SPF 50+, zinc oxide and water resistant for 80 minutes. There's very little shade at the courts.
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Oakley Holbrook Sunglasses
Polarized lenses help with glare off the water and wet sand. Polycarbonate lenses rather than glass.
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Vincere Elite Sand Socks
Neoprene sole, spandex upper and ankle strap.
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ShocSox Sand Socks
ArmorTex sole instead of neoprene, with more protection from shells and rough sand.
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Net ratchet
Set of two ratchets for tensioning the net, one per pole.
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Ratchet straps
Eight straps, 1in x 15ft, with rubber-coated hooks.
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Net antennas
Fold down for the walk in. The hook-and-loop sleeves are in the box.
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Velcro strapping
45 ft roll, cut to whatever length you need. Lashes the net to the poles.
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Tommy Bahama Backpack Beach Chair
Folding low chair with backpack straps.
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Tommy Bahama Beach Umbrella
UPF 50+, tilting, with a screw-in sand anchor in the pole. Set it up outside the court area; deep anchoring is prohibited on the courts.
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Net and Court Setup
Use an available pair of poles and attach your net to them. Freestanding net systems are not permitted in the permanent court area.
Lay out your boundary lines to roughly regulation size and hold them down with shallow anchors or weights. Don’t use anything that screws deep into the sand.
Remove all equipment when you leave. Nothing may be left at the courts overnight.
Sand socks
Useful in summer, when the sand gets hot. Vincere and ShocSox use different sole materials.
Vincere uses a neoprene sole with a spandex upper and ankle strap.
ShocSox uses an ArmorTex sole instead of neoprene, with more protection from shells and coarse sand.
Prohibited Items
Glass containers and alcohol are prohibited on the beach and in the beach lots. Smoking is not allowed either. See beach rules.